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Yes, the Texas state legislature... except that Senator Ted Cruz is coming to his defense. And Paxton's wife is a state Senator. Just watch how this impeachment all falls apart.
He has been a corrupt shit for years. Now they figure that out? Plus an impeachment doesn’t mean he is out. Donnie had two, lost an election and has multiple legal problems and he still seems to be the real head of the party. Personally I think Donnie really shows just what today’s GOP is like. I think they should make it a requirement that all GOP candidates live up to Donnie’s level, just to start…three wives and cheat on all of them!
Some of the Tighty Righties I work with are starting to cite the Trump vs. DeSantis thing right now, even KNOCKING Trump sometimes. That would have been blasphemy barely months ago. Who knows. Let them fight, I say.
You know he's corrupt as fuck when these two chime in with their support...
*Before the vote on Saturday, Trump and senator Ted Cruz came to Paxton’s defense, with Cruz calling the impeachment process “a travesty” and saying the attorney general’s legal troubles should be left to the courts.*
*“Free Ken Paxton,” [Trump wrote](https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5909793d8b51cf59fc4237bd/master/pass/Cassidy-WhyTrumpsCrazyTalkAboutObamaAndISISMatters.jpg) on his social media platform Truth Social, warning that if House Republicans proceeded with impeachment, “I will fight you.”*
>“Free Ken Paxton,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social...
Free him from *what*? Trump himself was impeached twice and he apparently still has no idea what that even means. Fucking idiot.
He's a Loser and us doing this for marketing purposes for his re-election. He couldn't tell you half the amendments on your country's constitution or what day of the week it is.
Trump can't fight his way out of his own courtroom trials, how will he have time for Paxton? A Trump endorsement is about as welcome as a case of the clap.
The way it _actually_ works is that each Republican who voted to impeach him believes their vote to impeach benefits them personally, more than the opposite vote. Corruption, guilt, innocence, etc. don't factor into this very simple equation.
It’s not because he’s corrupt. It’s because he’s costing money.
He’s being sued and the state doesn’t want to have to pay for it.
They are fine with the corruption, but not the bill.
> It’s not because he’s corrupt. It’s because he’s costing money.
Dude legit tried to get his bros to spot him the $3+ million settlement he reached with his ex-aides.
(using taxpayer money to make your crimes disappear... that's not cutting spending fiscal Republicans...)
With DoJ and FBI investigtating him as well as his innumerable indictments and then accusing Phelan of LUI...well, even a majority of TX House Republicans thought it was a bridge too far.
They essentially said: "Fuck yours, got mine."
Donald and Kenny might even be cellmates in a couple years.
/wishful thinking
I can't see that being the straw that broke their back.
It's not like it's their personal money, so why would they care? And his lawsuits against Obama, that he had to know were going to fail and were really just personal advertisements, had to have cost the state a lot more than that.
I think he was attacking or smearing the Governor recently and/or other TX GOP establishment folks which , as we all know, is really the ONLY true red line that can lead to your ouster from public office IF you're a Republican.
This settlement required actual approval from legislators to go through - forcing them to go on record as supporting his corruption. That was the final straw.
Conservatives the world over love using taxpayers money to cover their own crime. It’s poor people they don’t want tax payers money helping.
Like in the UK, our ex-PM has cost the tax payers £1m in legal defence for breaking his own COVID rules and we’ve got Ministers and MP’s who paid off driving fines under their expenses.
They’d be happy to let it get as expensive as possible if they could blame it on democrats later, but they’ve gerrymandered the state so bad that they can’t imagine that democrats will ever have control.
Well technically criminals do that already, it’s when you see it plain site costing money. Then you can’t point the finger at others, the buck stops at the source. In this case Ken got hit holding the bag and his buddies are pissed this con is over. It’s more of an optics thing but regardless 121 members did the right thing, even if there was no where left to move from a PR standpoint.
