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Bob Price and Lana Shadwick
5 Sep 2023
The impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton begins at 9 a.m. CDT on Tuesday. The trial is expected to last at least two to three weeks as House impeachment managers present witness testimony and more than 4,000 pages of evidence.
Paxton faces trial in the modified Senate chamber of the Texas Capitol for abuse of public trust and bribery as expressed in the 20 Articles of Impeachment passed by a vote of 121-23. The bipartisan votes for impeachment came from 60 Republican legislators and 61 Democrats. Only 23 Republican legislators voted against the impeachment. Under the Texas Constitution, Paxton was suspended immediately from his position as Attorney General of Texas.
more with live stream
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/05/live-stream-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-impeachment-trial-day-1/
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We have six senators consistently voting to do the right thing and dismiss this sham with prejudice. Twenty-four, including Charles Schwertner, voting consistently to continue with it.
Kinda writes you a book doesn't it?
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We have six senators consistently voting to do the right thing and dismiss this sham with prejudice. Twenty-four, including Charles Schwertner, voting consistently to continue with it.
Kinda writes you a book doesn't it?
Sham? I think we need to let the evidence speak for itself. Paxton is not a good guy.
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Sham? I think we need to let the evidence speak for itself. Paxton is not a good guy.
There is no F'n evidence @Jack Russell ! Not one scintilla of it! Hearsay and inuendo is ALL they have!
Ken Paxton is the most successful AG in the U.S. at winning cases against the regime!
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Sham? I think we need to let the evidence speak for itself. Paxton is not a good guy.
Two words: Witch Hunt
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Two words: Witch Hunt
:yowsa: Absolutely! And because this crap wasn't summarily dismissed the lawfare bastards have won!
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Sham? I think we need to let the evidence speak for itself. Paxton is not a good guy.
I'm curious as to what this is all about.
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I'm curious as to what this is all about.
It's about Ken Paxton having won over 90% of the cases he's filed against the Biden and Obama administrations! Nothing more than that!
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Sham? I think we need to let the evidence speak for itself. Paxton is not a good guy.
Which part of Texas are you from? Austin? :silly:
Phelan (GOP Speaker from my area) is 10X more corrupt. He's the one spearheading this shit.
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THE reason they are trying to get rid of Paxton!!
Although the headline in the photo is BS! Paxton sued states for violations of their own election laws.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5R-hyzWwAAhD33?format=webp&name=medium)
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There is no F'n evidence @Jack Russell ! Not one scintilla of it! Hearsay and inuendo is ALL they have!
Ken Paxton is the most successful AG in the U.S. at winning cases against the regime!
His fellow republicans voted to have this trial. Let's see how this plays out.
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His fellow republicans voted to have this trial. Let's see how this plays out.
It doesn't matter what happens now. The lawfare bastards have already done what they set out to do.
The process is the punishment!
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His fellow republicans voted to have this trial. Let's see how this plays out.
Crooked republicans voted to have this trial.
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People I know work with him. They are the ones saying he's not a great guy. I've never met the guy.
I've known HIM since he was a member of the Texas house. He was somewhat unpopular in that body because of his uncompromising nature when it came to conservative issues.
Nothing changed in that regard when he became AG. If one is going to make an omelet one MUST break some eggs! Paxton broke eggs!
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Crooked republicans voted to have this trial.
People whose political pockets get lined by such people as Texans for Lawsuit Reform!
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I've known HIM since he was a member of the Texas house. He was somewhat unpopular in that body because of his uncompromising nature when it came to conservative issues.
Nothing changed in that regard when he became AG. If one is going to make an omelet one MUST break some eggs! Paxton broke eggs!
:shrug:
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Defense attorneys fire back against allegations and evidence
Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/05/ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-live-updates/ (https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/05/ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-live-updates/)
In a fiery response to the House impeachment managers’ opening statements, Ken Paxton’s lawyer Tony Buzbee argued that “this whole case is a whole lot of nothing.”
In a nearly hour-long speech, Buzbee and defense attorney Dan Cogdell made sweeping promises that he and his legal team will disprove accusations in the impeachment articles by showing photos of home renovations and documents that refute allegations, including that Paxton’s political donor Nate Paul paid for his home renovations, and claiming there is no evidence that Paxton used burner phones or secret emails to communicate, as alleged by the House managers.
Paxton’s lawyers also said many of the allegations are based on assumptions that will be disproven — and vowed that there is not enough evidence on any count to prove the attorney general’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Buzbee criticized the media and the gag order imposed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick that prevented Paxton and his lawyers from responding to allegations and media reports leading up to the trial.
He and Cogdell also made a political argument that if the Senate votes to impeach and remove Paxton from office, they are undermining the will of the voters who elected him, while detailing Paxton’s conservative record as attorney general.
“What happens here will have consequences no matter how it turns out,” Buzbee said. “If this misguided effort is successful, which I am confident it will not be, the precedent would be perilous for any elected official.”
— Kate McGee
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Dan Patrick rules in favor of suspended Texas AG Ken Paxton in first major move of impeachment trial
Salon
Acting as a trial judge, the Republican lieutenant governor of Texas ruled in favor of the embattled Republican AG
After Senators resoundingly rejected all of Attorney General Ken Paxton motions to dismiss articles of impeachment against him Tuesday morning, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick handed Paxton a small victory by ruling that he cannot be forced to testify as a witness in his trial before the Texas Senate.
The Senate-approved rules for the trial gave Patrick, who is acting as the presiding officer, or judge, the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses.
Paxton had stated that he would not testify in the trial, and his lead lawyer, Tony Buzbee said in a statement in early July that Paxton "will not dignify the illegal House action by testifying."
His lawyers followed by filing a pretrial motion asking the Senate to excuse Paxton from testifying, arguing that the trial is a criminal proceeding, giving Paxton the same legal protections as a criminal defendant who would not be forced to testify.
More: https://www.salon.com/2023/09/05/dan-patrick-rules-in-favor-of-suspended-texas-ag-ken-paxton-in-first-major-move-of-impeachment-trial/ (https://www.salon.com/2023/09/05/dan-patrick-rules-in-favor-of-suspended-texas-ag-ken-paxton-in-first-major-move-of-impeachment-trial/)
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“If this misguided effort is successful, which I am confident it will not be, the precedent would be perilous for any elected official.”
:yowsa: Any current or future elected official as well as anyone contemplating the possibility of trying to become one!
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Dan Patrick rules in favor of suspended Texas AG Ken Paxton in first major move of impeachment trial
Salon
Acting as a trial judge, the Republican lieutenant governor of Texas ruled in favor of the embattled Republican AG
After Senators resoundingly rejected all of Attorney General Ken Paxton motions to dismiss articles of impeachment against him Tuesday morning, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick handed Paxton a small victory by ruling that he cannot be forced to testify as a witness in his trial before the Texas Senate.
