{"id":2022326,"date":"2023-09-05T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-pleads-not-guilty-to-all-16-articles-of-impeachment\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T15:02:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:02:03","slug":"texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-pleads-not-guilty-to-all-16-articles-of-impeachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-pleads-not-guilty-to-all-16-articles-of-impeachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas AG Ken Paxton denies all 16 impeachment charges."},"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\">18<\/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-pleads-not-guilty-to-all-16-articles-of-impeachment%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=2022326&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>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Ken Paxton Pleads Not Guilty to \u2064Impeachment Charges<\/h2>\n<p>Impeached state \u2064Attorney General Ken Paxton made a defiant plea of not guilty to all 16 articles of impeachment, despite the GOP-controlled Senate&#8217;s\u2064 refusal to dismiss the\u2062 charges.<\/p>\n<p>The third-term\u2063 Republican politician&#8217;s lawyers passionately defended Paxton as \u200dLt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked them to enter a plea for each of the 16 instances.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Everything&#8230; said \u2063there was false. Therefore, Attorney General \u2062Ken Paxton pleads not guilty,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>attorney Tony Buzbee, one of the two attorneys standing by Paxton, declared in response to \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-12-pm-et-ntd-news-today-aug-31-trump-pleads-not-guilty-waves-arraignment-in-ga-cdc-asked-twitter-to-censor-its-own-data-sen-johnson\/\" title=\"LIVE 12 PM ET: Trump Denies Charges, Skips Arraignment in GA; CDC Requests Twitter to Suppress Data: Sen. Johnson\">charges read<\/a>\u200c before the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>During the \u200dplea process, a \u200cHouse manager requested that Patrick prevent Paxton&#8217;s lawyers from making additional comments beyond entering a plea.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;He can enter a plea\u200c of not guilty \u200bfor\u2064 his client. He can&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-the-press-is-just-horrible-donald-trump-says-media-ravaged-melania-trump\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: \u2018The Press Is Just Horrible!\u2019 Donald Trump Says Media \u2018Ravaged\u2019 Melania Trump\">make speeches<\/a> as he&#8217;s doing,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>a House manager argued.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton is facing a total of 16 charges out\u2063 of the 20 filed \u200bagainst him by the House in May. The Senate panel chose\u2062 to \u2062address \u200dthese 16 charges.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate consists of 31 members, with 19 Republicans \u2064and\u200d 12 \u200bDemocrats. To \u200cconvict Paxton, two-thirds of the Senate, or 21 members, must vote in favor.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/princess-dianas-iconic-garment-goes-up-for-auction-expected-to-bring-small-fortune\/\" title=\"Princess Diana's famous outfit up for auction, set to fetch hefty sum.\">worth\u200c noting<\/a> that Paxton&#8217;s\u2064 wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, is not allowed to vote during the\u2063 trial, reducing the \u2063total \u2064number of voting Republicans \u200cto \u206318.<\/p>\n<h3>LAWMAKERS RETURN TO CAPITOL\u200c HILL WITH TICKING CLOCK AND HEFTY TO-DO LIST<\/h3>\n<p>As lawmakers return to \u2064Capitol Hill,\u2064 they face a \u200bticking clock and a hefty to-do list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ken Paxton pleads not guilty to all 16\u2063 articles of impeachment.<\/li>\n<li>His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-pleads-not-guilty-to-all-16-articles-of-impeachment\/\" title=\"Texas AG Ken Paxton denies all 16 impeachment charges.\">lawyers passionately defend<\/a> him during the plea\u200c process.<\/li>\n<li>A House \u200cmanager requests that Paxton&#8217;s \u200blawyers \u200crefrain from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-voted-for-15-wage-he-served-on-the-board-of-a-company-that-fought-against-min-wage-law\/\" title=\"Mark Kelly Voted for  Wage. He Served on the Board of a Company That Fought Against Min. Wage Law.\">making speeches<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Paxton faces 16 charges out of the 20 filed against him.<\/li>\n<li>Two-thirds of the Senate must\u2064 vote \u2062in\u200b favor to\u200d convict Paxton.<\/li>\n<li>Paxton&#8217;s wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, cannot vote during the trial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to \u200bvisit The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impeached AG Ken Paxton pleads not guilty to all 16 charges in Texas. Despite Senate&#8217;s refusal to dismiss, his lawyers passionately defend him as Lt. Gov. 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