On the day the House impeached Ken Paxton, Smithee delivered a 20 minute speech, criticizing the impeachment process as opaque, rushed and unfair to the accused.
Patrick, who served as judge in the trial, extolled the long-serving Republican state representative from Amarillo as he otherwise bashed the House for how it impeached the attorney general in May. Smithee vigorously opposed Paxton’s impeachment at the time, giving a speech from the floor that argued the case was based upon “triple hearsay.”
“It was totally unexpected,” Smithee said in an interview Tuesday. “I had no idea Gov. Patrick would do that.” One of the most senior members of the House, Smithee, an attorney, has served since 1985. He represents Texas House District 86, a solidly red area in the Texas Panhandle. “I’ve been there a long time,” Smithee said. “I’ve learned if there’s something you need to say and you don’t say it, you regret it later on.”
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