Impeachment of Texas AG Ken Paxton exposes bribery and abuses of office.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been impeached by the state's House of Representatives on 20 charges, including bribery, corruption, and abuse of power. Paxton allegedly took bribes from a real estate investor, tried to protect him from legal action, and fired staff members who reported his misconduct. The impeachment charges centered on Paxton’s entanglement with Nate Paul, an Austin real estate investor whose relationship with Paxton as a friend and political donor had caused several of his staff members to report him to federal authorities and prompted an FBI investigation.
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