The Senate-approved rules for the trial gave Patrick, who is acting as the presiding officer, or judge, the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses.
Paxton had stated that he would not testify in the trial, and his lead lawyer, Tony Buzbee said in a statement in early July that Paxton "will not dignify the illegal House action by testifying."
His lawyers followed by filing a pretrial motion asking the Senate to excuse Paxton from testifying, arguing that the trial is a criminal proceeding, giving Paxton the same legal protections as a criminal defendant who would not be forced to testify.
More: https://www.salon.com/2023/09/05/dan-patrick-rules-in-favor-of-suspended-texas-ag-ken-paxton-in-first-major-move-of-impeachment-trial/ (https://www.salon.com/2023/09/05/dan-patrick-rules-in-favor-of-suspended-texas-ag-ken-paxton-in-first-major-move-of-impeachment-trial/)
And followed up by allowing Rusty Hardin to run wild.
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Snookered Dade Phelan....... This drunkard is the one running this kangaroo court on Paxton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6VuQsKihWk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6VuQsKihWk)
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Sins of Kenneth Warren Paxton.
1. Consistently vote for Conservative bills as a member of The Texas House.
2. Run against RINO Joe Straus for speakership of Texas House.
3. Consistently vote for conservative legislation in Texas Senate.
4. Run for Texas AG and win repeatedly. Most recently defeating RINO George P. Bush handily.
5. Repeatedly win court cases filed against Presidents Obama and Biden. (90% plus success.)
6. Publicly call out RINO Speaker of Texas House Dade Phelan for being drunk while presiding at a Texas House session.
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Day 2
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/06/live-stream-of-day-2-of-texas-ag-paxton-impeachment-trial/
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Sins of Kenneth Warren Paxton.
1. Consistently vote for Conservative bills as a member of The Texas House.
2. Run against RINO Joe Straus for speakership of Texas House.
3. Consistently vote for conservative legislation in Texas Senate.
4. Run for Texas AG and win repeatedly. Most recently defeating RINO George P. Bush handily.
5. Repeatedly win court cases filed against Presidents Obama and Biden. (90% plus success.)
6. Publicly call out RINO Speaker of Texas House Dade Phelan for being drunk while presiding at a Texas House session.
I think #4 (defeating George P.) and #6 above are specifically what triggered this impeachment. I have no insider information, I am a complete outsider, so that's just my impression.
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I think #4 (defeating George P.) and #6 above are specifically what triggered this impeachment. I have no insider information, I am a complete outsider, so that's just my impression.
Your head is screwed on very straight @Ghost Bear
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Your head is screwed on very straight @Ghost Bear
Always good to know! :0012: :beer:
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I think #4 (defeating George P.) and #6 above are specifically what triggered this impeachment. I have no insider information, I am a complete outsider, so that's just my impression.
I think it's a sound impression.
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I think it's a sound impression.
It is! But don't think for a minute that those other four things didn't play into it.
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It is! But don't think for a minute that those other four things didn't play into it.
Sure, but I think his handing Prescott Bush his ass in the election was a major precipitating factor.
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Sure, but I think his handing Prescott Bush his ass in the election was a major precipitating factor.
:yowsa: There can be no doubt about that. Joe Straus and Dade Phelan grew on the same vine. Or, put another way, fruits of the same poison tree.
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Former Paxton Deputy Accused of Staging a Coup
Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens September 6, 2023
Jeff Mateer and other employees sent correspondence from the Office of the Attorney General on which they had removed Paxton’s name from the letterhead.
Testimony offered in the Senate’s impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton raises questions about who has been behind the movement to oust him from office, with a former top deputy accused of staging a coup.
Wednesday marked the second day of the trial and picked up where yesterday’s proceedings stopped, with the prosecutions’ first witness, Jeff Mateer.
Mateer, who is currently the Chief Legal Officer at First Liberty Institute, formerly served as the First Assistant Attorney General under Paxton.
He resigned from the position in October of 2020 after he, along with seven members of the AG’s office, accused Paxton of engaging in unethical acts and abuse of office in order to help real estate developer Nate Paul.
Additionally, Buzbee revealed that Mateer and other employees had sent correspondence from the Office of the Attorney General on which they had removed Paxton’s name from the letterhead.
“You were involved in staging a coup, weren’t you?” Buzbee asked, pointing to Mateer’s meeting with the governor’s office, communication with Texans for Lawsuit Reform, and the removal of Paxton’s name from the letterhead.
More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/former-paxton-deputy-accused-of-staging-a-coup/ (https://texasscorecard.com/state/former-paxton-deputy-accused-of-staging-a-coup/)
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Already, 8 senators line up to support Ken Paxton in 'ambush' impeachment
WND 9/6/2023
'An undemocratic assault on the will of voters'
There's an impeachment going on in the Texas legislature now. Attorney General Ken Paxton is being targeted on allegations of bribery and such.
But the case also has been described as largely political by critics and as the proceedings begin, he already has support from eight of the 10 state senators he would need to be cleared.
That's the number who voted that most of the case should be thrown out because the events happened before his most recent election.
He was voted to trial in the state Senate by a vote in the state House, and is facing 16 counts related to misuse of his office.
A commentary from WND columnist Andy Schlafly charged that the case was an "ambush impeachment" and an "undemocratic assault on the will of voters."
They had returned him to the AG's office by some 800,000 votes last year.
Schlafly explained, "Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who was elected by pandering to Democrats, 'kept this under wraps until the end, there wasn't a lot of time for Paxton's defenders to react,' observes Rice University political scientist Mark Jones."
Paxton certainly has offended a number of major powers, with his fight against Joe Biden's open borders agenda and his decision to investigate Pfizer over COVID-19.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has called him "the strongest conservative AG in the country. Bar none" in recent years.
More: https://www.wnd.com/2023/09/already-8-senators-line-support-ken-paxton-ambush-impeachment/ (https://www.wnd.com/2023/09/already-8-senators-line-support-ken-paxton-ambush-impeachment/)
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Title correction
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His fellow republicans voted to have this trial. Let's see how this plays out.
Ever heard of the back room term "arm twisting"?
That happens when you have semi-local wet noodled pols, who realize that Dade Phelan could doom their political careers with 2 or 3 calls.
And for the record, I am not a DJT supporter, so that theorie is out.
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Live Updates From the Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial’s Second Day
Texas Monthly 9/6/2023
Tuesday, Texas senators decided that the Texas attorney general must stand trial. Today we’ll get straight to testimony.
Why Tony Buzbee Keeps Bringing Up George P. Bush
Alexandra Samuels, 3:22 p.m.
Buzbee’s questions and occasional editorial comments on testimony are trying to suggest that the impeachment proceeding has been orchestrated by a group of Republicans in Name Only, including Jeff Mateer, currently on the stand, and . . . former land commissioner George P. Bush. In various instances, Buzbee has pushed Mateer, one of the staffers who blew the whistle on Paxton, to elaborate on the timeline of the whistleblower lawsuit and his communication with the attorney general about it. Specifically, Buzbee is angling for an answer as to why the eight former aides didn’t tell Paxton that they went to the FBI until October 1, 2020—the same day, Buzbee noted, that Bush applied to reactivate his law license.
