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Texas AG Ken Paxton returns for closing arguments as his impeachment trial races toward a verdict

Sep 15, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -64% Medium Liberal

  • Reliability

    65% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -30% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    -31% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : He remains under federal investigation for the same allegations that gave rise to his impeachment and faces a bar disciplinary proceeding over his effort to overturn the 2020 election.
27% : Paxton's impeachment trial has focused on the testimony of his former staff, including a group of senior deputies who reported the attorney general to the FBI in 2020, accusing him of breaking the law to help Paul.
24% : The trial centers on accusations that Paxton abused his power and broke the law to help Austin real estate developer Nate Paul, who was indicted in June on charges of making false statements to banks to obtain more than $170 million in loans.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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