I actually read the charges. Primarily what he is being impeached for includes:
- Interfering in a lawsuit on behalf of a friend and donor;
- Illegally firing whistleblowers;
- Providing favor to a friend and donor in return for help getting his girlfriend a job and some renovation work on his house;
- Interfering in state and federal investigations, including securities fraud and corruption investigations into Paxton himself;
- Issuing legal opinions on civil cases in which the state was not involved to benefit a friend and donor.
Now these are the charges, they have not yet been proven. But that is what the Senate trial is for. IF true, then Paxton should be removed from office, regardless of the good you and I think he has done while serving as AG. But keep in mind that 8 senior members of his staff went to the FBI to report allegations of corruption and bribery. And 60 out of 85 GOP member of the Texas House (over 70%) voted to impeach. That doesn’t mean he is guilty, but there was enough evidence presented to persuade a supermajority of his own party.
I’ll wait until the actual evidence is available before making a judgment. I’ve seen too many people whom I held in high regard and whom I felt did great things make stupid mistakes that ruined their careers and lives. Call it arrogance or hubris, but they begin to think their position or popularity or even the good that they have accomplished makes them immune to the consequences everyone else must face. Eventually, it brings them down.
“Call it arrogance or hubris, but they begin to think their position or popularity or even the good that they have accomplished makes them immune to the consequences everyone else must face. Eventually, it brings them down.”
And this applies to Democrats?
Get off it CA Conservative They’re looking to remove him for enforcing the law.
Any democrat or sleazy Republican has done tgese things or worse.
Very well said - thank you for that.