Ken Paxton Impeachment: The Real Ken Paxton

Ken Paxton was impeached on May 27, 2023 after many years of proceedings concerning numerous criminal indictments against Paxton as well as allegations of abuse of power. Host Deana Sacks and Clint Griess discuss Paxton's legacy of misconduct as the Texas Attorney General as well as Paxton's office's horrific treatment of women plaintiffs in civil rights cases in Texas. Sacks sued Texas Southern University after she resigned from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 2020 after 20 years of service. Four other female law professors including all three white females (but no males) resigned with tenure 2019-2020 following an ABA investigation that led to findings the the law school was in violation of ABA standards for gender equity. Paxton's office, in conjunction with a federal judge who did not follow the law and made numerous, egregious pretrial and trial errors, thwarted justice similar to the way that Paxton disregarded the law over in the Texas AG's office over the course of his career. Paxton settled a case brought by his employees for retaliation and abuse of power then sought for the Texas taxpayers to pay the $3.3 million settlement by seeking the Texas Legislature to approve the expenditure out of public funds. This request by Paxton for the Texas Legislature to approve paying off Paxton's liability for Paxton's misconduct triggered the investigation that led to his impeachment.