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The Texas Tribune
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Karen Brooks Harper and Robert Downen

For Paxton lawyers, the trial was a “sham.” House managers say it exposed a “corrupt politician.”

Ken Paxton’s defense attorney Tony Buzbee answers a question from Texas Tribune reporter Karen Brooks during a press conference following the Senate’s vote to acquit Attorney General Ken Paxton of 16 articles of impeachment on Sept. 16, 2023.
Tony Buzbee, the lead lawyer for Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to reporters after Paxton was acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment at the Texas Capitol on Sept. 16, 2023. (Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune)

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