#Bohemian findings trial#

His party had long taken a muted stance on the allegations - but that changed when 60 of the House’s 85 Republicans, including Speaker Dade Phelan, voted to impeach.

Paxton has been under FBI investigation for years over accusations that he used his office to help a donor and was separately indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015, though he has yet to stand trial. Paxton is just the third sitting official in Texas history to be impeached.

#Bohemian findings trial#

The Senate will set its own rules for a trial that has little precedent. “I promise you, it’s ten times worse than has been public,” Hardin said. House Majority Leader Tom Delay on charges of money laundering and Branch Davidian leader David Koresh.īoth told reporters they were alarmed by the findings against Paxton and said they will present the case to the jury - in this case, Texas’ 31 state senators - as they would in any trial, which is set to begin no later than Aug. Over decades in Texas, DeGuerin and Hardin have become practically as recognizable in courtrooms as the politicians and famous figures they have represented. The hiring of Dick DeGuerin and Rusty Hardin, announced by a state House committee that has accused Paxton of bribery and misuse of office, underlines how aggressively a Republican-led investigation is moving to oust the state’s top lawyer in the face of backlash from the GOP’s hard right. AUSTIN, Texas > Two prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present the case for impeachment against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and called for transparency Thursday once the trial gets underway this summer in the state Capitol.