Defense Rests on Day 8 of Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s defense team introduced their first witness in the historic trial.

Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton (L) talks with his attorneys before his impeachment trial for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 5, 2023. Eric Gay/AP Photo

The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton resumed Thursday with the introduction of the defense’s first witness.

The defense called on Justin Gordon, chief of the open records division at the Texas Attorney General’s Office (OAG), to take the stand on day eight of the trial.