{"id":1953954,"date":"2023-06-22T09:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T13:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-state-sen-paxton-barred-from-voting-in-husbands-impeachment-trial\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T09:52:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T13:52:22","slug":"texas-state-sen-paxton-barred-from-voting-in-husbands-impeachment-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-state-sen-paxton-barred-from-voting-in-husbands-impeachment-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas State Senator Paxton has been prohibited from voting in her husband&#8217;s impeachment trial."},"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\">28<\/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-state-sen-paxton-barred-from-voting-in-husbands-impeachment-trial%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=1953954&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--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Texas State Senator Angela Paxton Barred from Voting in Husband&#8217;s Impeachment Trial<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-state-sen-paxton-barred-from-voting-in-husbands-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Texas State Senator Paxton has been prohibited from voting in her husband's impeachment trial.\">highly anticipated impeachment trial set<\/a> to begin on September 5, Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, will not have the privilege to cast her vote.<\/p>\n<p>During a hearing on June 21, the Republican-controlled Senate approved 31 rules for the upcoming trial, one of which prohibits Sen. Paxton from participating in any way, including closed sessions and deliberations, due to a conflict of interest. However, she will be allowed to be present during the trial.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the Senate&#8217;s presiding officer, expressed his satisfaction with the unanimous decision, stating, &#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen 31 senators more united. You&#8217;re united to take an Oath so that justice prevails so that everyone will do their job to the utmost, fairness in this impeachment trial upcoming in September.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Patrick further assured the citizens of Texas that the Senate would conduct a fair and just trial.<\/p>\n<h3>Conviction Requires Bipartisan Support<\/h3>\n<p>A two-thirds majority vote in the 31-member chamber is necessary to convict Paxton. With 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats, all Democrats would need the support of nine Republicans to permanently remove Paxton from office.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Paxton had previously stated her intention to fulfill her duties as a member of the Senate before her husband&#8217;s trial. However, she did not explicitly mention whether she would recuse herself from the vote to remove the attorney general from office.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5344347\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20\/id5344347-Sen.-Angela-Paxton-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20\/id5344347-Sen.-Angela-Paxton-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, wife of impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton, arrives at the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on May 29, 2023. (Eric Gay\/AP Photo)\"><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<h2>Articles of Impeachment Against Paxton<\/h2>\n<p>The impeachment process against Paxton began when the GOP-led Texas House voted 123\u201323 in favor of adopting 20 articles of impeachment on May 27.<\/p>\n<p>These articles include allegations of false statements, obstruction of justice, bribery, and abuse of public trust. Paxton is accused of conducting a &#8220;sham investigation&#8221; into whistleblower complaints made by his office employees, whom he allegedly fired in retaliation for reporting him to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> for alleged illegal acts and improper conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the articles state that Paxton benefited from a woman with whom he had an extramarital affair being employed by real estate developer Nate Paul. Paul received favorable legal assistance and specialized access to the attorney general&#8217;s office in return for providing renovations to Paxton&#8217;s home.<\/p>\n<p>Additional charges stem from Paxton&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-senate-sets-deadline-for-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Texas Senate imposes deadline for Ken Paxton's impeachment trial.\">pending 2015 felony securities fraud case<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-harvard-professor-sentenced-fined-for-lying-about-china-ties\/\" title=\"Ex-Harvard Professor Sentenced, Fined for Lying About China Ties\">including making false statements<\/a> to state investigators.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, who was reelected as attorney general in November, has vehemently denied the charges, labeling the impeachment as a &#8220;politically motivated sham from the beginning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3386442\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2020\/06\/12\/Trump-waves-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2020\/06\/12\/Trump-waves-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump waves upon arrival, alongside Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton (L) in Dallas, Texas, on June 11, 2020. (Nicholas Kamm\/AFP via Getty Images)\"><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<h2>Impeachment Trial Labeled &#8220;Politically Motivated&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Paxton&#8217;s trial will be largely open to the public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, won&#8217;t vote in his impeachment trial starting on Sept. 5. The Republican-led Senate set 31 rules for the trial on June 21, one being that Sen. 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