Donald Trump Jr. said Paxton was being targeted by a «RINO/Dem led witch hunt.»
Republicans are bitterly divided ahead of Saturday afternoon’s impeachment proceedings against Ken Paxton, Texas’s scandal-hit GOP attorney general.
Paxton, who has been accused of a range of offenses including abusing his office to help an Austin real estate investor who donated $25,000 to his campaign, has urged his supporters to protest outside the state capitol building.
The attorney general, who supported efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result, remains popular among Trump-supporting Republicans, with the ex-president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., claiming he is being targeted by a «RINO/Dem led witch hunt.» It comes amidst a wave of Republican infighting triggered by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s announcement that he will challenge Trump for the 2024 presidential nomination.
The Republican-controlled Texas House General Investigating Committee adopted 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton, focusing on allegations of bribery, abuse of public trust, and unfitness for office.
Paxton has denied any wrongdoing and on Friday told reporters the impeachment vote will be «illegal.
