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Ken Paxton: “They had no sworn testimony, they had no witnesses, they had…”

Featuring: Ken Paxton, Republican | Attorney General of Texas

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SPECIAL REPORT: A Conversation with Ken Paxton

Published | Video Starts at 11:14

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. You already mentioned the fact They had no sworn testimony, they had no witnesses, they had no evidence, they didn't follow the prior elections doctrine. They didn't even have charges that defined elements of actually a violation of law. So it became hard for me to even, like, figure out what it is exactly I'm defending. (11:14–11:20)

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Asserts that the Texas House impeachment process lacked sworn testimony, witnesses, evidence, and adherence to the prior elections doctrine.

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