Key takeaways:
- Lawyers for impeached Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have filed motions with the Senate in an effort to have most of the charges against him dismissed.
- Paxton’s attorneys accused the GOP-dominated Texas House of Representatives of attempting to remove him from office for conduct that occurred before his most recent election.
- The impeachment charges against Paxton include alleged conduct since he was first elected attorney general in 2014.
Lawyers for impeached Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have filed motions with the Senate in an effort to have most of the charges against him dismissed. The motions argue that the charges rely on alleged acts of corruption that occurred before Paxton was reelected to a third term in 2022.
Paxton’s attorneys accused the GOP-dominated Texas House of Representatives of attempting to remove him from office for conduct that occurred before his most recent election. They argued that state law bars the removal of an official for conduct that occurred before their most recent election.
The impeachment charges against Paxton include alleged conduct since he was first elected attorney general in 2014. Paxton’s attorneys argued that the charges “allege nothing that Texas voters have not heard from the Attorney General’s political opponents for years.”
Paxton’s impeachment trial is scheduled to begin on September 5th. It is unclear how the motions filed by Paxton’s attorneys will affect the proceedings. The outcome of the trial could have major implications for the future of the Texas Attorney General’s office.
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