Bush is one of several Republicans who levied a primary challenge against Paxton in 2022. Paxton routed him in a runoff. Buzbee hasn’t said it directly, but it seems like he’s trying to get Mateer to admit, under oath, that the whistleblowers, Bush, and leadership-aligned groups such as Texans for Lawsuit Reform were trying to get Paxton out of office. It’s unclear whether this argument will pass muster—especially because one doesn’t need a law license to serve as attorney general of Texas.
The Jury Is Starting to Get Restless
Mimi Swartz, 2:55 pm.
Tony Buzbee scored his points early in his cross-examination of Jeff Mateer, as I wrote before. Now the examination has devolved, for a seeming eternity, into a back-and-forth concerning the hiring of Brandon Cammack, a lawyer Paxton brought on to investigate complaints Nate Paul had raised about the FBI raid of his home. Hardin, who stayed quiet during the cross-examination before the lunch break, finally objected to the line of questioning.
The senators, for the most part, are trying to stay alert, though degrees of slumping can be observed. Donna Campbell of New Braunfels was momentarily curled over her desk in a position of seeming abject despair. Angela Paxton, crisp in a blue-and-white-checked jacket and a matching blue shirt, meanwhile, is watching intently. Her husband is still MIA.
Why One Allegation Against Paxton Keeps Getting Considerable Play
Christopher Hooks, 1:50 p.m.
The flashiest allegations levied against Ken Paxton involve personal misconduct or venal corruption, and they have gotten a lot of attention: Nate Paul hired Paxton’s mistress, Nate Paul paid for Paxton’s kitchen renovation, that sort of thing. But a much lesser-known incident has already surfaced a couple times, and it has to do with an unexpected topic: Ken Paxton’s conditional appreciation for COVID restrictions.
Knowledge of the incident in question is not new. According to House investigators, Paul’s real estate empire was floundering, and he needed breathing room. In a remarkable coincidence, Paxton’s AG’s office fired off an opinion that public foreclosure sales could not be held because of restrictions limiting crowd size during the early days of the pandemic. (Side note: his office asked Senator Bryan Hughes, of Mineola, to request the opinion—creating the circumstances for what would become one of the impeachment proceeding’s many conflicts of interest.) When the employee tasked with writing the opinion initially opined that foreclosure sales were fine, he was allegedly told that Paxton wanted it to say otherwise.
More: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.texasmonthly.com%2Fnews-politics%2Fken-paxton-impeachment-day-two-witness-testimony%2F (https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.texasmonthly.com%2Fnews-politics%2Fken-paxton-impeachment-day-two-witness-testimony%2F)
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Really doesn't seem like anything ground shattering.
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Really doesn't seem like anything ground shattering.
Unless you are a member of the Bush clan and someone has the audacity to kick your @$$ in an election.
Texas Attorney Tony Buzbee Cuts Right to the Heart of it, The Bush Family Influence
As the second day of the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took place, his lawyer Tony Buzbee brought immediate sunlight onto the motives of those who want Paxton removed.
Ken Paxton defeated George P Bush in the primary race. The Bush clan and professional republicans in the Texas political circle were not happy.
Jeff Mateer was the Asst. AG when Paxton took office; Mateer is part of the professional republican apparatus who did not like Paxton, and Mator became a whistleblower against his boss. In this soundbite Tony Buzbee puts the timeline of activity in front of Mateer, including the date that George P Bush reactivated his law license.
https://youtu.be/vu3KYszCDhU
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Day 3 Live Stream
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/07/live-stream-of-day-3-of-texas-ag-paxton-impeachment-trial/
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Paxton defense presses whistleblower on what evidence he brought to FBI
Texas Tribune by Patrick Svitek Sept. 8, 2023
On cross examination, Paxton’s defense attorney launched into whistleblower Ryan Vassar for bringing no physical evidence when he and others reported their boss to the FBI. Vassar said he was a witness and not an investigator.
A whistleblower’s comment that he and his associates “took no evidence” when they reported Ken Paxton to the FBI has turned into an early flashpoint in the attorney general’s impeachment trial.
The comment Thursday from Ryan Vassar set off jubilation among Paxton supporters and prompted a House lawyer, Rusty Hardin, to coach Vassar through a clarification Friday.
Vassar said he meant physical evidence, and Hardin asserted that Vassar going to the FBI was inherently a form of evidence because he was a witness to a potential crime.
Vassar, the former deputy attorney general for legal counsel, was among the top Paxton aides who went to the FBI in October 2020 to share concerns that Paxton was abusing his office to help Nate Paul, an Austin real estate investor and Paxton campaign donor. The articles of impeachment accuse Paxton of going to extraordinary lengths to help Paul investigate his perceived enemies as his businesses were floundering.
Cross examining Vassar on the witness stand Thursday afternoon, Paxton lawyer Mitch Little zeroed in on the decisions the whistleblowers made before reporting Paxton to the FBI. As part of that, he pointedly asked Vassar: “I want to get this straight: You went to the FBI on Sept. 30 with your compatriots and reported the elected attorney general of this state for a crime without any evidence, yes?”
“That’s right,” a stone-faced Vassar replied. “We took no evidence.”
Little paused for dramatic effect.
Vassar had previously disputed the premise of the line of questioning — that the whistleblowers would be expected to bring evidence to the FBI to report their concerns. But his “no evidence” comment quickly took on a life of its own, giving pro-Paxton forces an opening after a trial that began Tuesday with a barrage of setbacks as senators rejected all of Paxton’s pretrial motions to dismiss the articles of impeachment.
“BOMBSHELL: Lead ‘Whistleblower’ In AG Ken Paxton Impeachment ADMITS No Evidence Submitted To FBI,” the pro-Paxton Conservative Political Action Conference tweeted.
"Their entire case is falling apart," Jonathan Stickland, the head of a pro-Paxton group, said Friday on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast. "We have witnesses come up and say, 'Yeah, I went to the FBI with absolutely no evidence.'"
More: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/08/ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-ryan-vassar/ (https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/08/ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-ryan-vassar/)
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OK, I'm half a continent away, but the contradiction between this shampeachment claim:
The articles of impeachment accuse Paxton of going to extraordinary lengths to help Paul investigate his perceived enemies as his businesses were floundering.
and this accuser's testimony:
My opinion was that our experiences were evidence, but we did not take our own investigation to provide documentary evidence of what we had come to learn,” Vassar said.
is grossly obvious. Paxton went "to extraordinary lengths", but the accusers went to the FBI with no memos, no cell phone recordings, no meeting notes (not even their own!), no emails, not even a fortune from a fortune cookie?! There should have been eyes rolling on the floor from rolling out of their sockets.
