What exactly had changed here because Can Paxton up to this point is still this Maga hero attorney general who has just been Indoorspy Donald Trump and Donald jr. And has been fighting the liberal establishment one lawsuit at a time So what suddenly inspired these texas house republicans To turn on Paxton and go so far as to actually impeach him? I think Fascinating that was the bridge that for many was too far that this was an attorney general That was now asking them to say you did nothing wrong and this is okay. But there's also something else at play which is the political character of the texas house: This is a body that for structural reasons is more moderate
Since 2016, the cardinal rule of Republican politics has been to defend Donald J. Trump and his allies at all costs, no matter the allegation. That appeared to change last week, when Texas lawmakers issued 20 articles of impeachment against their state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, a powerful Trump supporter.
J. David Goodman, the Houston bureau chief for The New York Times, explains what the escalating conflict in Texas indicates about tensions within the party.
Guest: J. David Goodman, the Houston bureau chief for The New York Times.
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