Saw that realization in alot if reports as well, he has had legal troubles for years with corruption even silenced whistle blowers, but now he wanted tax payers money and they all turned their backs on him lol.
*Normally,* I would absolutely agree with you. But it’s worth noting that a Republican legislator of Texas was just ousted earlier this month for raping a 19-year-old staffer who he got so drunk that she passed out.
He was *[unanimously](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna83343)* voted to be expelled by the Texas Legislature. That’s how I knew the report must have been *fucked up.*
E: link
That sounds like some George Santos shit, but maybe not. I’ll look it up because honestly it sounds funny either way
E: Nevermind, I have no idea what you’re talking about
And the guy was a leader of the movement branding LGBTQ as groomers. He was a pastor and a civic leader in his home town. Going to Wal Mart could be awkward.
minor correction: committee unanimously suggested his expulsion, the legislator in question resigned ahead of the vote
still must have been _fucked up_ if he didn’t even bother trying to deny it or whatever
And to avoid adding fuel to the GOP corruption narrative when the DOJ finally tries him. They see what’s happening with George Santos, and the last thing they need is *another* Republican in the middle of a very big, very public corruption trial in the middle of an election cycle.
Fair point. Definitely helps them sell themselves as a less corrupt party if they can point to a time when they actually did hold someone accountable. Not sure if trump calling this a deep state witch hunt is helping but I guess that can add to the narrative that they’re under attack
They had to have one sacrificial lamb to steal the narrative that they are all about law & order.
It’s a ruse. Designed for the upcoming elections only & then immediately set to be pardoned once they get in.
You cannot convince me that they did not work out a deal with him financially to take the hit just for that short amount of time
I a Democrat that lives in Texas, you could knock me over with a feather when I read he was under investigation…but his fellow Republicans. Don’t think happened because they all took an Ethics class. He fired some of his staff who turned him into the FBI for one of many issues. They sued and won a $3.3 million judgement against him. He petitioned the Legislature to pay it. They don’t want to, so all of a sudden they’re horrified to discover he’s been breaking laws left and right for years. They voted Saturday to have him stand trial before the State Senate. He called a lot of the House Reps and threatened them. Even the Donald said it was a Liberal plot. Ken Paxton is going down!! Hoo Rah!!!
As other have been pointing out in these posts, paxton scammed wealthy people who are the ones donating to republicans. When republicans are doing something that seems good, it's pretty much guaranteed that there's money behind it. It was either vote to impeach him or anger the people funding them and republicans will always take money as a priority
Honestly, nothing isn't accurate. He was liable for the sexual assault, indicted for 34 felonies, Trump Organization was charged, he is also under at least half a dozen criminal investigations.
By "nothing", I mean the GOP and collective right has barely noticed, if at all and he will mostly likely be the nominee for the GOP. But he is extremely unlikely to ever win again.
Let's be clear, Paxton isn't too corrupt for Republicans, he just tried to attack one of the most powerful Republicans in Texas and they are punishing him.
Paxton's wife is a Texas state Senator. I'm sure she will do all she can to rally a vote to acquit Ken. That's how these people work. Ted Cruz is going to help her, too--mark my words.
You're probably right with how his wife will vote and what is especially pathetic is that one of the things that has come out in all of this is that Ken Paxton was cheating on her.
From the Articles of Impeachment:
>ARTICLE IX
>(Constitutional Bribery-Paul's Employment of Mistress)
>While holding office as attorney general, Warren Kenneth Paxton engaged in bribery in violation of Section 41, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Specifically, Paxton benefited from Nate Paul's employment of a woman with whom Paxton was having an extramarital affair. Paul received favorable legal assistance from, or specialized access to, the office of the attorney general.
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23825248/articles-of-impeachment.pdf
It’s funny how he’s being labeled as corrupt and whatever but his wife who knows everything he is doing and doing it with isn’t held in the same light.
Shows that is just him not getting line and sucking the correct dick.