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Evidence so far is making this a waste of time.
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Evidence so far is making this a waste of time.
Like I told you at the beginning, they have no evidence!
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Bush-Connected Lawyer Hasn’t Billed Paxton ‘Whistleblowers’ for 3 Years
Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens September 8, 2023
Paxton’s defense once again noted, “there are no coincidences in Austin.”
Testimony in the Senate’s impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton has revealed that a Bush-connected lawyer has not billed whistleblowers for his representation.
Many of the impeachment charges were spurred by a group of employees of the Office of the Attorney General that reported Ken Paxton to the FBI in 2020 due to what they said was illegal and unethical abuse of office.
On Friday, cross-examination continued of Ryan Vassar, former deputy assistant attorney general for legal counsel and one of those whistleblowers.
Mitch Little, one of Paxton’s lawyers, asked Vassar about his legal representation by Johnny Sutton.
Sutton has strong ties to the Bush family. He was an advisor to George W. Bush when he served as Texas governor, and Sutton was later appointed to be a U.S. attorney when Bush was in the White House.
More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/bush-connected-lawyer-hasnt-billed-paxton-whistleblowers-for-3-years/ (https://texasscorecard.com/state/bush-connected-lawyer-hasnt-billed-paxton-whistleblowers-for-3-years/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q387s3IWaGM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q387s3IWaGM)
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I have voted for Paxton since 2014 and will continue to do so whenever he's on the ballot. You can make up your own mind. I ain't a teacher. I try to stay away from religion and politics discussions. I just post articles I find interesting. No one is perfect.
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I'm not a Texan, so I don't vote there, but when an unrighteous or flawed individual does right things, they did right things. Some wise guy wrote about that about 2 millennia ago. And when religious people do unrighteous things, they are hypocrites who did unrighteous things. That wise guy wrote about that, also, in the same context.
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I'm not a Texan, so I don't vote there, but when an unrighteous or flawed individual does right things, they did right things. Some wise guy wrote about that about 2 millennia ago. And when religious people do unrighteous things, they are hypocrites who did unrighteous things. That wise guy wrote about that, also, in the same context.
:thumbsup:
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I have voted for Paxton since 2014 and will continue to do so whenever he's on the ballot. You can make up your own mind. I ain't a teacher. I try to stay away from religion and politics discussions. I just post articles I find interesting. No one is perfect.
I've known Ken Paxton for quite a while. I have never attended Church with him or asked anything about his personal life, but I will vote FOR him for any office he seeks either here in Texas or elsewhere.
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Paxton Trial: Where We Stand
The Luke Macias Show Sep 11, 2023
Back in may, Andrew Murr, Ann Johnson and the leadership in the Texas House promised that Ken Paxton was a felon. That he was a criminal. They promised that even though they didn't produce any evidence, or cross examine any witnesses, that the facts and the law would be determined by the Senate, with the evidence produced at the trial.
Well, we are not more than halfway through the trial, and the Texas House has not produced evidence.
Also, the Defend Texas Liberty PAC has released its monthly statewide GOP voter poll and there are some remarkable findings this month. Donald Trump has experienced a post debate bump, and voters are almost unanimous in their opposition of Jacey Jetton's bill to give taxpayer money to mental health facilities that use transgedner ideology in their treatment with children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afxKXjivDjQ&t=0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afxKXjivDjQ&t=0)
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Today's (9/11/2023) proceedings have been nothing other than SOSDD.
Bottom line is that a cabal of Office of the Attorney General employees went to the FBI with exactly ZERO evidence of any crime.
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Is it time to cue Clara Peller?
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Is it time to cue Clara Peller?
:yowsa: "Where's the Beef!" is an entirely appropriate question in this matter!
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Considering our House members are paid $7,200 /yr. plus a $221/day per-diem, and are having to sit though this needless special session Kanagroo Court, I sure hope numb nuts Phelan gets accosted in the parking lot by a few angry colleagues.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idnwh6iDnXA
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It's my understanding that the men that were fired by Paxton and are testifying against him are strong Christian men, I've never met any of them nor know anything about each. Also, didn't Paxton have an affair on his wife during this time? Paxton is not a great guy, so I hear.
Gosh he had an affair on his wife? Sounds like a personal manner not a government one and as far as strong Christian men? Same could be said by those in the Spanish Inquisition. What's your beef with Paxton....the real one?
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I really don't blame him.
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*Not an actual picture of Lauren Olsen
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Gosh he had an affair on his wife? Sounds like a personal manner not a government one and as far as strong Christian men? Same could be said by those in the Spanish Inquisition. What's your beef with Paxton....the real one?
I've never met Paxton, but when my best friend, who works in Paxton's sphere and knows all of the players says Paxton is not a good guy, I tend to believe them. They also know the people fired by Paxton and say they are very honorable individuals. It's hard to discount their testimony. It sounds like Paxton pulled a few strings for a donor, which apparently was unethical. Seems this is the bottom line of this case.
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Decision looms
Houston Chronicle by Jeremy Wallace
Looks like we have hit the homestretch of the Ken Paxton impeachment trial, at least according to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick who is acting as the judge in the case before the Texas Senate.
Patrick told members of the Texas Senate today they will not take any days off from here on out until they reach a final decision on whether Paxton, currently the suspended attorney general, will become the first statewide elected official impeached in Texas since 1917.
“From this moment forward, no off days until the trial, the deliberations and the decision is given,” Patrick, a Houston Republican, said.
Each side has about 14 hours remaining to question witnesses. That clock will likely run out by Thursday morning, Patrick said, and then both sides will have an hour for rebuttal and another hour for closing remarks.
More: https://link.houstonchronicle.com/view/5b0232662ddf9c12eaecd67ejgcjo.z3/74f26770 (https://link.houstonchronicle.com/view/5b0232662ddf9c12eaecd67ejgcjo.z3/74f26770)
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I've never met Paxton, but when my best friend, who works in Paxton's sphere and knows all of the players says Paxton is not a good guy, I tend to believe them. They also know the people fired by Paxton and say they are very honorable individuals. It's hard to discount their testimony. It sounds like Paxton pulled a few strings for a donor, which apparently was unethical. Seems this is the bottom line of this case.
Firing honorable people isn't unethical is it? For one thing, that's a subjective definition.
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:yowsa: "Where's the Beef!" is an entirely appropriate question in this matter!
:silly: Even in Texas the greasy pols can't produce the beef! :silly:
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I really don't blame him.
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*Not an actual picture of Lauren Olsen
Looks like a dude from the neck down.
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:silly: Even in Texas the greasy pols can't produce the beef! :silly:
They sure as heck haven't produced any thus far!
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I've never met Paxton, but when my best friend, who works in Paxton's sphere and knows all of the players says Paxton is not a good guy, I tend to believe them. They also know the people fired by Paxton and say they are very honorable individuals. It's hard to discount their testimony. It sounds like Paxton pulled a few strings for a donor, which apparently was unethical. Seems this is the bottom line of this case.
