The historic vote came after an investigation of the state’s top lawyer resulted in 20 charges alleging sweeping abuses of power, including obstruction of justice, bribery and abuse of public…
By ACACIA CORONADO, JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG
Paxton, 60, decried the move moments after scores of his fellow partisans voted for impeachment, and his office pointed to internal reports that found no wrongdoing. Rep. Andrew Murr, chair of the House General Investigating Committee, holds the articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Austin, Texas.
Rep. Andrew Murr, R – Junction, Chair of the House General Investigating Committee speaks during the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Texas lawmakers have issued 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton, ranging from bribery to abuse of public trust as state Republicans surged toward a swift and sudden vote that could remove him from office.
Visitors arrive for the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton at the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Texas lawmakers have issued 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton, ranging from bribery to abuse of public trust as state Republicans surged toward a swift and sudden vote that could remove him from office.
Stephanie Lucie, right, and Lynn Tozser, left, protest in favor of impeaching Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at the Texas Capitol on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The House voted in favor of impeaching Paxton 121-23 with two present, not voting and three absent. Paxton has been under FBI investigation for years over accusations that he used his office to help a donor and was separately indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015, though he has yet to stand trial.
Paxton is automatically suspended from office pending the Senate trial. Final removal would require a two-thirds vote in the Senate, where Paxton’s wife’s, Angela, is a member. In one sense, Paxton’s political peril arrived with dizzying speed: The House committee’s investigation came to light Tuesday, and by Thursday lawmakers issued 20 articles of impeachment.In 2014, he admitted to violating Texas securities law, and a year later he was indicted on securities fraud charges in his hometown near Dallas, accused of defrauding investors in a tech startup. He pleaded not guilty to two felony counts carrying a potential sentence of five to 99 years.
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