AG Impeachment: Rep. says Paxton called members and threatened them with 'consequences' if they vote to impeach
Texas' GOP-led House of Representatives was set to hold historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday as the scandal-plagued Republican called on supporters to protest a vote that could lead to his ouster.from office over allegations of bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust - just some of the accusations that have trailed Texas' top lawyer for most of his three terms.
The hearing sets up what could be a remarkably sudden downfall for one of the GOP's most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to. Only two officials in Texas' nearly 200-year history have been impeached. Rep. Charlie Geren, a member of the investigating committee, said in an opening statement that Paxton had called lawmakers and threatened them with "consequences" in their next election. The committee members' statements are expected to be followed by four hours of debate and closing remarks before the vote.
Paxton, 60, has called the impeachment proceedings "political theater" based on "hearsay and gossip, parroting long-disproven claims," and an attempt to disenfranchise voters who reelected him in November. On Friday, he asked supporters "to peacefully come let their voices be heard at the Capitol tomorrow."
Paxton has been under FBI investigation for years over accusations that he used his office to help a donor and was separately indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015, though he has
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