Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 GOP-controlled Texas House votes to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton | AP News APNEWS.COM The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach scandal-plagued Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. The move Saturday triggers his immediate suspension and sets up a trial in the state... Quote Texas’ GOP-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust, a sudden, historic rebuke of a fellow Republican who rose to be a star of the conservative legal movement despite years of scandal and alleged crimes. The vote triggers Paxton’s immediate suspension from office pending the outcome of a trial in the state Senate and empowers Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to appoint someone else as Texas’ top lawyer in the interim. The 121-23 vote constitutes an abrupt downfall for one of the GOP’s most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn President Joe Biden’s electoral defeat of Donald Trump. It makes Paxton only the third sitting official in Texas’ nearly 200-year history to have been impeached. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Uaarkson Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Maybe this wouldn’t be such an issue if Dems in red states voted harder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 The fun vote will be from his wife who he cheated on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Is there something more to this? I thought Republicans defend their guys at all costs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 12 hours ago, Air_Delivery said: Is there something more to this? I thought Republicans defend their guys at all costs? Their guys in important positions of power that they can't easily replace, yes. They can just replace him with someone they like more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 13 hours ago, Air_Delivery said: Is there something more to this? I thought Republicans defend their guys at all costs? There really doesn't appear to be anything at all other than a staggering degree of corruption that he was attempting to drag the Texas legislature into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: There really doesn't appear to be anything at all other than a staggering degree of corruption that he was attempting to drag the Texas legislature into. I think he was going after other Republicans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 On 5/28/2023 at 5:24 PM, Commissar SFLUFAN said: There really doesn't appear to be anything at all other than a staggering degree of corruption that he was attempting to drag the Texas legislature into. On 5/28/2023 at 7:05 PM, Jason said: I think he was going after other Republicans? Republicans in the Texas legislator right now be like: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 Nate Paul, Austin developer at center of Ken Paxton impeachment, arrested in Travis County CBSAUSTIN.COM Nate Paul, the Austin real estate developer central to allegations of illegal conduct by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, was booked into the Travis County Ja Quote Nate Paul, the Austin real estate developer central to allegations of illegal conduct by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, was booked into the Travis County Jail on Thursday on a federal warrant. Paul was booked into the jail at 4:25 p.m., said Kristen Dark, a spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff's Office. The arresting agency is the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Paul's attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Calls to the FBI's San Antonio Office, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District, and Paxton were also not immediately returned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Republicans sure love doing crimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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