Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Impeached by GOP-controlled House
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The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on charges of bribery and abuse of public trust, triggering his immediate suspension from office. Paxton, who has been under FBI investigation for years, is only the third sitting official in Texas' history to be impeached. The move marks a sudden downfall for one of the GOP's most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn President Joe Biden's electoral defeat of Donald Trump.
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