Key takeaways:
- Texas is set to hold historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday.
- The House has introduced 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton, who has been Texas’ top lawyer for three terms.
- If the House votes in favor of impeachment, Paxton will be suspended as the state’s top law enforcement officer pending the outcome of a trial in the Texas Senate.
Texas is set to hold historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday, as the state’s Republican-led House of Representatives debates whether to impeach and suspend him from office.
Paxton, who has been accused of bribery, unfitness for office, and abuse of public trust, is only the second official in the state’s nearly 200-year history to face impeachment proceedings.
The House has introduced 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton, who has been Texas’ top lawyer for three terms and is one of the GOP’s most prominent legal combatants. Paxton has called on supporters to protest the vote, which could lead to his ouster.
If the House votes in favor of impeachment, Paxton will be suspended as the state’s top law enforcement officer pending the outcome of a trial in the Texas Senate. Governor Greg Abbott (R) will then have the option of appointing an interim attorney general.
The hearing marks a potential sudden downfall for Paxton, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn President Joe Biden’s electoral defeat of Donald Trump. The House is expected to vote on the impeachment proceedings later Saturday.
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