Ken Paxton is certainly in the political hot seat, but is the Republican Party also on trial? Ken Paxton impeachment: Senate sets trial date, rulesĪfter two days of closed door meetings, the Texas Senate has set a date and list of rules for the impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. And that means he would lose his office and also go to jail potentially for a very long time," said Smith. And a worst case scenario for the attorney general, he's found guilty by the Senate and guilty on the security hearing or the securities. So he can't dodge this bullet any longer. "Even if he is innocent in the impeachment, now, we know this one's going to come to trial. Real estate developer central to Ken Paxton impeachment arrested, charged with eight felony countsīeating the Impeachment, according to Smith, all but guarantees the other cases will move forward.Texas businessman at center of AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment pleads not guilty to federal charges.Trial date set for Austin developer Nate Paul linked to allegations against AG Ken Paxton.In the sense that the proponents of the cases would have achieved their overall objective, and that is removing Ken Paxton from office as attorney general, the chief law enforcement officer in the state of Texas," noted Jones. ![]() "There's always the possibility that if he is impeached, both of these cases effectively go away. Paxton’s alleged involvement is a big part of the Articles of Impeachment against him.Īll the cases show Paxton is far from being out of the woods, but Jones suggested there could also be a September surprise. His case was to have a critical hearing also in August, but the trial was pushed to next year. According to court documents, he allegedly made false financial claims in 20 to get bank loans.Īustin developer Nate Paul is under a federal indictment involving several land deals. ![]() The eight-count federal indictment is about Nate Paul's past business dealings. Nate Paul charged with eight felony counts of making false financial claims "He's going to have to deal with the Bar, ethics charges, and he's going to have to deal with anything that emerges from the Nate Paul case," said Jones. Paxton, who remains on suspension without pay, has two other legal problems. ![]() So for the attorney general Paxton, this couldn't come at a worse time," said Smith. "Politically, it is a big deal because now you're going to have really three trials going on the impeachment trial, the security hearing, plus the court of public opinion, that's also going to be weighing in because in the impeachment trial, those senators are worried about their re-election bid. Some fallout is expected, according to Smith. ![]()
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