Texas lieutenant governor to seek audit of taxpayer money spent on Paxton impeachment

[Eugene]

Earlier DU thread: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment

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Texas lieutenant governor to seek audit of taxpayer money spent on Paxton impeachment (The Hill)

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) said he would call for an audit of taxpayer money spent during the impeachment process of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in the Texas State House of Representatives Saturday.

“Millions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted on this impeachment,” Patrick said after votes were cast in Paxton’s Senate impeachment trial.

He added, “I’m going to call next week for a full audit of all taxpayer money spent by the House from the beginning of their investigation in March to their final bills they get from their lawyers.”

Paxton on Saturday was acquitted on all 16 of the articles of impeachment he faced, ...

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4208281-texas-lieutenant-governor-to-seek-audit-of-taxpayer-money-spent-on-paxton-impeachment/

[Paladin]

1. Dan Patrick is a bigger pimp than Paxton ever dreamed of being. (nt)

[JCMach1]

2. Which will cost thousands more... meanwhile, the grift goes on

In Austin

[NowISeetheLight]

3. Bouys

How much did they waste on the MURDER BOUYS in the Rio Grande? Didn't they send national guard to the border too? How much was that?