Ken Paxton's lawyers say he did nothing wrong. The House Board of Impeachment Managers say evidence will show exactly what he did wrong.
Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesSuspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not be called to testify at his impeachment trial, which kicked off Tuesday before the Texas Senate. House prosecutors promised a case laying out Paxton's "slow creep of corruption," but Paxton's lawyer dismissed the case against his client as a bunch of nothing.
Patrick said each side would have one hour for opening statements, 24 hours for presentation of evidence, one hour for rebuttal evidence and one hour for final arguments.Paxton stands accused of taking bribes and abusing his office. He has faced legal troubles since he was indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015. More recently, in 2020, Paxton’s own staff reported him to the FBI for suspected corruption related to his dealings with a donor and real estate investor named Nate Paul.
Rep. Andrew Murr, R-Junction, gave opening statements for the House Board of Impeachment Managers. Murr said the Texas Constitution gives the Senate the power to convict and that the witnesses and evidence will show that it’s time to use that power. “At the end of the day, Mr. Paxton wasn’t the man they [the witnesses] thought he was and wasn’t the man he publicly proclaimed to be,” he said. “These witnesses will explain step by step how they discovered that Mr.
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