A huge part of it...

What Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial means for America
Op-ed
Sara Gonzales
September 15, 2023
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/what-ken-...ing%20-%20Texas

Bribery. Corruption. Conspiracy to commit crimes. Misuse of public office. These are just some of the grave allegations levied against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas House of Representatives’ 20 articles of impeachment delivered to the state Senate in late May. Now Lone Star State senators are scheduled to hear closing arguments in a trial to decide whether Paxton should be removed from office.

The Texas House accused Paxton — arguably the most conservative fighter in the country when it comes to resisting the Biden regime’s power grabs — of misusing his office to benefit his friend and campaign donor, Nate Paul. Lawmakers say Paxton violated his oath of office by accepting illegal gifts in the form of a renovated kitchen and engaged in conspiracy and dereliction of duty, among other things.

The problem? The accusations, sexy and salacious as they may be, simply aren’t true. In no way, shape, or form did the House prove its case with tangible, clear, or convincing evidence. In fact, the defense presented evidence that shredded every article of impeachment listed.

The prosecution’s star witnesses, a group of seven “whistleblowers,” provided only second- and thirdhand accounts of Paxton’s supposed wrongdoing, almost as if they were playing a game of telephone in elementary school. Though they had ample opportunity to gather evidence of Paxton’s alleged crimes before going to the FBI, witness after witness admitted under cross-examination that they had little to offer except baseless assumptions.

The whistleblowers boasted strong conservative credentials on paper, but each and every one of them was quick to defend the Federal Bureau of Investigation as beyond reproach. One witness even said it was “insane” to suggest that FBI agents would engage in corruption. Another suggested that it was improper for an attorney general to investigate the FBI because that should be left to federal officials — as if the last five years never happened. (See “Operation Crossfire Hurricane,” for starters.)

At times, the whistleblowers admitted that their boss, Paxton, did in fact have the legal authority to make the decisions he made. They simply thought they knew better. -- excerpt, rest at link above --

Quote: Tinker wrote in post #125

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FLASH!!!

Texas Senate to vote on Ken Paxton impeachment verdict at 10:30 a.m. Saturday

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.

https://news.yahoo.com/texas-senate-vote...J4&guccounter=2

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Watching the votes come in now. Lots of "yeas".

14 yea, 16 nay!

Ditto Art. 2, Art. 3
Art. 4 17 Nay, 2 Yay (both "Republicans")
Art. 5 Nay wins

If these 16 souls can hang tough through this, we will see justice in the State of Texas today....

Handy link, real time tallying:

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/paxton-impeachment/heres-how-each-texas-senator-voted-in-the-impeachment-trial-of-ken-paxton/

Praise the Lord!! The 16 held strong, Justice has been served!!

It's over!