Two prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present the case for impeachment against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2023. An investigating committee says the Texas House of Representatives will vote Saturday on whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton. AUSTIN, Texas — — Two prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present
, underlines how aggressively a Republican-led investigation is moving to oust the state's top lawyer in the face of backlash from the GOP's hard right. Both told reporters they were alarmed by the findings against Paxton and said they will present the case to the jury — in this case, Texas' 31 state senators — as they would in any trial, which is set to begin no later than Aug. 28.The Senate will set its own rules for a trial that has little precedent. Paxton is just the third sitting official in Texas history to be impeached.
Six employees at the Texas attorney general’s office, including the solicitor general, have taken leaves of absence to help defend Paxton, who is temporarily suspended from office pending the outcome of the trial.
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