By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Closing arguments were set for Friday in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, following eight days of ...
By Brad Brooks - Closing arguments were set for Friday in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, following eight days of testimony from whistle blowers allegingBy Brad Brooks
Paxton, who has been suspended from office pending the outcome of the trial, faces permanent ouster if at least two-thirds of the Texas Senate -- which includes 19 Republicans, among them his wife, who is not allowed to vote, and 12 Democrats -- agree to convict on any count. It is the first impeachment proceeding against a statewide office holder in Texas in over a century.
The trial has exposed rifts in the Texas Republican Party between the social conservatives who have held sway for the past decade and back Paxton, and the traditional conservatives who say his actions have brought shame on the party and the state. Paxton was overwhelmingly impeached by the Republican-dominated Texas House in May.
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