{"id":1939837,"date":"2023-05-28T06:20:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T10:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-ken-paxton-condemns-profoundly-unjust-house-vote-to-impeach-him\/"},"modified":"2023-05-28T06:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T10:24:38","slug":"texas-ag-ken-paxton-condemns-profoundly-unjust-house-vote-to-impeach-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-ken-paxton-condemns-profoundly-unjust-house-vote-to-impeach-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas AG Ken Paxton denounces House impeachment vote as &#8220;unfair.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-ag-ken-paxton-condemns-profoundly-unjust-house-vote-to-impeach-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1939837&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Condemns Impeachment Vote<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The ugly spectacle in the Texas House today confirmed the outrageous impeachment plot against me was never meant to be fair or just. It was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-feds-investigating-andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment-allegations\/\" title=\"Report: Feds Investigating Andrew Cuomo Sexual Harassment Allegations\">politically motivated sham<\/a> from the beginning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Texas state House voted to impeach GOP state attorney general Ken Paxton by a vote of 121-23 on Saturday, which could lead to his permanent removal from office if the state Senate votes the same way. Paxton responded to the news of the House vote with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-responds-to-former-press-secretary-writing-tell-all-book-digging-up-new-scandals\/\" title=\"Melania Responds To Former Press Secretary Writing Tell-All Book Digging Up \u2018New Scandals\u2019\">lengthy statement condemning<\/a> the effort to remove him as unlawful and politically motivated.<\/p>\n<h3>Years of Corruption Accusations<\/h3>\n<p>The Texas AG has faced years of corruption accusations, including being indicted in 2015 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-very-unfair-ken-paxton-impeachment-by-texas-rinos\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes Texas 'RINOs' for 'unfair' impeachment of Ken Paxton.\">felony security fraud charges<\/a> that he still has yet to beat. Despite these scandals, he&#8217;s established himself as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-ken-paxton-condemns-profoundly-unjust-house-vote-to-impeach-him\/\" title=\"Texas AG Ken Paxton denounces House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turncoat-gop-lawmaker-tells-abc-news-his-impeachment-vote-may-have-ended-his-career-ya-think\/\" title=\"Turncoat GOP Lawmaker Tells ABC News His Impeachment Vote \u201cMay Have Ended His Career\u201d \u2013 Ya Think?\">impeachment vote<\/a> as &#8220;unfair.&#8221;&#8221;>prominent conservative legal warrior<\/a> and a known foe of the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>While Paxton was displeased with the state House&#8217;s handling of his impeachment proceedings, he had &#8220;full confidence&#8221; that the &#8220;process will be fair and just&#8221; in the Senate. It is not yet clear if the state Senate will even hold a trial, as there is nowhere near the necessary two-thirds support to convict him in that chamber.<\/p>\n<h3>Paxton&#8217;s Statement<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I am beyond grateful to have the support of millions of Texans who recognize that what we just witnessed is illegal, unethical, and profoundly unjust,&#8221; Paxton&#8217;s statement read. &#8220;I look forward to a quick resolution in the Texas Senate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) will now have the opportunity to appoint an interim state AG, though it is not yet known if he plans to do so.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the accusations of corruption, Paxton remains a prominent figure in Texas politics. The impeachment vote has sparked controversy and debate, with Paxton condemning the effort to remove him as politically motivated. Only time will tell what the future holds for the Texas attorney general.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton criticized state House lawmakers who impeached him, calling the process &#8220;illegal, unfounded, and unethical.&#8221; The GOP attorney general was impeached by a vote of 121-23, raising the possibility of his permanent removal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1939838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4418,3653,3636,12953,18466,3694,18273,4474],"class_list":["post-1939837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-denounces","tag-house","tag-impeachment","tag-ken","tag-paxton","tag-texas","tag-unfair","tag-vote"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1939837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1939837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1939837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1939838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1939837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1939837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1939837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}