I'm sorry to say that none of that surprises me. @Jack Russell
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I've never met Paxton, but when my best friend, who works in Paxton's sphere and knows all of the players says Paxton is not a good guy, I tend to believe them. They also know the people fired by Paxton and say they are very honorable individuals. It's hard to discount their testimony. It sounds like Paxton pulled a few strings for a donor, which apparently was unethical. Seems this is the bottom line of this case.
Hate to tell you, but for good or bad, if your bar for impeachment and conviction is based on pure ethics, The Capitol, and all the county's statehouses would be near vacant. Not justifying, just being realistic of what pretty much has become witch hunt, with Kanagroo Court Legislators deciding his fate.
And if you really could be a universal fly on the wall, I'll venture a guess that the fictional Washington bound Mr. Smith does not exist.
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TEXAS AG IMPEACHMENT DAY 5: Adultery, Misuse of State Money for Private Purposes, Travis DA Witnesses
The fifth day of the impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton included reports of adultery and misuse of State resources for private purposes. His former chief of staff testified that “50 percent” of executive-level staff time was spent on activities to benefit donor Natin “Nate” Paul, and it “was directed by Attorney General Ken Paxton.” Paxton wanted to have his office investigate the federal and DPS investigators who were investigating his donor and him, witnesses testified.
more
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/12/texas-ag-impeachment-day-5/
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TEXAS AG IMPEACHMENT DAY 5: Adultery, Misuse of State Money for Private Purposes, Travis DA Witnesses
Adultery? Wow, the pro-Bushy factions are rally desperate. And Money misue? Let's see the evidence. From the frothy thin case they've presented thus far, watch it be something like using tax dollars for a newspaper at the Airport.
Phelan and his band of imbecilles are really embarassing themselves.
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... His former chief of staff testified that “50 percent” of executive-level staff time was spent on activities to benefit donor Natin “Nate” Paul, and it “was directed by Attorney General Ken Paxton.” ...
Got emails?
Got memos and meeting notes?
Got Word and PDF files?
Proving this claim with documents - hard copy and soft copy - should be incredibly easy ... and the lack of such evidence is an indicator that the accusation is non-credible.
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Adultery? Wow, the pro-Bushy factions are rally desperate. And Money misue? Let's see the evidence. From the frothy thin case they've presented thus far, watch it be something like using tax dollars for a newspaper at the Airport.
Phelan and his band of imbecilles are really embarassing themselves.
The reason I'm following this myself is that I knew going in that the press would parrot the prosecution line and, as usual, what they DON"t report is more important than what they do report.
As in, the defense has thus far very effectively shredded EVERY prosecution witness.
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This is a Political Trial, not a Criminal Trial. Nothing needs to be proven, they just need to get 2/3rds of a hostile Senate to approve, and I don't know if they have the votes to convict. If they do, then nothing else matters and Paxton is gone.
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This is a Political Trial, not a Criminal Trial. Nothing needs to be proven, they just need to get 2/3rds of a hostile Senate to approve, and I don't know if they have the votes to convict. If they do, then nothing else matters and Paxton is gone.
Good points, and if the truth be known...... The vote whatever it will be is preordained, and established in advance. Thuggery and arm twisting in Austin gone amok.
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LIVE — Day 6 of Texas AG Impeachment Trial: House Testimony Expected to Wrap Up
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/12/live-day-6-of-texas-ag-impeachment-trial-house-testimony-expected-to-wrap-up/
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This is a Political Trial, not a Criminal Trial. Nothing needs to be proven, they just need to get 2/3rds of a hostile Senate to approve, and I don't know if they have the votes to convict. If they do, then nothing else matters and Paxton is gone.
:yowsa: That is a fact and IMHO any republican senator who votes to convict after seeing the "evidence" is ending his political career.
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:yowsa: That is a fact and IMHO any republican senator who votes to convict after seeing the "evidence" is ending his political career.
Voting for acquital will do the same after Phelan and his lackeys blackball you.
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Voting for acquital will do the same after Phelan and his lackeys blackball you.
I respectfully disagree @catfish1957 Phelan's fifteen minutes are about up.
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I respectfully disagree @catfish1957 Phelan's fifteen minutes are about up.
Is it Last Call yet?
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I respectfully disagree @catfish1957 Phelan's fifteen minutes are about up.
Hope you are right, but also realize that if Phelan is axed, another Bush sponsored hit man will slide right in place afterwards.
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Paxton would likely get replaced with someone just as conservative. They don’t have the 2/3 rds to convict him. Doubt this was good for his marriage.
You do realize tht this is not about what level of ACA rating you have, but who you align with. (And in Paxton's case, his assocation with DJT)
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Is it Last Call yet?
Not quite yet as there will likely be at least one more special session after this Paxton trial is over with.
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You do realize tht this is not about what level of ACA rating you have, but who you align with. (And in Paxton's case, his assocation with DJT)
Do you realize that Ken Paxton is very likely the ONLY AG in this country willing to actively go after corruption in the federal government?
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Do you realize that Ken Paxton is very likely the ONLY AG in this country willing to actively go after corruption in the federal government?
AND quite successfully among his peers, I might add.
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Do you realize that Ken Paxton is very likely the ONLY AG in this country willing to actively go after corruption in the federal government?
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Not related to my comment. Mine was an explanation of why he is under attack, and I don't think that can be disputed.
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Not related to my comment. Mine was an explanation of why he is under attack, and I don't think that can be disputed.
Alright! I re-read your post and now follow. Sorry for the confusion on my part.
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Alright! I re-read your post and now follow. Sorry for the confusion on my part.
In any case, if Dade Phelan gets sacked, I'll try to get local photos at his unemployment line. :beer:
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In any case, if Dade Phelan gets sacked, I'll try to get local photos at his unemployment line. :beer:
888high58888 :beer:
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In any case, if Dade Phelan gets sacked, I'll try to get local photos at his unemployment line. :beer:
Is there any chance of that happening? Because that ... person... needs to be primaried post-haste.
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Is there any chance of that happening? Because that ... person... needs to be primaried post-haste.
He has been formally censured by his home county Executive Committee, several other counties have formally endorsed that, and the SREC will take up the matter at their October meeting.
Several people have already announced their intention to run against him in the primary.
I think Phelan is toast but that's just me.
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He has been formally censured by his home county Executive Committee, several other counties have formally endorsed that, and the SREC will take up the matter at their October meeting.
Several people have already announced their intention to run against him in the primary.
I think Phelan is toast but that's just me.
That would be a good thing. I also think it would be a good thing if every House Republican who voted to impeach got a primary opponent, and every Senate Republican who votes to convict got a primary opponent. But I don't always get what I want. :shrug:
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That would be a good thing. I also think it would be a good thing if every House Republican who voted to impeach got a primary opponent, and every Senate Republican who votes to convict got a primary opponent. But I don't always get what I want. :shrug:
:yowsa: You and I are on exactly the same page.
