As First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, I recently sent a cease-and-desist letter to a former assistant attorney general who had released to the media confidential documents regarding the Texas Attorney General Office’s investigation into Trump University. I informed the former employee that he was violating both the law and his ethical obligations as an attorney.
The decision to send the cease-and-desist letter has been met with some confusion, so I felt it would be helpful to explain why it had to be sent.
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