Republicans were not in agreement about whether they supported suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
, a former Texas Ranger and one of the top deputies in Paxton’s office. Maxwell, who took the witness stand Friday, was among the staffers who reported Paxton to the FBI and he testified that he warned Paxton to stay away from Nate Paul, the political donor who Paxton is accused of misusing his office to help.
Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Terrell, said he was following the trial closely and complimented Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is acting as judge in the trial, as “thoughtful and impartial.”“The Paxton defense team is likely celebrating a winning Friday after an esteemed Texas Ranger transformed into a non-credible witness for the House,” Gooden said in a statement to the Tribune.“There’s nothing new being revealed about Ken Paxton.
“It all points to something I’ve observed since my time in the Texas Legislature: the atmosphere of absolute impunity with which he and his friends have acted while conducting what should be a public service,” Crockett, a Dallas Democrat, said in a statement to the Tribune. “As if they are completely safe from the consequences of the laws they themselves pass.”
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