And so is Michael Berry @Ghost Bear
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-the-michael-berry-show-27764850/episode/the-czar-is-going-to-levy-123067965/
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Everyone following this owes it to themself to invest half an hour listening to this. I'll promise you will be MUCH better informed.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-the-michael-berry-show-27764850/episode/citizen-journalism-uncovers-potential-bush-family-123067962/
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This is VERY eye opening as well!
Sarah Fields
@SarahisCensored
Johnny Sutton is a partner with John Ashcroft for Ashcroft Law Firm. John Ashcroft served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2005.
It has now been revealed that Sutton was paid $178,100 (beginning Feb 2022) from the Texas General Land Office
@TXGLO
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George P Bush was Commissioner of TX GLO in 2022.
Thank you @CanariesBlue for uncovering this payment.
https://twitter.com/SarahisCensored/status/1701649137844805911?t=jfqYc9N_iHG01b3_mfRvtQ&s=19[/size]
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More Bush Ties to Paxton Impeachment Revealed (https://dallasexpress.com/state/more-bush-ties-to-paxton-impeachment-revealed/)
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AUSTIN — As the trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton continues its second week, more details about the role George P. Bush allegedly played in the impeachment effort have come to light.
Paxton’s defense team has advanced the theory that a Bush political network has worked for years to oust the attorney general, as reported by The Dallas Express. (https://dallasexpress.com/state/is-bush-family-part-of-a-plot-to-unseat-ag/)
During cross-examination, it was noted that disgruntled employees of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) went to the FBI on September 30 regarding potential unlawful conduct by Paxton. The very next day, Bush reactivated his law license after a 10-year hiatus.
Furthermore, many of the whistleblowers had retained Bush-affiliated lawyer Johnny Sutton to represent them in the matter. However, during the trial, it was revealed that Sutton had not charged them over the course of three years and that fees had hardly been discussed.
Ryan Vassar explained, “He has agreed to bill us at a future date.”
Sutton was the criminal justice policy director for George P. Bush’s uncle, George W. Bush while the latter served as the governor of Texas. Sutton also led the Department of Justice transition team for George W. Bush after he was elected president.
Bush then named Sutton associate deputy attorney general before appointing him as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, a position he held from November 2001 to April 2009.
Sutton also notoriously prosecuted several border patrol agents while acting as a U.S. attorney, apparently giving drug traffickers legal immunity in order to secure the agents’ convictions. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) claimed Sutton had a “prosecutorial over-reaction” following a congressional hearing on the subject in 2007.
“You weren’t going after cartels in this case,” the senator said. “You were going after Border Patrol agents.”
Throughout the case, Sutton was “vigorously supported” by President George W. Bush, while congressmen called the prosecutions “the worst betrayal of American defenders I have ever seen,” per the Washington Times. Bush eventually commuted the agents’ sentences in 2009, but President Donald Trump actually pardoned them in 2020...
Excerpt: Rest at headline link
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TEXAS AG IMPEACHMENT: Paxton’s Mistress ‘Deemed Unavailable to Testify’
Texas House “prosecutors” started Day 7 of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton by calling Laura Olson as a witness. Witnesses testified that Paxton called a meeting in September of 2018 and admitted to his top brass and his wife that he had an affair with Olson.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/13/texas-ag-impeachment-paxtons-mistress-deemed-unavailable-to-testify/
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TEXAS AG IMPEACHMENT: Paxton’s Mistress ‘Deemed Unavailable to Testify’
Texas House “prosecutors” started Day 7 of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton by calling Laura Olson as a witness. Witnesses testified that Paxton called a meeting in September of 2018 and admitted to his top brass and his wife that he had an affair with Olson.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/13/texas-ag-impeachment-paxtons-mistress-deemed-unavailable-to-testify/
I wonder if this is the real point of this exercise, basically to expose his infidelity to the world? Whether or not she testifies is immaterial, now everyone knows she exists.
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The motion for a directed verdict by the defense and the countermotion by the prosecution have since been withdrawn and the trial will proceed without Ms. Olson.
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LIVE — TEXAS AG IMPEACHMENT DAY 8: Defense Presents Its Case
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/14/live-texas-ag-impeachment-day-8-defense-presents-its-case/
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I wonder if this is the real point of this exercise, basically to expose his infidelity to the world? Whether or not she testifies is immaterial, now everyone knows she exists.
I am thinking the prosecution figured out it was a nothing-burger, and are using this excuse to save face.
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The motion for a directed verdict by the defense and the countermotion by the prosecution have since been withdrawn and the trial will proceed without Ms. Olson.
re: Tucker Carlson Interview
I hope he unloads on Phelan, to the point it ruins his career. AND I hope Newsmax, Fox, et. al run h Phelan's Foster Brook routine on 24/7 rotation. I guess Public Intoxication is still a crime.
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LIVE — TEXAS AG IMPEACHMENT DAY 8: Defense Presents Its Case
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/14/live-texas-ag-impeachment-day-8-defense-presents-its-case/
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the defense team spend their morning shredding several of the impeachment articles and can't wait for the show to get started again!
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TEXAS AG IMPEACHMENT: Paxton’s Mistress ‘Deemed Unavailable to Testify’
Texas House “prosecutors” started Day 7 of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton by calling Laura Olson as a witness. Witnesses testified that Paxton called a meeting in September of 2018 and admitted to his top brass and his wife that he had an affair with Olson.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/13/texas-ag-impeachment-paxtons-mistress-deemed-unavailable-to-testify/
So where's the beef, is adultery illegal in Texas? Did the 'mistress' receive special favors for participating in the extramarital affair? Democrats certainly shouldn't have a problem with it since 'it's just sex'.
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Defense rests. Closing arguments tomorrow @ 9:00 AM.
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LIVE — TEXAS AG IMPEACHMENT DAY 9: Closing Arguments
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/15/live-texas-ag-impeachment-day-9-closing-arguments/
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Voting today? He'll be acquitted, I saw no evidence whatsoever to justify impeachment.
I sincerely hope so but you have a LOT more faith in those jackwagons than I do!
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I sincerely hope so but you have a LOT more faith in those jackwagons than I do!
Ditto. This impeachment was uncalled for and his reputation will be tarnished.
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More Bush Ties to Paxton Impeachment Revealed (https://dallasexpress.com/state/more-bush-ties-to-paxton-impeachment-revealed/)
Ryan Vassar explained, “He has agreed to bill us at a future date.”
@Bigun
Ahhh,a new version of "....and I shall gladly repay you next Tuesday!"
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GOP establishment snakes and Democrats alike will use the Paxton trial as a blueprint nationwide to remove duly elected officials whose steadfast principles threaten them. If you dare accuse the system of working against the will of the people, make no mistake, they will find a way to turn it around on you. If mere accusations trump actual evidence, “free and fair” elections will become meaningless rituals.
