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Showing Original Post only (View all)Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton after Republican investigation [View all]
Source: Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the states Republican majority had largely met with silence until now.
In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Paxton recommended impeaching the states top lawyer. The state House of Representatives could vote on the recommendation as soon as Friday. If the House impeaches Paxton, he would be forced to leave office immediately.
The move sets set up a remarkably sudden downfall for one of the GOPs most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn President Joe Bidens victory. Only two officials in Texas nearly 200-year history have been impeached.
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, but has yet to stand trial.
In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Paxton recommended impeaching the states top lawyer. The state House of Representatives could vote on the recommendation as soon as Friday. If the House impeaches Paxton, he would be forced to leave office immediately.
The move sets set up a remarkably sudden downfall for one of the GOPs most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn President Joe Bidens victory. Only two officials in Texas nearly 200-year history have been impeached.
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, but has yet to stand trial.
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Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton after Republican investigation [View all]
brooklynite
May 2023
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Texas House committee recommends impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2023
#1
I'm shocked that Texas Republicans are willing to impeach one of their own.
Lonestarblue
May 2023
#3
The only real question is how corrupt does he have to get before he's removed?
Major Nikon
May 2023
#9
But maybe if he hadn't abused his office to skirt the securities fraud indictment
Mersky
May 2023
#10
Schadenfreude X 1000. Texas is as fucked up and dangerous as Florida, so it's good to see them
Martin68
May 2023
#13
Do you know just HOW corrupt you have to be to have a bunch of Texas Republicans want to...
LudwigPastorius
May 2023
#14
Commit crimes? That's okay. Have the nere to "insult" the speaker? Those crimes not okay.
Wonder Why
May 2023
#22