Suspended Texas A.G. Ken Paxton is not planning to testify at his Senate trial, his lawyer says.
His lead attorney, Tony Buzbee, said in a statement that Paxton was"impeached by the kangaroo court in the Texas House" and that Paxton will"not dignify the illegal House action by testifying."
"The House has ignored precedent, denied him an opportunity to prepare his defense, and now wants to ambush him on the floor of the Senate," Buzbee said Monday in the statement."They had the opportunity to have Attorney General Paxton testify during their sham investigation but refused to do so. We will not bow to their evil, illegal, and unprecedented weaponization of state power in the Senate chamber.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, state Rep. Andrew Murr, who chairs the House committee that investigated Paxton, and state Senate Majority Leader Paul Bettencourt, all Republicans, did not immediately respond to NBC News’ requests for comment.
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