TX AG Paxton impeached

[basilosaurus]

www.texastribune.org/2023/05/27/ken-paxton-impeached-texas-attorney-general/

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Of course, it's entirely hypocritical. That's the GQP way. I read an op-ed that this is likely more because of political rivalry between him and Lt Gov Patrick. That makes more sense than them being so offended by any misconduct.

[Pom]

The whole GQP klan are traitorous shitbags. But he deserves it. However, you are right, it's rivalry, not some sense of holding him to a higher standard.

[agnes]

I somehow got on a list where I get a lot of random political texts. This text I got on Friday makes more sense lol but they’re blaming democrats

“Hi, this is Anna with Defend Texas Liberty. Democrats have teamed up with liberal speaker Dade Phelan to rush through a last-minute impeachment of our conservative Attorney General Ken Paxton.

This is a backroom attempt to undermine the election results, just like the sham impeachment of Donald Trump. The Texas Senate can stop this right now.

Please call your Senator and tell his office to stop this madness and end this witch hunt.

Call [phone] and tell Senator Hancock to STOP the impeachment.

Reply STOP to end.”

[erbear]

I’m here for all the inter-Republican drama

[basilosaurus]

agnes, who did you piss off? Lol

"Undermine elections" from the people who want to unilaterally decide Houston's results. Assholes, all of them.

[seeyalater52]

May 28, 2023 13:46:56 GMT -5 erbear said:

I’m here for all the inter-Republican drama

Yup. And I’m sure whoever replaces him as AG will be evil but at least it’s some other evil guy and not this piece of trash honestly.

[wanderingback]

What is GQP?

[chickadee77]

May 28, 2023 17:40:47 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

What is GQP?

I think (but am willing to be corrected) that it's a combining of GOP + Q Anon

[abs]

I’m sure this will be messy but I’m enjoying it anyways. Paxton is freaking evil. He needs to go. The house actually came out against him pretty convincingly. We will see.

[basilosaurus]

May 28, 2023 17:52:08 GMT -5 chickadee77 said:

May 28, 2023 17:40:47 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

What is GQP?

I think (but am willing to be corrected) that it's a combining of GOP + Q Anon

Yep. I and others use it to denote anyone who spouts stolen election and other q anon conspiracies. Honestly, that's most of them now. They're certainly the loudest, and not many other party members are speaking out against them.

[Michelle]

The local short story I keep hearing is that impeachment came after he tried to get taxpayers to pay the fine imposed on him for firing all his staff whistleblowers.

Of course, it's also an interesting coincidence that he calls for Phelan's resignation for being drunk on the job and this comes immediately after. Is it tit-for-tat, or was he trying to discredit Phelan (more than the guy did himself) because he knew the call for his impeachment was coming?

what a hot mess.

[neverfstop]

Lolz- per Axios

Zoom in: Two-thirds of the Senate, where Republicans hold a 19-12 majority, is needed to remove Paxton from office permanently.

The intrigue: Paxton's wife, Angela Paxton (R-McKinney), is a senator — and some of the charges that Ken Paxton misused his office involve finding employment for a woman with whom he was allegedly having an extramarital affair.

[TamiTaylor]

I’m intrigued what the impeachment managers find. A girl I know is married to the rep that is the chair.

[neverfstop]

Going to be messy! www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/burner-phones-mistress-on-payroll-revelations-emerge-about-texas-ag-ken-paxtons-relationship-to-developer-nate-paul/

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s upcoming impeachment trial in the Texas state Senate will include evidence that he used a fake Uber account to hid visits to his mistress as well as burner phones and secret personal email addresses.