Court filings Friday indicated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's defense will not challenge the fact that the impeached attorney general has many ties to...
triggered the House committee’s investigation this year that would lead to Paxton’s impeachment.
When a judge blocked the subpoenas that Cammack issued, Paxton wanted to step in and argue before the court why the decision should be reversed, Montford’s affidavit added.Messages to Montford and Cammack’s law office were not returned. A woman who answered the phone at the office of an attorney representing Paul in his criminal case said they would have no comment.
Attorneys for the House managers said they could not comment because of a gag order issued by the lieutenant governor. Patrick’s office also did not respond to an email seeking comment.Paxton wants any evidence of Paul’s $25,000 donation to his political campaign stricken from the trial. The attorney general noted in his filing that the donation was a “relatively small” amount and not relevant to the allegations against him.
Saturday is the deadline for pretrial motions for the upcoming impeachment tribunal. House managers and Paxton have until Aug. 15 to file rebuttals. Most will be decided by Patrick. But any motions to dismiss must be voted on by senators. That excludes Paxton’s wife, Sen. Angela Paxton, who is
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