Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has imposed a discovery order on the state’s House of Representatives, demanding they reveal they basis for the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton. The order came mere hours after The National Pulse pressed the matter in a scathing piece of analysis by Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam.
It has been almost two months since the impeachment vote, but the House has still told neither Paxton nor the Texas voting public why they voted to impeach him, or what evidence they have against him.
Acting in his capacity as President of the Senate and Presiding Officer of the Court of Impeachment, Lt. Gov. Patrick has now instructed House impeachment managers to hand over all the reports, documents, and statements used to justify their investigation, and to allow Paxton’s counsel to inspect all the evidence they expect to bring against him in his Senate trial.
Patrick has warned the managers that failure to comply with these instructions may result in evidence being excluded from the trial, or even contempt of court proceedings.
While the Texas House is controlled by RINO-style Republicans, the impeachment efforts against Paxton have been spearheaded by Ann Johnson, a Democrat, in a classic episode of uniparty collusion.
Kassam said of the matter, Thursday: “Hundreds of The National Pulse’s readers sprang into action on the basis of our report yesterday, and I’m delighted it has led to more transparency for Texans and American tax payers at large. We will continue to report the truth, no matter who tries to stop us, and we are eternally grateful for the help our of audience.”
