The Texas Senate voted to acquit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on bribery and abuse of power accusations brought by the Texas House. The results have spurred controversy and launched a back-and-forth between legislative leaders in Austin. The leader of the upper chamber and pro-Paxton groups and advocates criticized the House’s process was too fast and didn’t have witnesses under…
“We all took an oath to uphold the constitution of both Texas and the United States as well as the laws and I believe all of us that took that oath will work our way through this," Rep. Geren told NBC 5'sGeren says he disagrees with the verdict but acquittal is what the senate decided so"that’s what we’ll live with and we need to go forward from here."
This is Rep. Geren's twelfth term in the Texas House. He told NBC 5 key witnesses were not put on the stand - like Paxton's former mistress, the real estate developer central to the impeachment probe, and the attorney general himself. He believes that made a difference in their case. "He had the opportunity since May to tell his story. He chose to not do that. He never told his story," Geren said of Paxton.
Geren describes the whistleblowers against Paxton as some of the bravest and most honest people he's worked with. As for the presiding office of the trial, Lt. Governor
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