Ken Paxton’s Attorney Cancels News Conference After Gag Order Issued Over Impeachment Trial

Ken Paxton’s Attorney Cancels News Conference After Gag Order Issued Over Impeachment Trial
Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, on May 26, 2023. Eric Gay/AP Photo
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who will oversee Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial, issued a sweeping gag order scolding lawyers on both sides for “inflammatory” public comments ahead of the historic September proceedings.

“The court finds that individuals involved in the trial of impeachment will likely continue to make public prejudicial and inflammatory statements unless this order is issued,” Mr. Patrick wrote in the gag order issued on Monday (pdf).
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