The impeachment was the latest fight in an ongoing struggle between an emboldened hard right and the party’s more moderate old guard.
Tag: Paxton, Ken
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Texas Attorney General Is Acquitted in Landmark Senate Trial
Senators voted largely on party lines against conviction of the attorney general, Ken Paxton, who had been impeached on charges of corruption and abuse of office.
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Ken Paxton’s Trial Became a Contest Over Republican Politics
The battle over the fate of the Trump-backed Texas Attorney General became a litmus test for loyalty to the GOP.
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Texas Senators Begin to Deliberate Ken Paxton Impeachment
The Republican-controlled Senate is weighing whether to remove the attorney general, Ken Paxton, based on evidence of bribery and abuse of office.
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Prosecution Rests in Paxton Impeachment Trial, Focusing on Favors
The case, overseen by Texas House Republicans, included testimony by Ken Paxton’s top aides, who said they had seen repeated abuses of the attorney general’s office.