{"id":1964016,"date":"2023-07-04T13:25:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T17:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-will-not-testify-at-impeachment-trial-we-will-not-bow\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T13:26:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T17:26:38","slug":"texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-will-not-testify-at-impeachment-trial-we-will-not-bow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-will-not-testify-at-impeachment-trial-we-will-not-bow\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas AG Ken Paxton refuses to testify at impeachment trial, stands firm."},"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\">24<\/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-will-not-testify-at-impeachment-trial-we-will-not-bow%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=1964016&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>Impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Refuses to Testify at Trial<\/h2>\n<p>Impeached and suspended Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify at his impeachment trial, his attorney confirmed Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Buzbee, Paxton&#8217;s defense lawyer, released a lengthy statement late Monday night saying the Texas Republican would fight efforts to force his testimony.<\/p>\n<h3>Senate Impeachment Trial of AG Paxton Scheduled to Begin Sept. 5<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;General Paxton will not dignify the illegal House action by testifying,&#8221; Buzbee&#8217;s statement said. &#8220;The House has ignored precedent, denied him an opportunity to prepare his defense, and now wants to ambush him on the floor of the Senate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will not bow to their evil, illegal, and unprecedented weaponization of state power in the Senate chamber,&#8221; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>Calling the Texas House chamber a &#8220;kangaroo court&#8221; that has denied Paxton &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-parents-sue-school-district-saying-that-educators-referred-to-their-daughter-with-male-pronouns-and-name-without-their-knowledge\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Parents Sue School District Saying That Educators Referred To Their Daughter With Male Pronouns and Name Without Their Knowledge\">basic constitutional rights<\/a>,&#8221; Buzbee said, &#8220;Speaker [Dade] Phelan\u2019s disciples, who he personally appointed to be House Impeachment Managers, have refused to turn over any evidence at all \u2014 even though it has always been provided to the respondent in every other Texas impeachment proceeding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one should expect Attorney General Paxton now to surrender his own constitutional rights, allowing liberals to set a dangerous precedent that would encourage future kangaroo courts and sham proceedings such as the one brought by the Texas House,&#8221; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Republican-led House passed 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton in late May, most of which accuse the third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backed-doug-mastriano-wins-pa-gop-primary\/\" title=\"Trump-backed Doug Mastriano wins Pa. GOP primary\">-term <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a><\/a> of misusing his office to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-will-not-testify-at-impeachment-trial-we-will-not-bow\/\" title=\"Texas AG Ken Paxton refuses to testify at impeachment trial, stands firm.\">wealthy real-estate developer<\/a> and campaign donor Nate Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton was suspended from office after his impeachment, and the Senate is set to begin the trial on Sept. 5, over which Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will preside.<\/p>\n<p>As the presiding officer, Patrick will have the &#8220;power to compel the attendance of witnesses,&#8221; according to trial rules passed by the Senate last month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paxton has argued that the impeachment is &#8220;illegal&#8221; because Texas law states elected officials cannot be removed from office for something they did before their election, which the attorney general says applies to actions taken before his reelection in 2022, according to the Texas Tribune.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The articles of impeachment are meritless and absurd, and would have never been brought to the House floor or any Texas court in a credible proceeding,&#8221; Buzbee&#8217;s statement continued. &#8220;This is about silencing conservatives, eliminating an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absolutely-not-swalwell-claims-his-relationship-with-suspected-chinese-spy-didnt-compromise-u-s-security\/\" title=\"\u2018Absolutely Not\u2019: Swalwell Claims His Relationship With Suspected Chinese Spy Didn\u2019t Compromise U.S. Security\">effective political opponent<\/a>, and overturning an election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has been impeached and suspended, will not be testifying at his impeachment trial, according to his attorney. Paxton&#8217;s defense lawyer, Tony Buzbee, stated that he would resist any attempts to compel his client&#8217;s testimony. 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