Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a notorious far right scumbag whose ignominious resume of crimes against the people of the Lone Star State and even the rest of the country beyond is far too long to list here in any concise manner, has almost certainly walked from all 20 of the impeachment articles again him, judging by the way things are going as of Article 7’s vote.
With 21 guilty votes required to convict, none of the counts so far has gotten more than 14 guilty votes, with two Republicans joining 12 Democrats on those votes. While they are Republicans and of course they would fucking do this in the end, it is still a little surprising considering the 86 GOP – 64 Dem Texas House voted 121 to 23 in favor of impeaching Paxton back in May.
While Pax’s political peril is now almost certainly over for now, his legal troubles continue and may worsen, with reports of a federal grand jury investigating his crimes and his real estate hustler buddy Nate Paul – the center of many impeachment articles – has already been indicted.