The Republican-led Texas Senate is ready to vote on whether to convict impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and remove him from office.
A jury of 30 Texas Senators are deliberating the 16 verdicts. Sen. Angela Paxton is not able to vote due to a conflict of interest.For a conviction on any article of impeachment, two-thirds of the full Senate must sustain the article. A conviction of a single article would remove the attorney general from office.
The Texas Senate is ready to vote on whether to convict impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and remove him from office.The Republican-led Texas Senate began deliberations just before noon Friday. In delivering the verdict Senators will vote in public in the Senate Chamber. The vote will be counted and then recounted for each article. After a vote on an article, the Senators will move on to the next article.The Articles of impeachment are below. Articles 11-14 were not being tried by the Texas Senate at this point.
who reported his alleged unlawful acts to law enforcement, terminating them without good cause or due process. He’s also accused of engaging in a public and private campaign to impugn those employees’ professional reputations or prejudice their future employment.
Paul received favorable legal assistance from, or specialized access to, the attorney general’s office.It is alleged that Paxton made or caused multiple false or misleading statements in the lengthy written report issued by his office in response to whistleblower allegations.Paxton is accused of conspiring or attempting to conspire with others to commit acts described in one or more articles.
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