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Prosecution rests at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been acquitted of corruption charges after facing an impeachment process that divided Republicans in the state.
Paxton, a strong ally of Donald Trump, was suspended from office in May but can now resume his work as the state's top lawyer. He was cleared of all 16 counts against him in the state Senate.
The impeachment proceedings revealed allegations of corruption, obstruction of justice, bribery, and misuse of public funds, with Paxton allegedly granting favors to a real estate developer, punishing whistleblowers, and directing benefits to an extramarital affair partner. Despite this, only two Republicans voted to remove him from office.

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Ken Paxton, Texas’s MAGA Attorney General, Acquitted in Impeachment Trial

The stunning dismissal underscores Texas’s hard-right GOP faction's stranglehold on the party.

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Texas Senate overturns Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment by the state House

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached by the state House in May, but yesterday the state Senate voted to acquit.

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Here's how each senator voted on the 16 articles of impeachment for Attorney General Ken Paxton

Only 2 GOP state senators voted in favor of finding Paxton guilty of some articles of impeachment. One of them was Robert Nichols who represents Montgomery County.

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Ken Paxton: Texas Attorney General acquitted of corruption charges

Donald Trump ally Ken Paxton is acquitted in an impeachment process that divided Republicans.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted in bribery case

Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, was acquitted by the state Senate of 16 counts of bribery, disability and abuse of office this Saturday. After 10 days of deliberations in court, the prosecutor was immediately reinstated to his duties, ending a suspension that began in May with his impeachment by the State House. The verdict could boost the political future of the conservative Republican prosecutor in Texas and potentially on the national sta…

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