The extraordinary events surrounding the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could be a sign the pull former President Donald Trump had over the grassroots of the Republican Party is beginning to dissipate, according to three GOP operatives.
Trump’s recent attempt to sway Texas Republicans embattled in a historic fight to impeach the third-term GOP attorney general is proving to be ineffective.“The presidential primary’s impact is at play in the Paxton impeachment case,” the first political consultant said. “What we’re seeing is not only a test of the Texas House and Senate but very well could be an early sign of Trump’s weakening grip over legislative officials.
Trump spoke out on his Truth Social platform last week after the GOP-controlled Texas House voted overwhelmingly to impeach Paxton on a slew of offenses and demanded the red state cease its attacks on the embattled attorney general. Paxton was impeached by the state House last Saturday following the House Committee on General Investigating's unanimous decision to file 20 articles of impeachment. The Texas House is controlled by Republicans by an 86-64 margin. Most abandoned their fellow Republicans in a vote of 121-23.
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