Texas AG Ken Paxton touts Donald Trump’s support in final stretch of impeachment trial

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG
Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for impeached Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton have begun calling witnesses as the trial that will determine whether the Republican is removed from office winds down. The defense’s first witness Thursday was the head of the open records division at the attorney general’s office. One impeachment article accuses Paxton of manipulating the open records process to help a donor. Attorneys for the bipartisan group of lawmakers prosecuting Paxton’s impeachment rested their case Wednesday. They did so after a woman who was expected to testify about an extramarital affair with the attorney general made a sudden appearance at the trial, but never took the stand.