Governor Perry indicted on felony criminal charges for abuse of power

[tsai3904]

Indicted on two felony charges: abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public servant.

A grand jury has chosen to indict Texas Gov. Rick Perry following an investigation into whether the governor abused his power by vetoing state funds for the Travis County District Attorney's Office last year.

Perry vetoed state funds for the office after District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg refused to resign following a DWI conviction.

After the veto, Perry said he could not give money to Lehmberg's office because she had lost the public's confidence after her arrest in April 2013. Lehmberg pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 45 days in jail. She served 21 days.

Upon his indictment, Perry must turn himself in to the Travis County Jail, where he will be booked, fingerprinted and have his mug shot taken. A pre-trial hearing will be arranged within the next few weeks.

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More:
http://www.kvue.com/story/news/state/2014/08/15/governor-perry-indictment/14111115/

 

[aGameOfThrones]

 

[CPUd]

LOL nobody's touching this yet.

 

[Cleaner44]

So much for Perry being a challenge to Rand Paul.

I guess the glasses still don't make him seem any smarter.

 

[CPUd]

Now it's starting to trickle down.

 

[otherone]

Nonsense.
This has ZERO traction: It's a political posture.

 

[Natural Citizen]

 

[jkr]

 

[invisible]

He finally remembered that third gov't agency that he wanted to defund and abolish!

 

[devil21]

Weird story. Looks like he was indicted by a grand jury in the same jurisdiction as the DA's office that he allegedly offended.

 

[euphemia]

Weird story. Looks like he was indicted by a grand jury in the same jurisdiction as the DA's office that he allegedly offended.

Yeah, no conflict of interest there.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

I guess I am wondering if this is actually illegal.

 

[Occam's Banana]

Oh, great ... a pol like Rick Perry actually gets indicted for something ... and I sympathize with his side (based on the story cited in the OP).

Cue "The World Turned Upside Down" ...

 

[FindLiberty]

He finally remembered that third gov't agency that he wanted to defund and abolish!

...and they served up their revenge upon him for that.

But, if he can time his trial just right and still get elected POTUS, maybe he can then pardon himself!

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Rick Perry Indicted

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-perry-indicted-coercion-veto-threat-25003869

A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday for allegedly abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption — making the possible 2016 presidential hopeful his state's first indicted governor in nearly a century.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

this could be Perry's Scott Walker moment, his badge of honor. I really don't see how they could get a conviction especially if there is a change in venue. I am not a Perry fan of course, but I call them as I see them. Remember the Bush people hate Perry as much as the democrats do.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Prosecutor confirms that Texas Gov. Rick Perry will be booked next week – @TylerS_KVUE

 

[phill4paul]

Oh, great ... a pol like Rick Perry actually gets indicted for something ... and I sympathize with his side (based on the story cited in the OP).

Cue "The World Turned Upside Down" ...

I'm going along with you on this one.

 

[V3n]

Well, at least the immigration feud Rand has been having with him can be put to bed. No more time needs to be wasted on this has-been. Lol.

 

[fr33]

Couldn't have happened to a more deserving asshole.