An inspector general report last year found multiple violations by Brett Blanton, a Trump-era appointee, including that he abused his government vehicle and misrepresented himself as a law enforcement official.

The search followed the discovery last month of documents with classified markings by attorneys at the residence.

Paxton called his aides ‘rogue employees’ after they accused him of misusing his office to help one of his campaign contributors, who also employed a woman with whom the attorney general acknowledged having an extramarital affair.