A representative told Newsweek that he plans to add to Paxton's charges to include 'intimidation' ahead of the embattled Republican's Senate trial.
The Republican-dominated Texas House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday, making him the third sitting official in the states' nearly 200-year history to be impeached.After hours of debate, the Texas House voted 121 to 23 with two voting 'present' to impeach the attorney general. Under state law, Paxton, a Republican, has been temporarily suspended from office while the Senate trial is pending.
Free Ken Paxton, let them wait for the next election!'In several posts that support of Paxton, Trump took aim at Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan, calling him a RINO and 'barely a Republican.' In one post, Trump shared a video clip from earlier this month that accused Phelan of being drunk on the House floor.
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