The Costly Impeachment of Ken Paxton: Millions Spent by Texas Taxpayers

The impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has cost taxpayers over $4.2 million, with the majority spent on lawyers hired by the House to prosecute Paxton. Invoices from the law firms of Rusty Hardin and Dick DeGuerin, who led the case against Paxton, amounted to over $3.5 million. The Senate also spent approximately $435,000 on the impeachment. Paxton and his allies argue that the expenses were a waste of taxpayer money, while the House defends the costs as necessary for justice. Paxton has not disclosed how he paid for his legal defense.