"Following the impeachment vote, he was immediately suspended from office. Undaunted, Paxton, who has denied any wrongdoing, called his accusers "corrupt politicians," won acquittal in a state Senate trial, and returned to the offensive, filing dozens of lawsuits against the Biden Administration and what he called "woke" targets across Texas."
"In Trumpian fashion, Paxton is wearing the attacks on his character and his record like a victory sash, declaring himself "the fighter they couldn't cancel," as he tries to deny Senator John Cornyn a fifth term in office, by challenging him in the March 3rd Republican primary."
"He persisted even after his wife of thirty-eight years, Angela Paxton, filed for divorce on what she called "biblical grounds," an apparent reference to an alleged extramarital affair (which he denied) that was central to his impeachment trial."
Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, faced impeachment in May 2023 on charges of bribery, improper firing of whistleblowers, and obstruction of justice. Though suspended, he was acquitted in a state Senate trial and returned to office. Denying wrongdoing, Paxton dismissed accusers as corrupt politicians and resumed aggressive litigation against the Biden Administration and progressive targets. He championed religious initiatives, including mandatory classroom displays of the Ten Commandments. Despite personal turmoil, including his wife's divorce filing citing biblical grounds related to alleged infidelity, Paxton frames himself as an unstoppable fighter. He now challenges incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the March Republican primary, adopting a Trumpian narrative of persecution and defiance.
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