Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial Set for Sept. 5
- Rules bar Paxton’s wife, a senator, from voting in his trial
- Senators approved trial rules after days of private meetings
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Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to face an historic impeachment trial in the state Senate on Sept. 5, during which the Republican-dominated chamber will decide whether he should be permanently ousted from office.
Paxton, a prominent champion of far-right GOP legal fights, is the first statewide official to face removal from office in more than a century after an overwhelming majority of the GOP-led House approved 20 articles of impeachment against him. Paxton is accused of bribery, obstruction of justice and abuse of public trust, among other charges.