During the first day of the Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Senate 'jurors' soundly rejected the defense | Border / Cartel Chronicles
During the first day of the Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Senate “jurors” soundly rejected the defense motions to dismiss the 16 articles of impeachment brought by the House of Representatives. Following the vote on the motions, Paxton pleaded not guilty to all of the articles. During the afternoon session, former First Assistant Jeff Mateer began his testimony, and attorneys argued over the admission of evidence.
Paxton was present during the morning session as required by the Senate Rules for the impeachment proceeding. He chose not to be present in the afternoon session, which raised questions from Rusty Hardin, attorney for the House of Representatives. Paxton’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, responded that the rules only required Paxton to arrive before the start of the trial. He said the rules did not require Paxton’s presence throughout the day. Trial President Patrick concurred with Buzbee’s argument.
Lead defense attorney Buzbee warned the senators about the ramifications of a guilty verdict. “If this misguided effort is successful, which I am confident it will not be, the precedent would be perilous for any elected official,” Buzbee stated. “We don’t have to show some type of quid pro quo to establish that his conduct warrants impeachment,” Representative Murr explained. “Wrongs justifying impeachment don’t have to be crimes. Wrongs justifying the impeachment are broader than that because they have the purpose of protecting the state, not punishing the offender.”
Mateer was nominated for a federal judicial bench by then-President Donald Trump. The U.S. Senate rejected his nomination after Mateer reportedly said that transgender children are part of “Satan’s plan.” He scheduled a meeting with Paxton and Communications Director Marc Rylander to raise his concerns over Paxton’s plans to interject himself in this matter. Mateer jokingly said he asked Rylander to be present because while he is the first assistant, Rylander was referred to in the office as the “first friend” of Paxton.
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