GOP Texas AG Seeks Dismissal Of Impeachment Articles Because Voters Knew About Allegations Before Election

The Texas Tribune reports:

Lawyers for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton requested Monday that all but one of 20 articles of impeachment be dismissed, arguing his removal would “override the will of the people” who elected him with knowledge of his alleged misconduct.

In a separate filing to the court of impeachment, Paxton’s team also requested that his trial before the Texas Senate exclude any evidence of “any alleged conduct” that occurred prior to January 2023, when his third term in office began.

In their motion to dismiss, Paxton’s lawyers argued that almost all of the allegations outlined by House investigators were known to voters at the time of his most recent election, and that his impeachment would thus negate the will of Texas voters.

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Lawyers for suspended AG Ken Paxton seek to dismiss 19 of 20 articles of impeachment, arguing that he cannot be removed from office for any alleged actions prior to January 2023, when he began his latest term in office. https://t.co/Q5P55cFaRX

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 31, 2023