The articles of impeachment include disregard of official duty, misapplication of public resources, constitutional bribery and obstruction of justice. | SergioMarBel
Most of the alleged illegal acts relate to Austin real estate investor Nate Paul, who made a $25,000 contribution to Paxton's campaign. Paul was being investigated by the FBI and investigators say Paxton tried to use his office to intervene in the investigation.grand jury subpoena to help Paul in his fight against the federal government, investigators said.
“I will tell you that after hearing the amount of evidence that they heard that we’d be derelict in our duty to not do it,” said Canales, who attended the hearing.Before the hearing Thursday, Chris Hilton, Paxton’s chief of general litigation, told reporters the investigation was “illegal.” But Texas law says only that public officials cannot be impeached “for acts committed before election to office,” and it’s not specific about which election applies.According to House rules, no public or agency testimony may be taken during a formal meeting.
When asked by reporters where Paxton was, Hilton said, “I’m not going to speak for the attorney general … I’m not going to speak about his personal whereabouts.”
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