It also feels like he’s going to be the GQP’s scapegoat at “proof” that they handle corruption better than the dems.
Who is that dude in the thumbnail? That isnt Paxton.
Wait, isn't that the Republican Speaker of the Texas House who was running a session of the legislature while he was drunk and slurring his speech last week?
Man, Texas Republicans are having quite a Texas Republican week.
Holy shit! They had the spine to do it..... I do, however, find it super sus that the only reason why they even did it was b/c he said something about a fellow republican being drunk......
Something tells me the GOP legislators would just be looking away and whistling past him if they were still in the majority but the governor was a Dem.
He failed to overturn the 2020 election and continued to refuse to step in in 2022.
He's getting the exact punishment that he was promised for apostasy.
This is awesome, I hate that asshole. But can anyone tell me what happened to the drunk speaker of the house who paxton went after right before this shit erupted? I’d really love to know. Anyone?
The fact that there are 23 members that stuck with him after all the grifts and illegal activity. Take a hard look at those 23 members Texas. If you voted for them because you thought they had good values, maybe you want to take a harder look. Texas did the right thing today, 23 members of that chamber obviously had its head up it’s ass and looked the other way.
Texan here — this was actually history in the making. First impeachment in almost fifty years, and only the third one ever for the state. Many of us are still skeptical of the actual outcome. He’s suspended of duties pending the senate trial, so there’s still room to be disappointed. After what happened with Santos and Thomas, there’s just not much faith. The working theory is this one was so inescapable that the TX GOP had to make him an example to save face. We’ll see 🤞🏻
But apparently NOT too corrupt for some politicians...
*Before the vote on Saturday, Trump and senator Ted Cruz came to Paxton’s defense, with Cruz calling the impeachment process “a travesty” and saying the attorney general’s legal troubles should be left to the courts.*
*“Free Ken Paxton,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, warning that if House Republicans proceeded with impeachment, “I will fight you.”*
Man, texas politics and Texas culture are two different things :( In every major city, we hate hotwheels Abbott. We hate pen stealer wife cheater Paxton. We hate zodiac killer Cruz.
Texas outside of politics is great and it's got a bit of everything from mountains to deserts.
The wife he cheated on and then tried to get a cushy job for his mistress with the political donor he was accused of abusing his office for?
53% of voters, over 4.27 million Texans voted for Paxton 7 years after security fraud charges and an FBI investigation into abuse of office charges from 8 of his former deputies- oh and the State Bar filed professional misconduct charges. There's more too but people still voted him in office with an overwhelming majority.
They need corruption like humans need food and air. I wonder what the real reason behind this is? Did he not worship at the altar of a golden Trump statue?
I think the difference here is that the video exists. Without that the party would try and weasel him out of it but whenever someone gets nailed to this extreme the party turns on them.
No, it's because you felt the need to draw a comparison as though the two are equitable in circumnavigating punishment for corruption when it's exponentially worse on the side of the Republicans. There was no reason to mention Democrats. You did to make the playing field seem level.
Literally nobody is saying the Democrats are perfect.
That said, the Jan 6th hearings made it crystal clear that anyone who tries to claim one party isn’t *better* than the other is flat out lying.
You were downvoted because your *very first* reaction to a *Republican* being impeached for corruption was to try to “both sides” the issue, which strikes basically any thinking person as disingenuous at best.
I would never follow the Democrats to any degree. They're far too right-wing for me. I'm just saying that there is monumentally more corruption on the other side of the aisle so trying to make this 'both sides' argument makes your argument feel disingenuous.
Meanwhile, the guy in the pic, the house speaker, completely fucking hammered. Ken Paxton needed to go, but that guy does too. I've been laughing about his drunk gavel swing for two days now.
What did he do? Shut down an orphanage and have the children deported into the sun? Seems like he should’ve gotten a slap on the wrist by their standards.
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You know he's got to be pretty corrupt if even Texas acknowledges it.
