Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Requests Full Audit of Impeachment Process Against AG Ken Paxton

‘Millions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted on this impeachment,’ Mr. Patrick said during his closing remarks after Mr. Paxton’s acquittal.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick delivers his remarks at the conclusion of the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton on Sept. 16, 2013. Texas Senate/Screenshot via NTD

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has made good on his promise to request an audit of the impeachment process of Attorney General Ken Paxton to determine how much it cost Texas taxpayers.

“To be clear, the goal is to determine the absolute total cost to the state of preparing for and conducting this trial from the beginning through its conclusion,” Mr. Patrick wrote in a letter to Texas State Auditor Lisa Collier on Sept. 18.