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What to Know About TX AG Ken Paxton and His Impeachment

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What to Know About TX AG Ken Paxton and His Impeachment

What to Know About TX AG Ken Paxton and His Impeachment

What to Know About , TX AG Ken Paxton, and His Impeachment.

What to Know About , TX AG Ken Paxton, and His Impeachment.

The TX House of Representatives voted to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton on May 28.

The TX House of Representatives voted to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton on May 28.

At issue for Paxton are a host of allegations concerning corruption and bribery.

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The vote to impeach in the Republican-led House was 121 to 23.

Paxton's fall from grace at the hands of his own party is reportedly years in the making.

A staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, .

... Paxton was among those who requested the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Trump was outspoken in objecting to Paxton's impeachment hearings.

According to Paxton, .

... the charges against him are contingent on “hearsay and gossip, parroting long-disproven claims.”.

Despite these objections, .

The TX House vote to impeach was strongly bipartisan.

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The House of Representatives in TX has impeached a sitting elected official just two other times.

The state process in TX differs from the federal process.

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A vote to impeach means an immediate suspension from Paxton's office.

A trial in the Senate will be held while an interim AG is appointed by TX Governor Greg Abbott


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