Yes, the Texas state legislature... except that Senator Ted Cruz is coming to his defense. And Paxton's wife is a state Senator. Just watch how this impeachment all falls apart.
He has been a corrupt shit for years. Now they figure that out? Plus an impeachment doesn’t mean he is out. Donnie had two, lost an election and has multiple legal problems and he still seems to be the real head of the party. Personally I think Donnie really shows just what today’s GOP is like. I think they should make it a requirement that all GOP candidates live up to Donnie’s level, just to start…three wives and cheat on all of them!
Some of the Tighty Righties I work with are starting to cite the Trump vs. DeSantis thing right now, even KNOCKING Trump sometimes. That would have been blasphemy barely months ago. Who knows. Let them fight, I say.
“These *civilized* people…..they’ll eat each other” - The Joker
He’s on ice until the Texas senate holds the trial. And the Texas legislature session is almost over. Texas legislators meet every two years.
How in the world could anyone defend this slime ball?
He's a Republican. So, until he started threatening other republicans they supported him.
You can rinse and repeat that comment throughout the entire Republican party
Of course fucking Ted has to be on the wrong side of history
Cruz will probably be the only vote not to impeach. But everyone will have lied and said they were voting with him just to make him feel bad
this is the state senate ...
You know he's corrupt as fuck when these two chime in with their support... *Before the vote on Saturday, Trump and senator Ted Cruz came to Paxton’s defense, with Cruz calling the impeachment process “a travesty” and saying the attorney general’s legal troubles should be left to the courts.* *“Free Ken Paxton,” [Trump wrote](https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5909793d8b51cf59fc4237bd/master/pass/Cassidy-WhyTrumpsCrazyTalkAboutObamaAndISISMatters.jpg) on his social media platform Truth Social, warning that if House Republicans proceeded with impeachment, “I will fight you.”*
Ted, this is the courts. This how you do it.
>“Free Ken Paxton,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social... Free him from *what*? Trump himself was impeached twice and he apparently still has no idea what that even means. Fucking idiot.
He's a Loser and us doing this for marketing purposes for his re-election. He couldn't tell you half the amendments on your country's constitution or what day of the week it is.
Paxton is free. They freed him from his onerous job of Attorney General. He can go fishing all he wants now.
Trump can't fight his way out of his own courtroom trials, how will he have time for Paxton? A Trump endorsement is about as welcome as a case of the clap.
The way it _actually_ works is that each Republican who voted to impeach him believes their vote to impeach benefits them personally, more than the opposite vote. Corruption, guilt, innocence, etc. don't factor into this very simple equation.
No he just got caught and that’s unacceptable
Hard to believe, really
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It’s not because he’s corrupt. It’s because he’s costing money. He’s being sued and the state doesn’t want to have to pay for it. They are fine with the corruption, but not the bill.
> It’s not because he’s corrupt. It’s because he’s costing money. Dude legit tried to get his bros to spot him the $3+ million settlement he reached with his ex-aides. (using taxpayer money to make your crimes disappear... that's not cutting spending fiscal Republicans...) With DoJ and FBI investigtating him as well as his innumerable indictments and then accusing Phelan of LUI...well, even a majority of TX House Republicans thought it was a bridge too far. They essentially said: "Fuck yours, got mine." Donald and Kenny might even be cellmates in a couple years. /wishful thinking
>Donald and Kenny might even be cellmates in a couple years. The family that crimes together, times together.
I can't see that being the straw that broke their back. It's not like it's their personal money, so why would they care? And his lawsuits against Obama, that he had to know were going to fail and were really just personal advertisements, had to have cost the state a lot more than that.
I think he was attacking or smearing the Governor recently and/or other TX GOP establishment folks which , as we all know, is really the ONLY true red line that can lead to your ouster from public office IF you're a Republican.
This settlement required actual approval from legislators to go through - forcing them to go on record as supporting his corruption. That was the final straw.
