Day Six Of The GOP Civil War - Texas Republicans VS Themselves
Texas Republicans vs. Themselves. A House divided: Inside the feuds, accusations, and political theater.
https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/day-six-of-the-gop-civil-war-texas
Now that the impeachment hearing is over, the Senate and all parties involved are no longer under a gag order. And boy-oh-boy, have they been talking—especially Dan Patrick, who was the one who initially put the gag order in place.
On September 18, Dan Patrick went on the Mark Davis show, saying, “I conducted a fair trial.” He also claimed that his speech after the acquittal wasn’t to attack the House but to attack the process. Another thing he said was, “There was no evidence because nothing was under oath.” (Senator Bob Hall said something similar last week, implying that Paxton was acquitted because the witnesses were not under oath during the House investigation.)
Patrick also told Mark Davis that the first time he spoke to Dade Phelan in two years was when Phelan sent him a text toward the end of the legislative session. Then, they got together for a chat, and Patrick asked Phelan (allegedly) if they were planning on impeaching Ken Paxton. According to Patrick, Phelan told him it was up to the Investigation Committee, and he didn’t know anything about it.
This matters and is crucial in the GOP Civil War because the Paxton side, including Dan Patrick, is all trying to say that Dade Phelan did the impeachment at the behest of the Bush Dynasty and Texans for Lawsuit Reform. Although, that’s not at all what happened.