Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify in his upcoming impeachment trial that could result in the Republican being permanently removed from office.
will not testify in his upcoming impeachment trial that could result in the Republican being permanently removed from office, according to his defense team.
In a lengthy statement released Monday night, Paxton’s lead attorney against criticized the proceedings that led to the GOP-controlled Texas House impeaching the state’s top law enforcement in May.Attorney General Paxton testify during their sham investigation but refused to do so,” attorney Tony Buzbee said in a statement.
“We will not bow to their evil, illegal, and unprecedented weaponization of state power in the Senate chamber.” A spokesman for the House managers leading the impeachment did not immediately return a message seeking comment Tuesday.from office pending the outcome of his trial on 20 articles of impeachment that include charges of bribery and abuse of office.That donor was indicted in a federal court in Austin last month on charges of making false statements to banks.He has pleaded not guilty and has never been given a deposition in the case’s eight-year history, according to impeachment managers.
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