The Texas Senate is deliberating 16 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken Paxton after a two-week trial.
Suspended Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, stands with his attorneys Tony Buzbee, front, and Mitch Little, rear as his impeachment trial continues in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Austin, Texas. 16 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken Paxton after a two-week trial.
Paxton, a Republican and star of the conservatives legal movement, was suspended from office in May when the121-23 to impeach him on 20 articles that include bribery and abuse of public trust. Most of the articles deal with Paxton using his office to benefit a wealthy donor, Nate Paul, prompting eight of the attorney general’s top deputies to report him to the FBI in 2020., including lying to state investigators. The other is related to Paxton’s ethics filings in the impeachment trial.
who reported his alleged unlawful acts to law enforcement, terminating them without good cause or due process. He’s also accused of engaging in a public and private campaign to impugn those employees’ professional reputations or prejudice their future employment.Paxton is accused of misusing public resources by directing employees to conduct a sham investigation into terminated employees’ whistleblower complaints and publish a report containing false or misleading statements in Paxton’s defense.
Paul received favorable legal assistance from, or specialized access to, the attorney general’s office.It is alleged that Paxton made or caused to be made multiple false or misleading statements in the lengthy written report issued by his office in response to whistleblower allegations.Paxton is accused of conspiring or attempting to conspire with others to commit acts described in one or more articles.
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