In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Paxton recommended impeaching the state's top lawyer on 20 articles, including bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the state’s Republican majority had largely met with silence until now.that spent months quietly looking into Paxton
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,When the five-member committee’s investigation came to light Tuesday, Paxton suggested it was a political attack by the House’s "liberal" Republican speaker, Dade Phelan. He called for Phelan’s resignation and accused him oflast Friday.
Impeachment requires a majority vote of the state’s usually 150-member House chamber, which Republicans now control 85-64,over the finding that he had inappropriate sexual conduct with an intern. The timing of a vote by the House also is unclear. Rep. Andrew Murr, the Republican chair of the investigative committee, said he did not have a timeline and Phelan’s office declined to comment.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation findsA Republican-led investigation has accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Likely Broke Laws, Republican Investigation FindsA Republican-led investigation on Wednesday accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office — including felonies — during an extraordinary public airing of scandal and alleged lawbreaking that plunged one of the GOP’s conservative stars into new political and legal risk.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation findsA Republican-led investigation has accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office. The allegations came Wednesday during an extraordinary public airing of scandal and alleged lawbreaking that plunged one of the GOP’s conservative stars into new political and legal risk. For more than three hours, investigators presented findings alleging that Paxton sought to hide an affair, misused his office to help a donor, skirted protocols and built a culture of fear and retaliation in his office. The GOP-led House General Investigating Committee ended Wednesday’s hearing without acting on the findings. The panel's leader declined to discuss next steps or whether a recommendation to impeach or censure Paxton is possible.
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Republican investigation: Texas AG Paxton likely broke lawsTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton was already facing a criminal investigation. A Republican-led investigation in Austin just made matters much worse. (via MaddowBlog)
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