Texas' GOP-led House launched impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to anti-abortion supporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court, November 1, 2021.Texas' Republican-led House of Representatives launched historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday as Donald Trump defended the scandal-plagued GOP official from a vote that could lead to his ouster.
As the proceedings began, Paxton supporters mixed in the House public gallery with visitors just curious to see the government in action. Impeachment requires just a simple majority in the House. That means only a small fraction of its 85 Republicans would need to join 64 Democrats in voting against him.
Abbott, who lauded Paxton while swearing him in for a third term in January, is among those who have remained silent. The governor spoke at a Memorial Day service in the House chamber about three hours before the scheduled start of the impeachment proceedings. Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan also attended but the two appeared to exchange few words, and Abbott left without commenting to reporters.
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