The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily put a halt to the depositions scheduled to begin on Thursday in the whistleblower case against Attorney General Ken Paxton.

In a move that came hours after former President Donald Trump called on the court to end the case, the all-GOP court issued an order on Tuesday, staying the depositions and granting the parties until February 29 to provide their broader legal arguments. The court did not provide further details about its decision to suspend the depositions.

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Notably, lawyers representing the whistleblowers clarified that the court’s decision was not a ruling on the merits of the case, and they expressed their determination to pursue justice, asserting that the people of Texas deserve answers from Ken Paxton.

This development stems from a whistleblower lawsuit filed in 2020 by four former top deputies who accused Paxton of wrongfully firing them after they reported him to the FBI for alleged abuses of his office on behalf of a wealthy friend and donor, Nate Paul. Their allegations led to Paxton’s impeachment by the Texas House last year, followed by his acquittal in the Senate after a trial in September.

Earlier this month, a district court judge in Travis County had ordered Paxton and three of his top aides to undergo depositions, starting with Paxton himself. Paxton’s office contested this order, taking the matter to the Supreme Court, where they sought to at least delay the depositions.

In an unusual move, Paxton had attempted to avert the depositions by announcing that he would no longer dispute the facts of the case and would accept any judgment. However, the whistleblowers remained resolute in their pursuit of depositions for Paxton and his three aides: Michelle Smith, Brent Webster, and Lesley French Henneke.

The two sides are scheduled to appear in Travis County district court for a hearing on Paxton’s motion for the judge to enter judgment.

Pressure from Trump and his allies had intensified as they urged the Texas Supreme Court to side with Paxton in the deposition matter. Trump himself weighed in on the issue via his social media platform, Truth Social, calling on the justices to “end the Politicization and Abuse of our Justice System.”

The Texas Supreme Court’s ruling did not provide an explanation for its decision, and it noted that one justice, Evan Young, did not participate. In this election year, three of the court’s nine justices are up for reelection, with only one, John Devine, facing a primary challenger.