Public Advocate Message Helps Win Paxton Acquittal
The Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton of 16 articles of impeachment alleging corruption and bribery, his most artful escape in a career spent courting controversy and skirting consequences of scandal.
No article received more than 14 of the required 21 votes to convict. Only two of 19 Republican Senators, Bob Nichols of Jacksonville and Kelly Hancock of North Richland Hills, voted in favor of convicting for any article - a stark contrast to the more than 70% of House Republicans who impeached the attorney general in May.
Paxton, who attended just two days of the trial and was not present to witness his exoneration, was characteristically defiant.
"The sham impeachment coordinated by the Biden Administration with liberal House Speaker Dade Phelan and his kangaroo court has cost taxpayers millions of dollars, disrupted the work of the Office of Attorney General and left a dark and permanent stain on the Texas House," Paxton said in a statement. "The weaponization of the impeachment process to settle political differences is not only wrong, it is immoral and corrupt."
EUGENE DELGAUDIO, PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC ADVOCATE wrote supporters this message of support for Attorney General Paxton on Friday before the deliberations were finished:
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Right
now,
there
is
a
conspiracy
in
the
Texas
State
Legislature
to
remove
and
ban
a
good
man
from
office.
State
Attorney
General
Paxton
was
re-elected
to
his
office
last
year
by
an
overwhelming
vote
of
support
from
Texans.
But
now
he
is
being
railroaded
through
a
baseless
impeachment
process.
His
real
crimes?
He
challenged
the
FBI
as
corrupt
and
biased
-
something
the
whole
nation
has
seen
the
last
few
years.
He
fought
back
hard
against
the
Biden
Administration.
And
he
has
been
a
pro-Family
champion
in
the
fight
to
defend
Texas
children
from
the
radical
Homosexual
Lobby.
In
fact,
just
looking
back
through
my
old
files,
I
have
written
to
the
entire
country
about
Texas'
noble
AG
on
numerous
occasions.
He
has
been
a
role
model
for
other
conservative
AGs
to
follow.
Here's
just
one
snippet
of
his
good
work:
"There
are
laws
in
every
state
against
allowing
children
to
view
adult,
sexual
entertainment.
But
the
Homosexual
Lobby
and
their
allies
have
convinced
law
enforcement
and
local
prosecutors
to
turn
a
blind
eye
to
these
criminal
acts.
Texas
Attorney
General
Ken
Paxton
is
demanding
that
this
"free
pass"
comes
to
an
end
in
his
state.
Last
weekend,
one
pro-Family
hero
attended
one
of
these
drag
shows
at
a
bar
in
Plano,
TX.
The
video
clearly
shows
a
man
in
drag
performing
sexually
and
singing
words
so
vile
I
cannot
repeat
them
here
-
with
a
child
clearly
in
the
audience!
After
reviewing
the
footage,
AG
Paxton
demanded
that
local
prosecutors
investigate."
There
is
a
direct
quote
from
an
email
I
sent
almost
a
year
ago.
But
there
are
too
many
squishy
Republicans
who
do
not
want
to
actually
confront
the
Homosexual
Lobby.
And
AG
Paxton
has
upset
them
to
the
point
that
they
have
falsely
impeached
him.
Now
it's
up
the
Senate
to
decide
how
to
sentence
him.
The
same
thing
happened
to
Trump
--
he
was
impeached
in
the
House,
but
the
U.S.
Senate
refused
to
take
action.
The
Senate
majority
knew
the
impeachment
articles
were
baseless.
And
now
we
are
demanding
that
the
Texas
Senate
admit
the
same
thing.
This
is
a
witch
hunt
orchestrated
by
RINO
underlings
and
political
rivals
to
destroy
the
career
of
a
pro-Family
champion.
And
real
conservatives
from
around
the
country
are
rallying
to
his
defense.
President
Donald
Trump,
Donald
Trump
Jr.,
Tucker
Carlson
and
even
Kari
Lake
of
Arizona
are
all
voicing
their
full
support
for
Paxton.
Despite
the
bloated
list
of
charges
against
AG
Paxton,
the
evidence
shows
that
his
impeachment
is
no
more
valid
that
Trump's
impeachment
over
"Russian
Collusion."
It's
all
a
lot
of
nonsense.
The
auditor
of
the
Attorney
General's
office
stated
flatly
that
there
was
no
misuse
of
funds
found
anywhere
in
the
office
-
that
the
media
just
fabricated
allegations.
From
TheBlaze.com
on
the
impeachment
convictions:
"The
problem?
The
accusations,
sexy
and
salacious
as
they
may
be,
simply
aren't
true.
In
no
way,
shape,
or
form
did
the
House
prove
its
case
with
tangible,
clear,
or
convincing
evidence.
In
fact,
the
defense
presented
evidence
that
shredded
every
article
of
impeachment
listed."
Ken
Paxton
appealed
to
the
Senate
to
dismiss
all
charges
as
groundless,
but
twelve
traitorous
Republicans
sided
with
the
Democrats
to
deny
this
motion.
AG
Paxton
is
a
pro-Family
champion
and
hero
-
and
Public
Advocate
must
defend
him.
That's
why
I
need
every
Texas
supporter
we
have
to
get
busy
calling
right
now.
Here
are
the
Republican
Senators
who
need
to
hear
from
you.
Conservative
Champions
Who
Voted
to
Dismiss
All
Charges:
Bob
Hall
(512)
463-0102
Brandon
Creighton
(512)
463-0104
Lois
Kolkhorst
(512)
463-0118
Paul
Bettencourt
(512)
463-0107
Tan
Parker
(512)
463-0112
Donna
Campbell
(512)
463-0125
These
brave
senators
need
to
be
encouraged
to
hold
their
ground
-
let
them
know
they
have
your
support!
Swing
Vote
Republican
Senators:
Drew
Springer
(512)
463-0130
Pete
Flores
(512)
463-0124
Phil
King
(512)
463-0110
Kevin
Sparks
(512)
463-0131
Charles
Schwertner
(512)
463-0105
Charles
Perry
(512)
463-0128
Bryan
Hughes
(512)
463-0101
These
senators
could
still
go
either
way
-
we
need
to
put
as
much
pressure
on
them
as
we
can
to
do
the
right
thing.
GOP
Senators
Rumored
to
be
Pushing
Impeachment:
Joan
Huffman
(512)
463-0117
Kelly
Hancock
(512)
463-0109
Mayes
Middleton
(512)
463-0111
Brian
Birdwell
(512)
463-0122
Robert
Nichols
(512)
463-0103
All
of
these
senators
need
to
know
that
Texas
will
condemn
them
if
they
vote
to
remove
Attorney
General
Paxton
from
office.
Call
as
many
of
these
senators
as
you
-
at
least
a
couple
from
each
group.
And
please
forward
this
email
to
as
many
pro-Family
Texas
as
you
know.
We
must
spread
the
word
to
save
Ken
Paxton!
For
the
Family,
Eugene Delgaudio
HON. EUGENE DELGAUDIO
President, Public Advocate of the U.S.
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