REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 15 (Reuters) - Closing arguments were set for Friday in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, following eight days of testimony from whistle blowers alleging corruption and defenders saying he did nothing wrong.
Paxton, a conservative Republican firebrand who is strongly aligned with former U.S. President Donald Trump, faces 16 articles of impeachment in the trial, in which the Republican-dominated Texas Senate serves as the jury.
It is the first impeachment proceeding against a statewide office holder in Texas in over a century.
As attorney general, Paxton backed powerful oil and gas interests and pursued restrictions on abortion and transgender rights.
He has led Republican state opposition to the policies of Democratic presidents, and filed an unsuccessful lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump's 2020 election defeat.
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