political favor for political favor

What would he need to be pardoned for? Unless you’re saying the left is politicizing our justice system to attack any political enemies.

The FBI is investigating Paxton for securities fraud. Try reading something besides right-wing-wacko "news".

And I wonder if we're ever going to find out this is part of an "insurance policy" like that Strozk & Page talked about. The FBI has proven itself a thoroughly corrupt institution which should be burned to the ground.