Paxton Impeachment Trial: Closing Arguments
The prosecution and defense give passionate closing arguments in the historic impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. House impeachment managers Rep. Andrew Murr (R-Kerrville) and Rep. Jeff Leach (R-Plano) call for a guilty verdict, and defense lawyers Tony Buzbee and Dan Cogdell urge jurors to issue a not guilty.
AUSTIN, Texas - Senate jurors are considering 16 of the 20 articles of impeachment against Ken Paxton.
A conviction on any of the 16 articles would remove Paxton from office.
21 of the 30 voting state senators must vote to convict Paxton in order to remove him from office.
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After 8 days of testimony, closing arguments in suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial got underway on Friday morning.
In May, the House overwhelmingly voted 121-23 to adopted 20 articles of impeachment.
Four of the articles are being held in abeyance.
Read the articles here:
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Article VIII
Article IX
Article X
Article XV
Article XVI
Article XVII
Article XVIII
Article XIX
Article XX