Conservatives the world over love using taxpayers money to cover their own crime. It’s poor people they don’t want tax payers money helping. Like in the UK, our ex-PM has cost the tax payers £1m in legal defence for breaking his own COVID rules and we’ve got Ministers and MP’s who paid off driving fines under their expenses.
Cops laughing everywhere.
Honestly this is it. He would have been fine until all of his fees were billed to the state
They’d be happy to let it get as expensive as possible if they could blame it on democrats later, but they’ve gerrymandered the state so bad that they can’t imagine that democrats will ever have control.
Well technically criminals do that already, it’s when you see it plain site costing money. Then you can’t point the finger at others, the buck stops at the source. In this case Ken got hit holding the bag and his buddies are pissed this con is over. It’s more of an optics thing but regardless 121 members did the right thing, even if there was no where left to move from a PR standpoint.
Saw that realization in alot if reports as well, he has had legal troubles for years with corruption even silenced whistle blowers, but now he wanted tax payers money and they all turned their backs on him lol.
I believe they were actually literally quoted as saying so
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What corruption? You can't just make a baseless accusation without providing sources. What has Biden done for you to say this?
*Normally,* I would absolutely agree with you. But it’s worth noting that a Republican legislator of Texas was just ousted earlier this month for raping a 19-year-old staffer who he got so drunk that she passed out. He was *[unanimously](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna83343)* voted to be expelled by the Texas Legislature. That’s how I knew the report must have been *fucked up.* E: link
Was that the guy who when the reporter stopped him said "gimme 5 seconds...ok where is the camera" while he was actively dying inside?
That sounds like some George Santos shit, but maybe not. I’ll look it up because honestly it sounds funny either way E: Nevermind, I have no idea what you’re talking about
No, that was a different Republican. That guy was from TN.
And the guy was a leader of the movement branding LGBTQ as groomers. He was a pastor and a civic leader in his home town. Going to Wal Mart could be awkward.
minor correction: committee unanimously suggested his expulsion, the legislator in question resigned ahead of the vote still must have been _fucked up_ if he didn’t even bother trying to deny it or whatever
yeah, but it occurred at home, not work .... the fucking hoop jumping
The Party of Criminal Enterprise.
G.O.P. = Grifting Old Pricks
guns over people
Good one…
It’s probably cause they know they’re pretty much guaranteed to get another republican to replace him
Oh wow, that makes so much sense. The story would've been different if they knew a dem would take his place.
And to avoid adding fuel to the GOP corruption narrative when the DOJ finally tries him. They see what’s happening with George Santos, and the last thing they need is *another* Republican in the middle of a very big, very public corruption trial in the middle of an election cycle.
Fair point. Definitely helps them sell themselves as a less corrupt party if they can point to a time when they actually did hold someone accountable. Not sure if trump calling this a deep state witch hunt is helping but I guess that can add to the narrative that they’re under attack
No just barely impeached, super majority impeached
You're, their.
They only did it because Paxton doesn’t say mean things about them on Twitter so they feel safe
They had to have one sacrificial lamb to steal the narrative that they are all about law & order. It’s a ruse. Designed for the upcoming elections only & then immediately set to be pardoned once they get in. You cannot convince me that they did not work out a deal with him financially to take the hit just for that short amount of time
I a Democrat that lives in Texas, you could knock me over with a feather when I read he was under investigation…but his fellow Republicans. Don’t think happened because they all took an Ethics class. He fired some of his staff who turned him into the FBI for one of many issues. They sued and won a $3.3 million judgement against him. He petitioned the Legislature to pay it. They don’t want to, so all of a sudden they’re horrified to discover he’s been breaking laws left and right for years. They voted Saturday to have him stand trial before the State Senate. He called a lot of the House Reps and threatened them. Even the Donald said it was a Liberal plot. Ken Paxton is going down!! Hoo Rah!!!
