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Ken Paxton: “The Texas House had a political motive more than they had a…”

Featuring: Ken Paxton, Republican | Attorney General of Texas

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SPECIAL REPORT: A Conversation with Ken Paxton

Published | Video Starts at 10:59

Obviously, I've got issues I've got to deal with in my personal life, and I'm responsible for those. But the Texas House is responsible for impeaching somebody that's violated law. And The Texas House had a political motive more than they had a legal motive [for impeachment]. We saw that in the trial. And so, yes, I think if the House can be weaponized to do this to anybody that they don't like, and it's not based on law, we can tell. (10:59–11:04)

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Asserts that the Texas House's impeachment motive was political rather than legal.

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