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I haven’t been able to catch every day of it, but what I have managed to see of the ultra vigorous defense of Texas Attorney general Ken Paxton during his impeachment trial this we.
After nine days of emotional testimony and unexpected twists, the impeachment trial of the suspended Texas attorney general has nearly come to a close. While senators deliberate his fate, we looked back at the trial’s most memorable moments.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyThe embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton avoided an impeachment conviction on Saturday with Texas’ Republican-majority state Senate determining his alleged corruption with a top donor didn’t warrant a conviction.The vote came after a contentious impeachment trial that split Republicans for and against Paxton. The first to levy corruption allegations were the hand-selected members of Paxton’s own office, who said they turned on thei