Here's what to know about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment
epublican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached from the Texas House on Saturday, following a House committee’s months-long investigation into his misconduct.
Over the years, Paxton has strongly allied himself with hard-line conservatives. He was involved in Trump’s efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election results, as well as other legal challenges against the Biden administration and efforts to loosen migration and border restrictions. Paxton also authorized an investigation into the 2019 F.B.I raid of Paul’s property. At the time, Paxton said, he wasn’t motivated to “protect a political donor or to abuse this office, nor will I ever.”
Four aides were fired in the fall of 2020 after the letter’s release, leading them to file a lawsuit accusing Paxton of retaliation. He challenged the suit, but after a Texas appeals court ruled against him, he agreed to pay $3.3 million in settlement to the aides in February 2023.
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