WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify in his upcoming impeachment trial in the state Senate, his lawyer said late on Monday, indicating Paxton would fight efforts that may aim to compel a testimony from him. State legislators impeached Paxton on May 27 on charges including bribery and temporarily suspended him from office pending his trial in the Texas Senate. The Texas Senate will try Paxton on 20 articles of impeachment lodged against him. Paxton's impeachment trial will begin on Sept. 5, according to CBS Texas. "We will not bow to their evil, illegal, and unprecedented weaponization of state power in the Senate chamber," the attorney added.

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Persons: Ken Paxton, Paxton, Donald Trump, Tony Buzbee, Kanishka Singh, Josie Kao Organizations: Texas, Supreme, The, The Texas Senate, CBS, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: Texas, The Texas, CBS Texas, Washington