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Attorney General Ken Paxton is again seeking a protective order to prevent his upcoming deposition in a wrongful termination lawsuit. The plaintiffs are four ex-aides who say they were unjustly fired for telling the FBI about Paxton's possible misuse of his office to help a friend and campaign donor. A State District judge on Friday kept in place an earlier court mandate requiring Paxton's deposition to occur by February 9th. on Friday, Paxton filed a motion in state District Court seeking a protective order to quash the deposition.