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Posted: 8/15/2014 2:49:39 PM EDT
AUSTIN (KXAN) – A grand jury has handed up an indictment against Gov. Rick Perry in connection with the investigation into an effort to force Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg to resign.
At the center of the issue is a complaint about intimidation stemming from Perry’s threat to veto of $3.7 million in state funding to the Public Integrity Unit run by Lehmberg’s office. The threat came after she pleaded guilty to drunk driving and served a 45-day sentence; Perry called on her to step down but she refused to resign her position. Perry then vetoed the funding for the PIU. A grand jury was called to determine whether or not Perry broke the law when he threatened to veto the funding. As a result they issued indictments on two felony charges: abuse of official capacity and coercion of public servant. An indictment indicates the grand jury believes the state has a strong enough case to send to trial and is not a finding of guilt. Special prosecutor Michael McCrum oversaw the presentation to the grand jury who has been meeting on and off this summer. McCrum told reporters that he plans to meet with Perry’s attorneys on Monday. LINK |
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Wouldn't this mean every politician should be indicted for the same crime?
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That's called hardball Texas politics folks. Who stands to gain?
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Ever notice that these 'bombshells' always get released late on Fridays?
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This is like slandering an attorney that specializes in slander. This had to happen. Bunch of retributive pricks.
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So the Travis County DA got a DUI and refused to step down, and when she refused, Perry withheld funding - and then a Travis County grand jury indicted Perry for withholding the funding? I guess a ham sandwich wasn't available?
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Abuse of what power?
Texas governor is like 48/50 on the state power rankings |
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Never knew that was against the law, don't the Feds do this with highway funds?
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When is the grand jury going to form to review Obama's actions?
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Can I guess the demographics of Travis County? View Quote According to the census[36] of 2010, there were 1,024,266 people, 320,766 households, and 183,798 families residing in the county. The population density was 821 people per square mile (317/km²). There were 335,881 housing units at an average density of 340 per square mile (131/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.21% White, 9.26% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 4.47% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 14.56% other races, and 2.85% from two or more races. 28.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.....Wiki Just stupid I guess. Austin is included. |
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That's cute, the dems think they have a shot at the Governor's office.
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So he's charged with "coercing" her to resign after she plead guilty to DUI and served jail time...
I'm surprised that's not automatic grounds for dismissal in her position. |
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So does this mean he ISN'T going to be able to send The State Guard to the border?
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Perry claimed that as a DUI convicted DA, and given her behavior upon arrest, she had no business heading the Public Integrity Office which has a state wide purview.
Many people called for her to resign including some democrats. She refused so he vetoed funding for the office. |
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lol, travis county. The place is a complete joke, and they are just trying to ruin his presidential campaign. MSNBC, and CNN will be talking about this for a weeks, and make it sound like he's a felon. His bid is already over because people believe anything they see on tv. Liberals will say "rick perry was indicted" over, and over, and have nothing to back it up, but it doesn't matter any more.
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I couldn't make it all the way thru the video. |
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lol, travis county. The place is a complete joke, and they are just trying to ruin his presidential campaign. MSNBC, and CNN will be talking about this for a weeks, and make it sound like he's a felon. His bid is already over because people believe anything they see on tv. Liberals will say "rick perry was indicted" over, and over, and have nothing to back it up, but it doesn't matter any more. View Quote He did that on his own in 2012. |
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I am sure Politics have nothing to do with this right?
Austin= democraps |
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Quoted: Perry claimed that as a DUI convicted DA, and given her behavior upon arrest, she had no business heading the Public Integrity Office which has a state wide purview. Many people called for her to resign including some democrats. She refused so he vetoed funding for the office. View Quote So now vetoing a funding bill rises to the level of criminality? That's one of the most ludicrous things I've ever heard. |
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Refuse to answer for any wrongdoing.
Has worked great for 0bongo so far. |
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