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The witnesses against Paxton were some of his closest friends, associates, employees and appointees. They were all Republicans. The vote in the Texas House to impeach was overwhelming. But Paxton has shown that he is willing to abuse his power and do favors for his friends and political allies, and that is something 16 Texas Senators value highly in their AG.
Paxton faced a laundry list of charges largely centered around using his office to do political and legal favors for donors, obstructing federal investigations, hiring unqualified outside counsel to carry out his wishes, and seeking to involve some of the top officials in his office in his schemes. Not only did some of his most loyal appointees and friends refuse to go along with his various corrupt schemes, they also reported Paxton to the FBI and testified against him in the impeachment trial.
The most salacious part of the charges was Paxton's long-term affair with a woman while portraying himself as a conservative, christian "family values" politician. What made that part of the case even more compelling was that Paxton's wife was a State Senator sitting on his impeachment jury. A House impeachment manager previously detailed how Paxton used his office to get his mistress a job so she could be closer to him, and had a contractor install a $20,000 granite countertop in his kitchen while being paid by Nate Paul, who was bribing Paxton for a variety of political and legal favors.
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The witnesses against Paxton were some of his closest friends, associates, employees and appointees. They were all Republicans. The vote in the Texas House to impeach was overwhelming. But Paxton has shown that he is willing to abuse his power and do favors for his friends and political allies, and that is something 16 Texas Senators value highly in their AG.
Paxton faced a laundry list of charges largely centered around using his office to do political and legal favors for donors, obstructing federal investigations, hiring unqualified outside counsel to carry out his wishes, and seeking to involve some of the top officials in his office in his schemes. Not only did some of his most loyal appointees and friends refuse to go along with his various corrupt schemes, they also reported Paxton to the FBI and testified against him in the impeachment trial.
The most salacious part of the charges was Paxton's long-term affair with a woman while portraying himself as a conservative, christian "family values" politician. What made that part of the case even more compelling was that Paxton's wife was a State Senator sitting on his impeachment jury. A House impeachment manager previously detailed how Paxton used his office to get his mistress a job so she could be closer to him, and had a contractor install a $20,000 granite countertop in his kitchen while being paid by Nate Paul, who was bribing Paxton for a variety of political and legal favors.
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The witnesses against Paxton were some of his closest friends, associates, employees and appointees. They were all Republicans. The vote in the Texas House to impeach was overwhelming. But Paxton has shown that he is willing to abuse his power and do favors for his friends and political allies, and that is something 16 Texas Senators value highly in their AG.
Paxton faced a laundry list of charges largely centered around using his office to do political and legal favors for donors, obstructing federal investigations, hiring unqualified outside counsel to carry out his wishes, and seeking to involve some of the top officials in his office in his schemes. Not only did some of his most loyal appointees and friends refuse to go along with his various corrupt schemes, they also reported Paxton to the FBI and testified against him in the impeachment trial.
The most salacious part of the charges was Paxton's long-term affair with a woman while portraying himself as a conservative, christian "family values" politician. What made that part of the case even more compelling was that Paxton's wife was a State Senator sitting on his impeachment jury. A House impeachment manager previously detailed how Paxton used his office to get his mistress a job so she could be closer to him, and had a contractor install a $20,000 granite countertop in his kitchen while being paid by Nate Paul, who was bribing Paxton for a variety of political and legal favors.
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