Attorney General Ken Paxton came out swinging against a House impeachment plan on Friday and urged supporters to protest at the Capitol before the historic...
The 20 articles of impeachment, filed Thursday by the GOP-led ethics panel, accuse Paxton of sweeping abuses, including bribery, obstruction of justice and abuse of the public trust over a stretch of several years.
The impeachment proceedings pose a serious threat to Paxton, a far-right Republican who has repeatedly been re-elected despite a slew of legal troubles. Paxton faces an FBI corruption investigation, and he’s also under active indictment for securities fraud charges.On Friday, Paxton said he hopes the House “makes the right decision.” If not, he “looks forward to a quick resolution in the Texas Senate, where I truly believe the process will be fair and just.
The most full-throated defense of Paxton came from Chris Hilton, chief of litigation at the attorney general’s office. The allegations against his boss are meritless and investigators got some details wrong, Hilton said at the Friday press conference.
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