Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trial

By PAUL J. WEBER and JUAN A. LOZANO

, former advisers recounted how Texas’ top lawyer allegedly pressured them to help a political donor who was under FBI investigation. The testimony included arguments over who paid for home renovations, whether Paxton used burner phones and how his alleged extramarital affair became a strain on the office.

Texas state senators acting as jurors vote on the articles of impeachment against suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Texas state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, right, acting as a juror votes on the articles of impeachment against suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas.

Ticketed members of the public an the media wait for the verdict in the impeachment trial for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Defense attorneys Tony Buzbee, front, Mitch Little, left, and Dan Cogdell, right, wait for Texas state Senators acting as jurors to return to the Senate chamber for their verdict in the impeachment trial for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas.

Whistleblowers David Maxwell, former director of law enforcement for the Texas Attorney General’s office, front left, and Margaret Moore former Travis County district attorney, front right, with other trial witnesses watch as state senators acting as jurors vote in the impeachment trial for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Paxton has been acquitted of all charges at his impeachment trial.

Defense attorney Tony Buzbee, left, watches as votes are collected during the impeachment trial for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Paxton has been acquitted of all charges at his impeachment trial.

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