Lawyers for impeached Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton were set to begin presenting their defense Thursday as the trial that will determine whether the Republican is removed from office winds down.
Olson was called to the stand Wednesday morning in the Texas Senate and waited outside the chamber. But her testimony was delayed for hours before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is acting as the trial’s judge, said toward the end of the day that Olson would not testify after all. He provided no further explanation but said both sides had agreed to it.Shortly after the announcement, Rusty Hardin, a lawyer for the prosecution said he was resting their side of the case.
Paxton, who was suspended from office pending the trial’s outcome, is not required to attend the proceedings and has not appeared in the Senate since testimony began last week. As the scene played out Wednesday evening, Paxton posted on social media that he was headed to Maine next week to talk with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson about “the last two weeks in Texas politics.”Olson had been set to take the stand across from Paxton’s wife, state Sen.
Olson also previously worked for Republican state Sen. Donna Campbell, who will have a vote in the trial. That underscores the many entanglements has in the building as he fights for his political life after years of alleged scandal and criminal charges.admitted to them that he had an affair. The three-term incumbent, who was reelected last November, has not discussed it publicly.
Olson has not spoken publicly about her relationship with Texas’ top law enforcement officer and his dealings with
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