Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C. on November 1, 2021. The Republican faces an impeachment trial on charges that include bribery.against Paxton in the 20 articles of impeachment filed against him include corruption, misusing official information, abusing his official capacity, and retaliation. Paxton was immediately suspended from office following the House vote to impeach him in May.
The extent to which Paxton attempted to hide an affair he has been accused of having from both his wife and voters will likely form a major part in the impeachment trial. Paul is also said to have given the woman Paxton with whom was having the alleged affair a job at his business in Austin so she could move to the Texas city and be closer to the attorney general.Paxton's wife, state Sen.
These four articles can be dismissed by a majority vote at the end of the impeachment hearings. If the motion to reject them is denied by the senators, a new trial date for those four accusations will take place.Texas House prosecutors have sought to force Paxton to testify in the case, and have included his name in a list of potential names who could be called to take the stand, according to confidential witness lists obtained byand have filed a motion to prevent him from being forced to do so.
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