Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed former Secretary of State John Scott to temporarily serve as attorney general after the state House of Representatives impeached Ken Paxton.
“John Scott has the background and experience needed to step in as a short-term interim Attorney General during the time the Attorney General has been suspended from duty,” Abbott said in aWednesday. “His decades of experience and expertise in litigation will help guide him while serving as the state’s top law enforcement officer.”
The Republican governor made the interim appointment days after the state's GOP-controlled House of Representatives voted 121-23 to impeach Paxton — with 60 of its 85 Republican members, including House Speaker Dade Phelan supporting his suspension on charges that include bribery and misuse of office.for years on allegations that he abused his office to help a donor. He is also awaiting trial on an indictment for state securities fraud charges from 2015.
Paxton, who has denied any wrongdoing, called the impeachment proceedings a “politically motivated sham" in aThe state's lower chamber has delivered articles of impeachment to the Texas Senate, which will hold a trial to decide whether he should be permanently removed from office.
Scott previously served as deputy attorney general for civil litigation when Abbott held the role of the state's top lawyer. Scott was also once appointed the state Health and Human Services Commission's chief operating officer. Paxton, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump who was first elected as Texas’ attorney general in 2014,
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