The Impeachment Trial of Ken Paxton - Day 8
Houston - Day 8 of the impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Lt. Gov and President of the Texas Senate Dan Patrick is the presiding judge. Per Senate rules for the impeachment, the prosecutors have 2 hours and 34 minutes remaining the defense team has 8 hours and 38 minutes.
Both sides have agreed to present closing arguments on Friday morning.
Each side now has 1 hour for rebuttals and 1 hour for closing arguments.
Defense attorney Tony Buzbee announces that the defense rests. Attorneys from both sides gathered with presiding judge Dan Patrick.
Grant Dorfman the current deputy 1st assistant attorney general on the stand being questioned by defense attorney Anthony Osso.
Henry de la Garza
DAY 8 - Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial Defense attorney Amy Hilton questions witness Henry de la Garza, currently HR director at the Office of Texas Attorney General, and Daniel Dutko representing the House Managers conducts the cross-examination. The focus is on the Involuntary separation of the whistleblowers from the AG office.
Afternoon Session - begins with the defense calling Henry de la Garza current HR director at the Office of the Texas Attorney General.
The defense attorney questioning the second witness is Chris Hilton. Hilton is the OAG's chief of general litigation, currently on leave to defend Paxton during the trial
The second witness for the defense is Austin Kinghorn, the current associate deputy attorney general for legal counsel
Defense questioning has centered on the open records request from Nate Paul for DPS documents related to the FBI raid of his home and business in 2019.
The defense calls Justin Gordon as their first witness. On Wednesday late in the afternoon, they called a different witness, obviously a change in plans. Justin Gordon division chief open records in the attorney general's office.
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