Ken Paxton, Who Tried to Overturn an Election, Says Impeaching Him Would Be Overturning an Election – Mother Jones
Jacqueline Martin/AP Fight Disinformation: Sign up for free Mother Jones Deli Newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Thursday, a Texas House panel Voted to recommend impeachment proceedings for Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. Committee investigators concluded that the state’s top law enforcement official broke several laws—including felony statutes—by using his office to help a friend and political donor named Nate Paul. (You can read more about the scandal and the committee’s investigation here.) Paxton, it might surprise you to learn that he’s not taking it too well. In...