Senators who will act as jurors in the impeachment trial of the attorney general are being lobbied and targeted by political groups.
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“Anyone that votes against Ken Paxton in this impeachment is risking their entire political career and we will make sure that is the case,” Jonathan Stickland, who runs the pro-Paxton Defend Texas Liberty PAC, said Thursday in aThe high-stakes trial of Texas’ top legal official is scheduled to start Sept. 5.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is presiding over the trial, imposed a strict gag order on senators that largely prohibits them from commenting on the case publicly. Shortly after Paxton’s impeachment in May, several GOP senators issued identical or similar statements telling constituents they could not discuss the case but welcomed their feedback.
The pressure ramped up more Wednesday, when a new group began airing TV ads targeting certain senators before the Republican presidential primary debate on Fox News.targets Schwertner and asks viewers to call him and “tell him to stand up to the left and stop the impeachment of our attorney general.”
“There is an ongoing effort underway to intimidate the Senators into abandoning their constitutional obligations and acquitting Paxton before the trial even begins and the evidence has been presented,” the statement said. “These efforts are disrespectful of the constitutional impeachment process and insulting to the integrity of the Texas Senate.”
Such an intervention is likely to further inflame tension with Paxton and his allies, who have long theorized the impeachment was initiated by a GOP establishment that failed to defeat him at the ballot box last year.
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