"Dan Patrick says he won’t accept donations during impeachment trial." He wants to remove the appearance of "the trial being wide open to outside political influence."
Logically, doesn't this mean he should quit accepting campaign contributions during regular sessions, too, to remove the appearance of legislating being wide open to outside political influence? Which it is, of course.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/01/dan-patrick-campaign-donations-ken-paxton-impeachment/