{"id":1953722,"date":"2023-06-21T23:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-state-senate-trial-to-begin-september-5\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T23:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:35:41","slug":"texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-state-senate-trial-to-begin-september-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-state-senate-trial-to-begin-september-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas AG Ken Paxton&#8217;s state Senate trial starts on September 5."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-attorney-general-ken-paxton-state-senate-trial-to-begin-september-5%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=1953722&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>Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s Impeachment Trial Set to Begin<\/h2>\n<p>The highly anticipated state Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-calls-for-trump-to-be-immediately-removed-from-office-by-impeachment-or-25th-amendment\/\" title=\"Schumer Calls for Trump to be \u201cImmediately Removed From Office\u201d by Impeachment or 25th Amendment\">impeachment trial<\/a> of Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) is scheduled to commence on the morning of September 5th, as announced by the Texas Senate on Wednesday night. Paxton&#8217;s presence is mandatory, as the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-gop-senators-vote-second-trump-impeachment-trial-is-constitutional\/\" title=\"Six GOP senators vote second Trump impeachment trial is constitutional\">upper chamber passed<\/a> a resolution in a unanimous 28-0 vote, requiring his in-person attendance to address the impeachment charges brought against him by the state&#8217;s lower chamber.<\/p>\n<p>If found guilty, Paxton will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-state-senate-trial-to-begin-september-5\/\" title=\"Texas AG Ken Paxton's state Senate trial starts on September 5.\">face permanent removal<\/a> from office, making this trial a pivotal moment in his political career.<\/p>\n<h3>Accusations and Whistleblower Testimony<\/h3>\n<p>Paxton is being impeached on multiple grounds, including allegations of bribery, obstruction of justice, and misappropriation of public resources. The majority of these charges stem from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-gives-speech-at-reagan-library\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley gives speech at Reagan Library\">whistleblower testimony<\/a> regarding misconduct in an investigation involving one of Paxton&#8217;s friends and political donors.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, seven whistleblowers bravely came forward to the FBI, revealing potential wrongdoing on Paxton&#8217;s part during an investigation into Nate Paul, a Houston real estate investor who was under federal investigation for fraud.<\/p>\n<h3>Impeachment Proceedings and Interim Appointment<\/h3>\n<p>Despite being a Republican-dominated chamber, the state House voted 121-23 in favor of impeaching the conservative Texas attorney general back in May. Now, it is up to the state Senate, also controlled by Republicans, with 19 seats held by Republicans and nine by Democrats, to determine Paxton&#8217;s fate.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, former Texas Secretary of State John Scott has been appointed as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-governor-appoints-john-scott-as-interim-attorney-general-after-impeachment-of-ken-paxton\/\" title=\"John Scott appointed as interim Attorney General of Texas after Ken Paxton's impeachment.\">interim attorney general<\/a>, ensuring that the state&#8217;s legal affairs continue to be handled effectively during this critical period.<\/p>\n<h3>Instructions for Confidentiality<\/h3>\n<p>Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-TX) has issued strict instructions to senators, their staff, and all individuals involved in the court proceedings of the impeachment trial. They are prohibited from discussing the case with anyone, including Paxton, his legal team, and the lawyers representing the state House impeachment managers. This measure aims to maintain the integrity and fairness of the trial.<\/p>\n<p>As the trial approaches, all eyes are on the courtroom, awaiting the outcome that will shape the future of Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s political career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton&#8217;s (R-TX) impeachment trial is set to commence on Sept. 5, as announced by the Texas Senate. Paxton&#8217;s presence is compulsory, as stated in a resolution passed by the Senate with a unanimous 28-0 vote. He must personally attend the trial to address the impeachment charges against him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1953723,"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":[],"class_list":["post-1953722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/1953722","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=1953722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1953723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1953722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1953722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1953722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}