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In the tale of 5 presidential impeachments, how will the latest one stack up?

House Republicans have launched an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. But this case is different — both in substance and in process — than those of former presidents Nixon, Clinton and Trump.

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Ken Paxton’s prosecutors stumbled at times. But did it matter in the GOP-dominated Senate?

The House impeachment managers faced a high bar: convincing enough Republican senators to vote against their own political self-interest.

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Ken Paxton emerges victorious from yet another career scandal

It marked a screaming milestone in a two-decade political career that has seen Paxton harness the state’s increasingly conservative politics — and later the rise of Donald Trump — to stay in power longer than his vulnerabilities would suggest.

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Trump denies pushing for Biden impeachment inquiry in secret meetings with MAGA Republicans

Trump said he didn’t “have to talk” to anyone about supporting the inquiry because “they’re more proactive than I am”

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Past impeachments, products of their times, often produced unintended consequences

Previous instances of presidential impeachment have each had contexts unique to their own political moments. These considerations have mattered as much as the alleged "high crimes and misdemeanors."

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Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren't done attacking each other

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back in office after winning acquittal on impeachment charges over accusations of corruption and bribery

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These 2 senators were the only Republicans to vote for Paxton impeachment articles

Kelly Hancock and Robert Nichols broke from the rest of their party, but longtime observers said they weren’t surprised.

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Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial escalates Texas Republican civil war

Paxton’s far-right supporters doubled down on their promises for swift retribution against fellow Republicans who supported his removal from office.

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

Finally freed of a gag order, the opposing sides pulled no punches after the attorney general was acquitted.

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Senate Republicans say House managers failed to meet high burden of proof

Democrats, however, said their GOP colleagues “caved” to outside pressure in voting to acquit and return Ken Paxton to his job as attorney general.

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Paxton, Acquitted

The Senate acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton on every charge. While the impeachment trial has ended, there’s plenty more to come.

Texas Observer

Trump celebrates Ken Paxton impeachment acquittal — with a 9/11 meme

Former president congratulates Texas attorney general on Truth Social by resharing 9/11 meme

The Independent UK

Ken Paxton has held onto the Texas attorney general’s office. But his legal worries are far from over

For years, the powers and protections that come with being Texas’ top lawyer have helped Ken Paxton fend off ethics complains, criminal charges and an FBI investigation

The Independent UK

Trump congratulates Paxton on “Texas sized” impeachment victory

“This was the right outcome,” U.S. Ted Cruz said, while Gov. Greg Abbott said he looked forward to continuing to work with the attorney general.

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Dan Patrick, Dade Phelan trade potshots after impeachment trial ends

The lieutenant governor criticized the House for a secretive and rushed process that “wasted” taxpayer dollars. The House speaker fired back, saying Patrick confessed his bias and contempt.

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Ken Paxton was acquitted. See how each Senator voted.

After spending two weeks listening to both sides make their case, Texas Senators voted to acquit Paxton on all 16 articles of impeachment. Because of this vote, Paxton will remain in office.

The Independent UK

Timeline leading to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's acquittal in his impeachment trial

A timeline of events that led to acquittal of three-term Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton during his impeachment trial in the state Senate

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Texas AG Ken Paxton was acquitted at his impeachment trial. He still faces legal troubles

For years, the powers and protections that come with being Texas’ top lawyer have helped Ken Paxton fend off ethics complains, criminal charges and an FBI investigation

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After winning impeachment fight, Paxton still faces felony fraud case and an FBI investigation

The attorney general’s long-simmering securities fraud case appears closer to resolution, while the FBI has probed the same allegations that played a major role in his impeachment.

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Texas’s impeached attorney general acquitted by fellow Republicans

Ken Paxton, impeached in May, has been found not guilty of bribery and dereliction of duty and may resume office

The Independent UK

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton escapes impeachment over corruption charges

Paxton had been accused of abusing his power to benefit himself and a Texas real estate investor

WEKU

Texas Senate acquits state Attorney General Ken Paxton in impeachment trial

Paxton, who has been suspended, faced 16 articles of impeachment tied to allegations that he abused his office to protect a political donor. The Senate vote reinstates Paxton as attorney general.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment

Only two of 19 Republican Senators voted in favor of convicting for any article — a stark contrast to the more than 70% of House Republicans who impeached the attorney general in May.

WEKU

Republicans run a big risk with impeachment

So far there's been no evidence that President Biden benefited financially from his son's business dealings. And as prior impeachments have shown, Republicans risk a backlash from perceived overreach.

The Independent UK

Ken Paxton jury deliberates for second day in Texas attorney general impeachment trial

Deliberations in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial are heading into a second day

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