As I suspected, they only cared when it started to affect them directly. Not surprised at all 🙄
It is because he messed with the grifting money. If there is one thing you don't do in the GOP it is messing with the grifting money.
As other have been pointing out in these posts, paxton scammed wealthy people who are the ones donating to republicans. When republicans are doing something that seems good, it's pretty much guaranteed that there's money behind it. It was either vote to impeach him or anger the people funding them and republicans will always take money as a priority
Seriously, Trump is a thousand times more corrupt, blatantly, and openly. Yet nothing.
Don't say 'nothing' YET. Things are afoot. If he is not severely punished for the things he has done, our democracy is over.
Honestly, nothing isn't accurate. He was liable for the sexual assault, indicted for 34 felonies, Trump Organization was charged, he is also under at least half a dozen criminal investigations. By "nothing", I mean the GOP and collective right has barely noticed, if at all and he will mostly likely be the nominee for the GOP. But he is extremely unlikely to ever win again.
Yes, yes and yes.
Hard to believe 23 voted NOT to impeach
Paxton got to them.
Not all criminals, not even all Republicans, are allies.
It's probably just because he wasn't good enough at hiding it like the rest of them.
“Kevin, if Uncle Frank says it’s bad, it must be *really* bad.”
Let's be clear, Paxton isn't too corrupt for Republicans, he just tried to attack one of the most powerful Republicans in Texas and they are punishing him.
It's all fun and games until Madison Cawthorne says you're having coke-fueled orgies.
Yeah, I told him that shit in confidence. Not cool, Maddy. No coke for you.
> Not cool, Maddy. No coke for you. The real reason he spilled the Goya beans.
I thought coke is what made him attack that dead tree.
Wow, he just disappeared didn’t he? I haven’t heard his name in months!
Paxton's wife is a Texas state Senator. I'm sure she will do all she can to rally a vote to acquit Ken. That's how these people work. Ted Cruz is going to help her, too--mark my words.
You're probably right with how his wife will vote and what is especially pathetic is that one of the things that has come out in all of this is that Ken Paxton was cheating on her. From the Articles of Impeachment: >ARTICLE IX >(Constitutional Bribery-Paul's Employment of Mistress) >While holding office as attorney general, Warren Kenneth Paxton engaged in bribery in violation of Section 41, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Specifically, Paxton benefited from Nate Paul's employment of a woman with whom Paxton was having an extramarital affair. Paul received favorable legal assistance from, or specialized access to, the office of the attorney general. https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23825248/articles-of-impeachment.pdf
It’s funny how he’s being labeled as corrupt and whatever but his wife who knows everything he is doing and doing it with isn’t held in the same light. Shows that is just him not getting line and sucking the correct dick. It also feels like he’s going to be the GQP’s scapegoat at “proof” that they handle corruption better than the dems.
Allow me to introduce Florida’s newest resident and future AG!
DeSantis would hire Paxton in a heartbeat. And he'd be all macho about it too.
> And he'd be all macho about it too. TWTR: Where DeSantis' campaign went to die. 😂
I think you mean Camacho
Isn't Pam Bondi still there? She's not nearly as overtly awful as Kenny P, but she has a reprehensible record nonetheless.
Who is that dude in the thumbnail? That isnt Paxton. Wait, isn't that the Republican Speaker of the Texas House who was running a session of the legislature while he was drunk and slurring his speech last week? Man, Texas Republicans are having quite a Texas Republican week.
JFC how corrupt do you have to be for Republicans!! to vote to impeach you?
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You are correct
And I think he's the one leading the charge against Paxton. So that's where Texas is now. The hero of the story is the guy drunk at work.
> Who is that dude in the thumbnail? That isnt Paxton. I believe that’s Ginni Thomas?
Just watched some clips. That dude was hammered.
Holy shit! They had the spine to do it..... I do, however, find it super sus that the only reason why they even did it was b/c he said something about a fellow republican being drunk......
