LIVE: House impeachment managers to name attorneys for Paxton trial
The House panel overseeing the looming Senate impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton is expected to announce the lawyers Thursday who will act as prosecutors in the case.
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The House panel overseeing the looming Senate impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton is expected to announce the lawyers Thursday who will act as prosecutors in the case.
The press conference starts at 3 p.m. You can watch it live in this story or on Facebook.
Paxton impeachment trial
The Texas Senate will ultimately act as the jury in the impeachment trial against Paxton, who will remain responded from his position until the outcome is known. On Monday the upper chamber voted to hold the trial no later than Aug. 28.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick named seven senators to a special committee that will work to outline the rules for the trial to proceed. They're scheduled to present those to the full Senate during a meeting on June 20.
The Texas House of Representatives approved 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton, the three-term Republican, on May 29 by a vote of 121-23. These articles came as a result of a committee's two-month investigation that began after Paxton asked to use state funds to settle a $3.3 million whistleblower lawsuit filed by four former employees who accused him of wrongdoing.