Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was not the man he publicly proclaimed to be the state House Republican who is leading the impeachment case against Paxton told the state Senate on Tuesday . Paxton through his attorney Tony Buzbee pleaded not guilty to articles of impeachment that are up for consideration during his Senate trial . The trial started after the Senate voted to reject motions from Paxtons team to dismiss the impeachment . case in its entirety and to dismiss individual articles . of impeachment . Trial is expected to last two or three weeks and could last until January . Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick a longtime Paxton ally who is presiding over the Senates trial said Paxton cannot be compelled to testify during the proceedings describing the process as similar to a criminal trial . If the remaining senators vote to convict Paxton he would become the . third person ever removed from office in Texas via impeachment . He has described his impeachment as a political motivated sham and has consistently denied wrongdoing . The House impeachment managers have already submitted nearly pages of evidence unveiling more details in the extraordinary accusations that Paxton pressured his top aides to take steps that would benefit friend and donor Nate Paul a real estate investor to benefit Paul and his wife Angela Paxton . He was arrested in June on eight federal felony charges related to falsifying financial records and his lawyer has repeatedly declined to comment to . his lawyer . The impeachment manager has repeatedly refused to comment. Paxton has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. He has so far survived a series of scandals since taking office. The House has refused to deny wrongdoing. The impeachment managers. He is accused of refusing to comment and said he has been accused of not admitting to wrongdoing. In April he has denied wrongdoing and his attorney. He was accused of abusing his wife and his
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pleads not guilty to impeachment charges . Texas attorney general