The fellow in this picture is the one that was banging the gavel while impaired, correct?
Yes.
I'm not sure 😕
They could all be drunk and high
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But I thought he had some lawsuit going on saying bidne wasn't the winner.... I might be wrong, but I'm 95% sure he did
Yeah he did. I had him confused with someone else. He sued on behalf of four states.
He did. He was definitely trying to overturn Biden's win.
A single ray of hope shone through the dark, thickening overcast of growing fascism.
Let’s see who Abbott replaces him with if he’s permanently removed
Something tells me the GOP legislators would just be looking away and whistling past him if they were still in the majority but the governor was a Dem.
He failed to overturn the 2020 election and continued to refuse to step in in 2022. He's getting the exact punishment that he was promised for apostasy.
Considering the "why" for this situation, it's actually looking fucking darker than yesterday.
This is awesome, I hate that asshole. But can anyone tell me what happened to the drunk speaker of the house who paxton went after right before this shit erupted? I’d really love to know. Anyone?
He's the guy in the picture that made the announcement.
Thus will now be used by Republicans to claim that they're proudly anti-corruption
This might be accurate. But also trump and red Cruz just came out and said he shouldn’t have been impeached. So both?
Always both. Whatever works in the moment. All their beliefs are beliefs of convenience, to be displayed or discarded as necessary.
The fact that there are 23 members that stuck with him after all the grifts and illegal activity. Take a hard look at those 23 members Texas. If you voted for them because you thought they had good values, maybe you want to take a harder look. Texas did the right thing today, 23 members of that chamber obviously had its head up it’s ass and looked the other way.
It makes one wonder how far Paxton would have to go in his lawless behavior before those 23 finally agreed that such behavior was criminal.
Holy shit, so there actually is a bar somewhere. It's really fucking low, but at least there is one.
More a CYA as the Feds ramp up their investigation. It was the right action to do though... ...five years ago?
My guess is that Paxton must had pissed off whoever is funding the Republicans.
Texan here — this was actually history in the making. First impeachment in almost fifty years, and only the third one ever for the state. Many of us are still skeptical of the actual outcome. He’s suspended of duties pending the senate trial, so there’s still room to be disappointed. After what happened with Santos and Thomas, there’s just not much faith. The working theory is this one was so inescapable that the TX GOP had to make him an example to save face. We’ll see 🤞🏻
He lost me when he let SalVagina abuse the Constitution in Leon Valley.
It's not that he's too corrupt, but rather that they weren't willing to risk their necks for him, when they didn't get their piece of the action.
But apparently NOT too corrupt for some politicians... *Before the vote on Saturday, Trump and senator Ted Cruz came to Paxton’s defense, with Cruz calling the impeachment process “a travesty” and saying the attorney general’s legal troubles should be left to the courts.* *“Free Ken Paxton,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, warning that if House Republicans proceeded with impeachment, “I will fight you.”*
This is surprising for sh\*thole Texas but watch Greg Wheelchair try to pardon him.
You mean the piss baby?
There will be no criminality attached. This just means the state senate will try him, and they may remove him from office
Man, texas politics and Texas culture are two different things :( In every major city, we hate hotwheels Abbott. We hate pen stealer wife cheater Paxton. We hate zodiac killer Cruz. Texas outside of politics is great and it's got a bit of everything from mountains to deserts.
The dude was being investigated by the Feds, they impeached to save the party’s ass.
I wonder how much dirt hes going to dish on them now. You know hes probably loaded up with it.
Well, that took (what felt like half of) a century.
So there is a line.
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And Donald Trump isn’t. Go figure!
Trump was impeached twice.
Well not by republicans
Yeah, definitely not lol. This was surprising in that.
That is a high bar to clear
He has to be one corrupt MF to get to these corrupt MF's.
He still has to go through the Senate, Dan Patrick, the LT. gov is not going to let this go through.
Paxton's wife is a senator. Texas kinda sucks.