If such injustice can happen in Texas after a decisive election, it can happen anywhere. A vote to remove Paxton from office with an overwhelming lack of evidence would green-light the process in states across the country.
https://tinyurl.com/4sbedhhz
THAT is the heart of the matter and all anyone needs to know!
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Texas Senate to vote on Ken Paxton impeachment verdict at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (https://news.yahoo.com/texas-senate-vote-ken-paxton-145016448.html?src=rss&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABZ8sBiPCJ-X6XFLxiaPkeqWrZ4Y_nH-jxMfpc_NjLT1IENCNUC0rfUNyTBSE5pgieK1-alIZbVlu04Rd2spl9ApgVMkJ_Pq4K6EME7kpvaZbTfgj6EBGvHjCuRQO6lbCF91UkQsnA6NMtc0w-Dnexan4KwAfWuvR-kVWLuajvJ4)
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the presiding officer over the court of impeachment, announced Saturday morning that Texas senators will vote on 16 articles of impeachment filed against suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial at 10: 30 a.m.
“The Texas Senate members will vote on articles of impeachment,” Patrick said in the statement just before 9:40 a.m.
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LIVE | Texas Senate Votes in Impeachment Trial of AG Ken Paxton
The Texas Senate “jurors” completed their deliberation and returned to the chambers to deliver their verdict on the 16 Articles of Impeachment against suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. The verdicts will determine if the impeached attorney general will be removed from or return to his office and duties.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/09/16/live-texas-senate-votes-in-impeachment-trial-of-ag-ken-paxton/
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The Texas Senate “jurors” completed their deliberation and returned to the chambers to deliver their verdict on the 16 Articles of Impeachment against suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. The verdicts will determine if the impeached attorney general will be removed from or return to his office and duties.
LIVE UPDATE:
VOTE ON ARTICLE 1: Yeas — 14 Nays — 16 NOT GUILTY
VOTE ON ARTICLE 2: Yeas — 14 Nays — 16 NOT GUILTY
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Raheem.
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BREAKING: Ken Paxton acquitted on third of 16 impeachment charges against him.
14-16.
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Voting now on Article 4
looks like he is acquitted on this charge as well
28 nays
2 yeas
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Voting now on Article 4
looks like he is acquitted on this charge as well
Good, clearly seemed like a witchhunt to me. Hopefully he's a acquitted on all of them.
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voting on article 5....total of 16 articles...
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DC_Draino
@DC_Draino
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🚨UPDATE: Ken Paxton acquitted on 4th Impeachment charge
12 remaining
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acquitted of Article 5 17 nays
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Article 6 voting
16 nays acquitted
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Article 7 voting
16 nays acquitted
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Article 8
22 nays acquitted
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Article 9 this has to do with his *mistress*
18 nays acquitted
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Watching on the Brietbart feed....
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Article 10...6 to go after this... *****rollingeyes*****
16 nays acquitted
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Article 15
16 nays acquitted
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Here we go...white knuckles here... *bouche*
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Article 16
16 nays acquitted
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I thought there were only 16 Articles...
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I thought there were only 16 Articles...
Haven't seen the vote on 11,12, 13 and 14
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4 Articles left
Article 17
16 nays acquitted
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Haven't seen the vote on 11,12, 13 and 14
Those are all Acquittals. I think 17 also failed.
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Those are all Acquittals. I think 17 also failed.
Ok.
From Breitbart: A “Yea” vote of 21 senators is required to sustain the article of impeachment.
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Article 18
16 nays acquitted
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Article 19 Fitness for Office
16 nays acquitted
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Haven't seen the vote on 11,12, 13 and 14
I don't know how or why they skipped those articles
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I don't know how or why they skipped those articles
My bad. I wonder what's up? Patrick just said this is the final article coming up.
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Article 20 Public Trust
16 nays acquitted
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Paxton acquitted of all charges...
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:hands: :hands: :hands: :hands: :hands:
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Paxton acquitted of all charges...
Dismissal of all Articles 11, 12, 13 14
Yea to dismiss the motion
Nay to deny the motion
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Paxton acquitted of all charges...
Not yet...the are now voting on a Motion to Dismiss 11, 12, 13, and 14.
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Yeas 19
Nays 11
Motion granted
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Not yet...the are now voting on a Motion to Dismiss 11, 12, 13, and 14.
Motion passed...I think that's the ball game.
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Thanks @mystery-ak for posting the vote of each charge.
Glad to see that he was acquitted on all charges!
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Yay!!!!! :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: Victory!!!
Texas AG Paxton acquitted on all impeachment charges
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted on bribery and corruption charges related to his relationship to real estate developer Nate Paul
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-senate-vote-ag-ken-paxton-impeachment
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GO BACK TO WORK GENERAL PAXTON!!!!
And I hope each and every one of the lawfare bastards responsible for this travesty get all they so richly deserve!!!
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Motion passed...I think that's the ball game.
Extending the analogy, the ball game was a route.
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Extending the analogy, the ball game was a route.
A shutout! Paxton had to run the table, and he did.
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The outcome is more than I expected. I'm happy.
How do we get such crummy Speakers?
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So how much of my tax dollars were wasted on this fiasco?
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The outcome is more than I expected. I'm happy.
How do we get such crummy Speakers?
All the Democrats and a few RINOs! Next queston.
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NOW is how you fight lawfare - 'the court' has proven innocence... How those who railroaded him are treated will determine if it is done again.
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Thanks..... will be calling both numbers to request the ouster of this drunken son of a bitch.
BTW... if anyone else needs it. The incomplete area code on the graphic is 409
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Good result.
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Good result.
And the same result that should have been applied to "The Hammer". The dims, MSM, GOP RINOs have systemized ways to destroy anyone who might mess with the Swamp.
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And the same result that should have been applied to "The Hammer". The dims, MSM, GOP RINOs have systemized ways to destroy anyone who might mess with the Swamp.
@catfish1957
The dims, MSM, GOP RINOs
Also known as,"The Uni-Party".
It's all about da benjamins and personal power.
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Everyone following this thread needs to read this one as well. Explains a lot!
https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,512716.msg2905192.html#msg2905192
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If this is true Ron Desantis can KMA! I'll never voter for him!
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If this is true Ron Desantis can KMA! I'll never voter for him!
It's my understanding that Laura Loomer is a Trump-o-phile, and has adopted that clan's pernicious habit of pushing lies and innuendo when it comes to DeSantis.
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It's my understanding that Laura Loomer is a Trump-o-phile, and has adopted that clan's pernicious habit of pushing lies and innuendo when it comes to DeSantis.
Using her logic, she is from Florida, where the recent KKK rally took place. She did nothing to stop it, and it was in her state, so therefore she supports the KKK.
