Guys, I've heard this consistent error depth on Twitter that
Ken Paxton was shafted in his house impeachment trial, mainly
saying that Ken Paxton was not allowed the opportunity to
show up or even testify.
General Paxton's press released yesterday that he wanted the opportunity
to appear before us.
Right, frankly, that opportunity should be afforded at the at
the committee level.
That opportunity should be afforded to him.
Look, just because Richard Hayes says so, and so do
so many other people on Twitter, it does not make
it true.
He was in fact invited to testify multiple times.
Mr.
Smithy, um, are you aware that I, as chair of
the Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence, in which I
extended a direct invitation to Attorney General Ken Paxton to
appear in front of our committee?
Are you aware as to whether or not Attorney General
Paxton accepted my invitation to appear in front of our
committee?
My assumption from your question is that he did not.
He did not.
Representative Smithy, are you aware that at that committee I
issued a standing invitation to Attorney General Paxton to participate
in any subsequent hearing of the committee on judiciary and
civil jurisprudence?
So in fact, Paxton was allowed to testify, invited to
do so.
He chose not to show up.
So all you on Twitter who basically say he wasn't
given the option, no, he was given the option.
But you know what's really weird?
Now things are going to the Senate.
He is specifically being told to testify to the Senate,
and he doesn't want to.
This guy is corrupt and he needs to go.