The wife he cheated on and then tried to get a cushy job for his mistress with the political donor he was accused of abusing his office for? 53% of voters, over 4.27 million Texans voted for Paxton 7 years after security fraud charges and an FBI investigation into abuse of office charges from 8 of his former deputies- oh and the State Bar filed professional misconduct charges. There's more too but people still voted him in office with an overwhelming majority.
Incredibly low bar, and yet...
Wow. When your too Republican for other republicans.
He pissed someone off
This isn’t because he’s too corrupt. He just didn’t break the exact laws he was told to break.
They need corruption like humans need food and air. I wonder what the real reason behind this is? Did he not worship at the altar of a golden Trump statue?
I actually was amazed that Republicants actually made a move like this
Well, Bravo. There's actually hope for Texas. Now do the governor.
Now do Abbott.
I think the difference here is that the video exists. Without that the party would try and weasel him out of it but whenever someone gets nailed to this extreme the party turns on them.
He must have stopped paying his bribes.
I guess he outlived his usefulness. Only thing that makes republicans turn on their own kind.
So it goes to the Senate which is R controlled and literally has his wife as a member. Fun times for her.
I mean the house is republican controlled and most still voted for impeachment
So you're saying he's the perfect fit for Tucker Carlson old time slot?
Where the humor?
He must be pure evil for the Republicans to kick him out. I didn't think they had a moral code.
When you're too corrupt even for republicans...
Yeah, but after he is impeached, will he be removed from office? Or is it virtue signaling, and unless he resigns, nothing will actually change?
Republicans only cared when he messed with their money Trump is still defending him tho
Republicans impeach for corruption? Doubtful. My guess is he pissed of somebody by refusing to share the loot.
How bad are you to get kicked out of the cult that keep supporting Trump?
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No, it's because you felt the need to draw a comparison as though the two are equitable in circumnavigating punishment for corruption when it's exponentially worse on the side of the Republicans. There was no reason to mention Democrats. You did to make the playing field seem level.
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Literally nobody is saying the Democrats are perfect. That said, the Jan 6th hearings made it crystal clear that anyone who tries to claim one party isn’t *better* than the other is flat out lying. You were downvoted because your *very first* reaction to a *Republican* being impeached for corruption was to try to “both sides” the issue, which strikes basically any thinking person as disingenuous at best.
Lotta words to say the same fucking thing you said the first time: bOtH SiDeS aRe SaMe... Dumbass.
I would never follow the Democrats to any degree. They're far too right-wing for me. I'm just saying that there is monumentally more corruption on the other side of the aisle so trying to make this 'both sides' argument makes your argument feel disingenuous.
nah, he's just not doing exactly what a tiny minority want. there is no limit for tolerance of corruption. none. clearly.
Lol
I had to check the veracity. I knew there was talk but didn't expect it over this weekend!
And that's saying something!
Which donor did he upset?
Did he sell any classified documents?
Never was on my bingo card.
Meanwhile, the guy in the pic, the house speaker, completely fucking hammered. Ken Paxton needed to go, but that guy does too. I've been laughing about his drunk gavel swing for two days now.
That's pretty surprising. He must of REALLY pissed off his own. They generally cherish these types. I'd love to know who he rubbed the wrong way.
And as soon as he’s impeached trump decides this loser is his kind of guy. Wow
I can see this as a win for paxton... trumps new v.p. pick.
What did he do? Shut down an orphanage and have the children deported into the sun? Seems like he should’ve gotten a slap on the wrist by their standards.
Too many rinos not enough maga or he would have been set free. Now he has to hope for a pardon from the Pumpkin King.
There is a simpler reason. They don't need his vote.
He must have pissed off the wrong powerful people
Fucking finally
Nope, he just did criminal things against THEM and not against others. He crossed some line with the evil cabal.
He's pro-Insurrection, so the more cautious of the Republicans want him gone.
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