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Saturday afternoon, Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton will face an impeachment vote in the Texas House after a committee, led by Republicans, adopted 20 articles of impeachment against him.
The decision by the House General Investigating Committee came a day after the panel heard from investigators who alleged that the attorney general engaged in illegal acts to protect a political donor, among other accusations.
“Every politician who supports this deceitful impeachment attempt will inflict lasting damage on the credibility of the Texas House,” Paxton said Friday in front of reporters while calling the impeachment proceedings politically motivated.
He also called on his supporters to peacefully gather at the Capitol building in Austin Saturday to let their voices be heard.The allegations
The House allegations against Paxton primarily revolve around Austin real estate investor Nate Paul who made a $25,000 contribution to Paxton’s campaign.
Paul was being investigated by the FBI and House-hired investigators allege that Paxton tried to use his office to intervene. They say Paxton forced his staff to change a ruling on COVID-19 restrictions to benefit Paul and hired an outside attorney to serve as a special prosecutor and fight federal law enforcement on behalf of Paul.
The investigators say they concluded that there is enough evidence to show Paxton committed multiple violations of the law and his oath of office, including abuse of official capacity, misuse of official information and retaliation and official oppression.
