Texas Senators Begin Deliberations For Second Day

The Associated Press reports:

Deliberations in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ‘s impeachment trial carried into a second day Saturday as a jury of mostly Republican senators decide whether to convict one of their party’s most powerful figures on corruption charges.

The ongoing talks behind closed doors fed a rare lack of assurance about how a vote might go in the Texas Capitol, where a dominant Republican majority typically means that outcomes are seldom in doubt.

On Friday, the jury of 30 senators deliberated for about eight hours but did not emerge for what will be a historic vote. If a verdict is not announced by Sunday night, senators may be sequestered in the Capitol until they reach one.

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Deliberations in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial are heading into a second day. The jury of mostly Republican senators is set to reconvene. Senators are deciding whether to convict Paxton on corruptions charges. https://t.co/UfTNUUCtWD

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 16, 2023