Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing possible impeachment after a Texas House committee voted unanimously to recommend the move following several hours of testimony regarding his alleged wrongdoings.
Late on May 25, the House General Investigating Committee filed 20 articles of impeachment against the state’s top prosecutor (pdf). The accusations against Paxton, 60, include misuse of official powers, bribery, and abuse of public trust over several years.
“There is a reason CNN called Texas ‘a legal graveyard for Biden policies,’” Paxton said in a statement posted on Twitter. “I am doing exactly what the voters elected me to do. It is a sad day for Texas as we witness the corrupt political establishment unite in this illegitimate attempt to overthrow the will of the people and disenfranchise the voters of our state.”…