ANALYSIS: Arguments Against Texas AG Ken Paxton Falling Apart; Witnesses Took No Evidence to FBI

Ryan Vassar admits the former staffers took no evidence with them to the FBI.
ANALYSIS: Arguments Against Texas AG Ken Paxton Falling Apart; Witnesses Took No Evidence to FBI
Attorney Tony Buzbee cross examines witness Jeff Mateer during the impeachment trial for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 6, 2023. Eric Gay/AP Photo
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The allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are falling apart as the historic impeachment trial wraps up its first week of testimony.

On Friday, former Office of the Attorney General (OAG) employee Ryan Vassar returned to the witness stand for a second day of cross-examination by defense attorney Mitch Little in the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. Three other former employees, including David Maxwell, Ryan Bangert, and Jeff Mateer, have also testified this week.

Jana J. Pruet
Jana J. Pruet
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