Trump Backed AG of Texas Impeached, Users On Social Media Respond

The Texas House of Representatives has officially voted to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over recent bribery charges.

General Paxton who some conservatives garner as the best AG in the country due to standing up against big tech and big pharma has been impeached and his duties as the AG of Texas have been temporarily suspended.

The House of Representatives which has a major Conservative majority voted 121-23 to impeach Paxton.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) impeached by Texas House of Representatives 121-23 pic.twitter.com/wlNtCgGlB2

— Acyn (@Acyn) May 27, 2023

Users on social media were blindsided by the vote.

Take a look:

Anyone marker “A” below, is a RINO or Dem that voted to impeach Ken Paxton today in the Texas House. pic.twitter.com/IhXBUUdaqg

— Matt Couch (@RealMattCouch) May 28, 2023

.Texas Patriots pay attention to this RINO insurrection taking place in your state. The UniParty is going after AG Ken Paxton and trying to replace him with Bushy family member George P. Bush. Call your representatives and let them know you support Paxton. pic.twitter.com/FKyp9baWxM

— Carrie ❤️ America 🇺🇸 (@carrieksada) May 28, 2023

This idiot drunk is the disgraceful Speaker of the Texas House that just impeached Paxton for bogus grounds. https://t.co/9Pmhpwn4em

— Robert Barnes (@barnes_law) May 28, 2023

Here’s what Fox News reported:

The Texas House of Representatives voted Saturday to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over charges of bribery, disregard of official duties and abuse of public trust after hours of debate in an afternoon session — sending the case to the state Senate.

The House voted 121-23 to impeach him, meaning he will step down temporarily as he faces trial in the upper chamber. A simple majority was required to impeach him.

The House’s Committee on General Investigating had initiated an inquiry in March after Paxton and his office asked the legislature for $3.3 million to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by whistleblowers in the office. The former employees had called in 2020 for an investigation into Paxton’s actions regarding an Austin real estate investor who had his home searched by the FBI. They accused Paxton of using his office to protect him by authorizing an investigation into the FBI.

The articles of impeachment allege that the settlement delayed the discovery of facts and testimony to Paxton’s advantage.

BREAKING: The Texas House has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations of misconduct that included bribery and abuse of office.

Paxton will be temporarily removed from office pending the outcome of a trial in the Senate.https://t.co/DZYcwoLsW6

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 27, 2023

The Texas Tribune got the scoop too:

Defying a last-minute appeal by former President Donald Trump, the Texas House voted overwhelmingly Saturday to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, suspending him from office over allegations of misconduct that included bribery and abuse of office.

The vote to adopt the 20 articles of impeachment was 121-23.

The stunning vote came two days after an investigative committee unveiled the articles — and two days before the close of a biennial legislative session that saw significant right-wing victories, including a ban on transgender health care for minors and new restrictions on public universities’ diversity efforts.