We will return live to the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney general ken paxton aftemorning of pretrial motions and we expect Opening Statements to get underway this afternoon. Live coverage here on cspan. Again, waiting for openingstf texas senator ken paxton. The texas senate is considering 20 articles of impeachment against the attorney general, which include bribery, abuse of office, and obstruction of justice. The charges stem from allegations brought to light in late 2020 by general paxtons own senior staff. They say he did political favors for a federally indicted Real Estate Developer and Campaign Donor in exchange for a Kitchen Remodel and a job for a woman with whom paxton was having an alleged affair. No criminal penalties are associated with impeachment and attorney general paxton will not automatically lose his state pension if convicted. Hes currently suspended without pay pending the trials outcome. Attorney general paxton denies doing anything wrong. Again, opening ar
Impeach attorney general ken paxton held closing arguments before the state senate. Paxton faces 16 charges which include using his office to protect a political donor under fbi investigation. If found guilty he would become the first texas statewide official convicted on impeachment charges and more than 100 years. Mr. President , members of the senate. Over the senate has faithfully carried out its constitutional duty to listen to the evidence. The framers of our constitution have a heavy and solemn responsibility on this chamber. The house did not come here lightly. We discovered unprecedented abuse in the Texas Attorney Generals Office by mr. Paxton. As elected officials, we take an oath to protect the systems of the state in the sacred public trust. The constitution charges us with policing our own. If we dont keep Public Officials from abusing the capacity of their offices, then frankly no one can. Mr. Paxtons attorney would like to remind everyone that he was elected by 4. 2 mil
Impeach attorney general ken paxton held closing arguments before the state senate. Paxton faces 16 charges which include using his office to protect a political donor under fbi investigation. If found guilty he would become the first texas statewide official convicted on impeachment charges and more than 100 years. Mr. President , members of the senate. Over the senate has faithfully carried out its constitutional duty to listen to the evidence. The framers of our constitution have a heavy and solemn responsibility on this chamber. The house did not come here lightly. We discovered unprecedented abuse in the Texas Attorney Generals Office by mr. Paxton. As elected officials, we take an oath to protect the systems of the state in the sacred public trust. The constitution charges us with policing our own. If we dont keep Public Officials from abusing the capacity of their offices, then frankly no one can. Mr. Paxtons attorney would like to remind everyone that he was elected by 4. 2 mil
Word for word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are. The opinion that matters the most is your own. Cspan, powered by cable. The Texas State Senate begin its impeachment trial of ken paxton on allegation of bribery and obstruction. The first day included testimony , the attorney general was impeached in may by the texas legislature. The court of impeachment is now in session the honorable Lieutenant Governor dan patrick is now presiding. I am going to take your suggestion into consideration. [no audio] the Opening Statement by the managers. We would like to address one housekeeping matter before that. The attorney general seeks a ruling towards privileges, those are held by the attorney general and we are asking the role on any particular statement or document as privileged at this time but for the purpose of the managers Opening Statement we ask this court ruled that those privileges that are attached at the time when the attorney general was the elected attorney general, conv
Word for word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are. The opinion that matters the most is your own. Cspan, powered by cable. The Texas State Senate begin its impeachment trial of ken paxton on allegation of bribery and obstruction. The first day included testimony , the attorney general was impeached in may by the texas legislature. The court of impeachment is now in session the honorable Lieutenant Governor dan patrick is now presiding. I am going to take your suggestion into consideration. [no audio] the Opening Statement by the managers. We would like to address one housekeeping matter before that. The attorney general seeks a ruling towards privileges, those are held by the attorney general and we are asking the role on any particular statement or document as privileged at this time but for the purpose of the managers Opening Statement we ask this court ruled that those privileges that are attached at the time when the attorney general was the elected attorney general, conv