Houston - Longtime Fox 26 Legal Analyst Chris Tritico articulates in expert fashion what I genuinely hope is the belief of most Texans.
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Will Ken Paxton face trial? GOP Senators weigh dismissal
In Texas, there's a push to ensure a trial for the Attorney General, but the outcome may hinge on whether Republican Senators support dismissing it based on a "forgiveness doctrine."
Guilty or innocent - it's high time to hear the facts and the first hand accounts surrounding Ken Paxton's actions.
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And yet, there is a significant possibility this impeachment trial will never get that far, if, as a matter of political expedience a majority of Republican senators buy into the so-called "forgiveness doctrine" - which suggests Texas voters, by and large, knew about Paxton's alleged misdeeds - and re-elected him in 2022 despite them all.
Bottom line, the GOP senate majority has the numbers to grant Paxton's motion to dismiss - on day one of this historic proceeding.
Chris Tritico continues, "So they may want to grant these motions kick it out, not let these people testify publicly, and then politically ride that storm out because nobody heard the evidence."
There is a mountain of pressure from the hard right wing of the Texas Republican Party to snuff-out this prosecution before it gets rolling for all to hear and see.
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