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Effort to impeach Ken Paxton, led by fellow Republicans, sets off political earthquake in Texas

Republicans have chosen to remain largely silent during years of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking by the attorney general. Now they will have to take a public stand.

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Today in Supreme Court History: May 26, 1868

5/26/1868: Senate acquitted President Andrew Johnson and adjourned as court of impeachment. Chief Justice Chase presided over that trial. Johnson is one of four presidents that did not appoint any Supreme Court Justices. The others are William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and Jimmy Carter.

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EXPLAINER: Texas’ extraordinary move to impeach scandal-plagued GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton

After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives has moved toward an impeachment vote that could quickly throw him from office

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GOP-led Texas House panel issues 20 impeachment counts against state Attorney General Ken Paxton

Texas lawmakers have issued 20 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken Paxton, ranging from bribery to abuse of public trust as state Republicans surged toward a swift and sudden vote that could remove him from office

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Impeachment of the Attorney General Under The Texas Constitution

Attorney General Ken Paxton faces a likely impeachment.

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Here are the 20 articles of impeachment filed against Ken Paxton

The Texas House will vote on accusations that include bribery, dereliction of duty, disregard of official duty and obstruction of justice.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton faces impeachment. Here’s how that works in Texas.

The Texas Legislature has never removed an attorney general. If the House votes to impeach, the Senate will hold a trial.

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How impeachment in Texas differs from the process outlined in the US Constitution

FORT WORTH, Texas — In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Attorney General Ken Paxton recommended impeaching the state’s top lawyer.

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House ethics panel recommends impeachment for Texas AG Ken Paxton

AUSTIN, Texas – In an historic move that portends the ouster of one of the most powerful Republicans in the state, a House ethics panel on Thursday recommended the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton after Republican investigation

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing a historic impeachment vote after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations

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Commentary: What happened to Ecuador? How crime and power struggles brought a democracy to the brink

Ecuador’s president, Guillermo Lasso, dissolved the country’s legislature Wednesday to dodge an impeachment vote he appeared bound to lose. He invoked a previously untested constitutional provision known as “muerte cruzada,” or “mutual death,” which permits the president to send lawmakers packing and rule by decree while facing new elections within…

Los Angeles Times

Bruce Castor dumps Rudy Giuliani as a client: 'He's not cooperating, and he's not paying me'

PHILADELPHIA — Bruce Castor, the former Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, district attorney and county commissioner who represented former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial, filed an eight-page motion in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court on Tuesday, asking to no longer represent former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in a civil…

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Ecuador’s president dissolved congress to avoid impeachment. Here’s what that means

Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso, a wealthy former banker who’s popular among investors, found a way to fend off almost certain impeachment by the opposition-controlled congress: He dissolved the body. That set off Article 148 of the country’s constitution, a provision known as “mutual death,” which means new elections for president…

Tribune News Service

MTG's Biden impeachment "stunt" mocked

MAGA Republicans want to impeach the president while defending "fraudster George Santos," top Democrat says

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Marjorie Taylor Greene files impeachment against Biden, unlikely to pass

Firebrand lawmaker also unsuccesffuly filed impeachment articles against president in 2021

Reuters

Reactions to Ecuador's Lasso dissolving Congress

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the National Assembly, bringing forward legislative and presidential elections, a day after he presented his defense in an impeachment process against him.

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Why Ecuador's president dissolved the National Assembly, and what happens next

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the country's National Assembly just as it was forging ahead with impeachment proceedings to remove the conservative leader from office over alleged mismanagement

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Explainer-Ecuador's Lasso dissolved the legislature. What comes next?

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree on Wednesday, bringing forward legislative and presidential elections, a day after he defended himself in an impeachment hearing.

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Ecuador’s embattled president dissolves congress in bid to avoid impeachment

Guillermo Lasso announces move a day after the start of an impeachment trial that seems likely to lead to his removal

The Independent UK

Ecuadorian president dissolves National Assembly, puts end to impeachment proceedings

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has put an end to impeachment proceedings against him by dissolving the opposition-led National Assembly which had accused him of embezzlement

Reuters

Ecuador president Lasso dissolves National Assembly, triggers early elections

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree on Wednesday, bringing forward legislative and presidential elections and heading off an attempt by opposition politicians to impeach him.

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Ecuador assembly begins impeachment hearing against President Lasso

Ecuador's National Assembly on Tuesday began an impeachment hearing against President Guillermo Lasso, who could be removed from his post, though the process increases the likelihood he will dissolve the legislature to avoid a final vote.

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Offices and Officers of the Constitution, Part IV: The "Office . . . Under the United States" Drafting Convention

A synthesis of our prior writings on the meaning of “Office . . . under the United States.”

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Ecuador lawmakers re-elect National Assembly president

Independent lawmaker Virgilio Saquicela was re-elected president of Ecuador's National Assembly on Sunday, supported by politicians who want an impeachment process against President Guillermo Lasso to advance to a vote for his possible removal.

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Can The Texas House Expel A Member Who Already Resigned?

There are some parallels to late impeachment.

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