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It's my understanding that Laura Loomer is a Trump-o-phile, and has adopted that clan's pernicious habit of pushing lies and innuendo when it comes to DeSantis.
I don't live far from Houston and I'll assure you that I personally will know whether or not this actually happens and will report it here.
Meanwhile, someone in the DeSantis camp better warn him about appearing anywhere in this state with Dade Phelan
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I don't live far from Houston and I'll assure you that I personally will know whether or not this actually happens and will report it here.
Meanwhile, someone in the DeSantis camp better warn him about appearing anywhere in this state with Dade Phelan
I just did a little online searching, and while DeSantis will be in Texas for some fundraising events: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/634541-down-by-50-points-in-texas-ron-desantis-slates-campaign-trip/
Nothing I have seen indicates that he will be doing so with Phelan. Depending on the nature of the event, I assume that it is quite possible that a fundraising event in Phelan's own district may apply to both him and to DeSantis, but that does not mean that DeSantis is fundraising with Phelan, other than in the mere coincidence category.
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I just did a little online searching, and while DeSantis will be in Texas for some fundraising events: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/634541-down-by-50-points-in-texas-ron-desantis-slates-campaign-trip/
Nothing I have seen indicates that he will be doing so with Phelan. Depending on the nature of the event, I assume that it is quite possible that a fundraising event in Phelan's own district may apply to both him and to DeSantis, but that does not mean that DeSantis is fundraising with Phelan, other than in the mere coincidence category.
I repeat, "Someone in the DeSantis camp had better warn him about being seen in public anywhere in Texas with Dade Phelan."
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Consider the source, this is Looney Laura, a known Trumper.
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I just did a little online searching, and while DeSantis will be in Texas for some fundraising events: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/634541-down-by-50-points-in-texas-ron-desantis-slates-campaign-trip/
Nothing I have seen indicates that he will be doing so with Phelan. Depending on the nature of the event, I assume that it is quite possible that a fundraising event in Phelan's own district may apply to both him and to DeSantis, but that does not mean that DeSantis is fundraising with Phelan, other than in the mere coincidence category.
@Kamaji
Just a coinkydink,huh?
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If alcohol is being served then Phelan may be in trouble. :silly: :silly: :silly:
@Jack Russell
Is alcohol served at any political rally? Not talking about the ones held at night by invitation only for the Mega donors at Hotels,but the big public ones held out in the open?
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https://youtu.be/yvKQCEx1GBc
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@Jack Russell
Is alcohol served at any political rally? Not talking about the ones held at night by invitation only for the Mega donors at Hotels,but the big public ones held out in the open?
I have held GOP rallies and fundraisers that were public and alcohol was served. The Party did not pick up any bar tabs, they were paid for by the attendees themselves.
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I don't live far from Houston and I'll assure you that I personally will know whether or not this actually happens and will report it here.
Meanwhile, someone in the DeSantis camp better warn him about appearing anywhere in this state with Dade Phelan
Please do report. I'll be interested in how things actually shake out. It doesn't sound like they are at the same fundraiser. :shrug:
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I have held GOP rallies and fundraisers that were public and alcohol was served. The Party did not pick up any bar tabs, they were paid for by the attendees themselves.
@Cyber Liberty
Thanks!
I was just curious.
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@Cyber Liberty
Thanks!
I was just curious.
I doubt they do that at those Stadium-sized rallies....
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Dan Patrick Officially Requests Audit into Impeachment Costs
Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens | September 18, 2023
Patrick has been vocally critical of the House-led impeachment since the trial concluded on Saturday.
After signaling that he would call for an audit into the Paxton impeachment trial expenses shortly after the verdict on Saturday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has now officially made the request.
In a letter to state auditor Lisa Collier, Patrick asks for all expenditures incurred by the Texas House of Representatives, the Texas Senate, and the Office of the Attorney General from March 1, 2023 through October 15, 2023.
“To be clear, the goal is to determine the absolute total cost to the state of preparing for and conducting this trial from the beginning through its conclusion,” wrote Patrick. “This must detail all expenses, including but not limited to, investigators expenses, document production and assembly, attorney expenses, witness fees, travel, food and lodging. This list is illustrative, not exhaustive. Please determine and report on all expenses; if there are invoices outstanding, we seek to know what they are and when they will be received.”
More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/dan-patrick-officially-requests-audit-into-impeachment-costs/ (https://texasscorecard.com/state/dan-patrick-officially-requests-audit-into-impeachment-costs/)
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Politics of impeachment
Houston Chronicle by Jeremy Wallace 9/19/2023
Within minutes of the Texas Senate voting to acquit Attorney General Ken Paxton of all impeachment charges, the politics came into much clearer view.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who oversees the Texas Senate, broke his months of silence and declared the Texas House “rammed through” the impeachment and wasted taxpayer money and time.
“An impeachment should never happen again in the House like it happened this year,” said the Houston Republican who was acting as the judge in the impeachment case.
His comments immediately triggered an angry rebuke from House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, who said Patrick was attacking the House for “standing up against corruption.” Phelan said Patrick’s comments show the trial outcome was “orchestrated from the start, cheating the people of Texas of justice.”
It all highlights an inescapable political reality: leaders of the House and Senate don’t like each other much these days. Phelan and Patrick have been at odds for months, barely communicating most of the last year and with plenty of name-calling, as I reported earlier this year. They fought over property tax reforms and when the first special session was called in the summer, Phelan had his members meet for just one day before bailing on Austin. That made certain no further negotiations would happen resulting in the 31 members of the Texas Senate having to return for yet another 30-day special session later, further ruining their summer.
More: https://link.houstonchronicle.com/view/5b0232662ddf9c12eaecd67eji0td.5et/05a6e53b (https://link.houstonchronicle.com/view/5b0232662ddf9c12eaecd67eji0td.5et/05a6e53b)
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Does anyone still read the Houston Comical? If so, why?
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Impeachment just don't have that ol' sting like it used to. If you're gonna impeach, better make sure you have a supermajority.
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https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1704665052031172641
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https://twitter.com/bradj_TX/status/1704872181392441405
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F6ubARsWMAAuPQT?format=webp&name=medium)
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F6ubARsWMAAuPQT?format=webp&name=medium)
I can attest personally, that there are some local grumblings about Phelan. He tried to do this stealthily, but with the internet, and some actual local coverage, there is a growing groundswell against him. And they don't care how powerful he is, or how much extra he brings to the locals.
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In my area, I see the POS Dade Phelan's opponent is getting some ad time in,
Let's wish this guy luck, and let''s hope he deep 6's this drunken fool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P_nWB_AFc8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P_nWB_AFc8)
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In my area, I see the POS Dade Phelan's opponent is getting some ad time in,
Let's wish this guy luck, and let''s hope he deep 6's this drunken fool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P_nWB_AFc8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P_nWB_AFc8)
:yowsa: :amen:
I've made a small contribution to that effort!