June 22, 2023      6:06 PM

HK: Senate impeachment trial rules at least suggest an air of legitimacy

However non-lawyer Patrick’s rulings on evidence, procedure and law are final which still leads back to suspicion and question of what outcome achieves his own best interests

When the Senate began its closed-door discussion of impeachment trial proceedings last Tuesday, many in the Capitol expected a brief, pro-forma rubber stamping of whatever the Lt. Governor proposed.

While the rules have several glaring deficiencies that may undermine the legitimacy of the outcome, the final product is still more stout than most expected.

House Attorneys Dick DeGuerin and Rusty Hardin said "The rules the Senate has propounded for the impeachment trial of Attorney General Kenneth Paxton provide a fair trial for both sides. We thank the Senate for their diligence and hard work, and we look forward to presenting our case."

But like just about everything in the Ken Paxton misadventure, the gravity of the allegations seems to have focused the Senate’s collective conscience.

By Harvey Kronberg

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