U.S. Texas starts impeachment trial of attorney general over corruption

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U.S. Texas starts impeachment trial of attorney general over corruption

STORY: U.S. Texas starts impeachment trial of attorney general over corruption DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Texas State Capitol 2. various of security guards at the gate of the Texas State Capitol 3. various of people lining up to wait to watch the impeachment trial STORYLINE: The Senate of the south-central U.S. state of Texas on Tuesday began an impeachment trial of suspended state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, over yearslong charges including corruption, lawbreaking and power abusing. Lawyers representing the state House impeachment team have released 4,000 pages of evidence that they plan to present at the trial. The Senate has agreed to consider 16 of the original 20 articles of impeachment. Paxton, 60, who has served as Texas attorney general since 2015, pleaded not guilty to all the articles on Tuesday morning. His attorneys filed about a dozen of motions aimed to dismiss the articles or exclude evidenc

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