Paxton Owes $125K To TX Cultist Overseeing His Trial

The Houston Chronicle reports:

In the upcoming impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has likened the Senate proceedings to a real-world courtroom, with senators serving as jurors and Patrick as the judge. However, this raises concerns over potential conflicts of interest within the trial. Paxton owes Patrick around $125,000 in outstanding campaign loans, while one of the jurors, Sen. Angela Paxton, who is also Paxton’s wife, owes Paxton’s campaign $600,000.

Such financial connections raise questions about impartiality and decision-making based on personal interests. While these conflicts would be deemed unacceptable in normal judicial proceedings, impeachment trials are inherently political, making conflicts somewhat unavoidable. However, ethics experts told The Houston Chronicle that for the public to have faith in the decision-making process, stepping aside to avoid such conflicts would be the better course.

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Dan Patrick, as I’ve reported many times, is among the most far-right of Texas politicians. And that’s saying something. Last year he declared that “God wrote the constitution.”

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— Joe Jaworski (@JaworskiForTX) June 13, 2023