Defense attorneys for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton did everything they could to have the impeachment charges against him dismissed. But state Senators, in this case the jurors, overwhelmingly rejected those efforts, one by one. In this special release episode of Y’all-itics, listen to the opening statements in the historic impeachment trial. State Representative Andrew Murr, a Republican who is the chair of the House board of impeachment managers, went first. He was followed by Paxton’s lead impeachment attorney Tony Buzbee and then another Paxton attorney, Dan Cogdell.

Opening Statements:

State Rep. Andrew Murr, (R) House board of impeachment managers chair

Tony Buzbee, Paxton lead impeachment attorney

Dan Cogdell, Paxton impeachment attorney