Gov. Greg Abbott, who has been quiet throughout the impeachment proceedings, offered a more neutral response.
“Congrats to [Paxton] on being acquitted of every single article of impeachment,” Cruz, formerly known as Twitter. “This was the right outcome, consistent with the will of the voters. I look forward to seeing Paxton back in office, continuing to serve as the most effective conservative AG in America.”
House impeachment managers had accused Paxton of misusing his office to help his friend and donor Nate Paul, an Austin real estate investor, harass and investigate his enemies. But in a series of dramatic votes, senators who had acted as jurors in Paxton’s impeachment trial knocked down each of the 16 charges and reinstated the third-term Republican to his office.
. “I look forward to continuing to work with the Attorney General to secure the border and protect Texas from federal overreach.” Republicans in the Texas Legislature took to social media to celebrate Paxton’s acquittal — many praising the Senate’s push under Lt. Gov.“I stood against this witch hunt of an impeachment from day one,”
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