Rick Perry indicted

**tb-av** · 08-15-14, 23:39

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/15/politi...ent/index.html

Felony charges. --- Well that's two Govs that won't be in Presidential races.

One from Texas and one from VA

**skijunkie55** · 08-15-14, 23:46

"The two felony counts against Perry, a Republican, stem from his threat to veto funding for a statewide public integrity unit run by Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg unless she stepped down, the special prosecutor in the case, Michael McCrum, said.

According to McCrum, the indictment alleges that the circumstances around Perry's veto threat amounted to a misuse of state money earmarked by the Legislature to fund the public integrity unit in Travis County run by Lehmberg.

The second charge alleges that he improperly used the veto threat to get her to resign following her arrest on a drunk driving charge. She stayed in office."

Huh???

**SeriousStudent** · 08-15-14, 23:47

It might be worth digging into what county DA's office took it into the grand jury, and why.

I'll offer a small data point: Austin and Travis county is the most liberal/democratic city and county in the entire state of Texas. There is a LOT of backstory on this.

ETA: Oh, and I have no enormous love for Perry. But I have a lot less for the folks behind this.

**Leaveammoforme** · 08-15-14, 23:52

Wait a minute.... Perry wanted someone to resign that was charged with DWI and that equals felony (x2) indictment.

Meanwhile Obama is systematically destroying our country while blatantly over stepping his power and.........nothing.

**Averageman** · 08-15-14, 23:57

Originally Posted by skijunkie55

"The two felony counts against Perry, a Republican, stem from his threat to veto funding for a statewide public integrity unit run by Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg unless she stepped down, the special prosecutor in the case, Michael McCrum, said.

According to McCrum, the indictment alleges that the circumstances around Perry's veto threat amounted to a misuse of state money earmarked by the Legislature to fund the public integrity unit in Travis County run by Lehmberg.

The second charge alleges that he improperly used the veto threat to get her to resign following her arrest on a drunk driving charge. She stayed in office."

Huh???

Rosemary was sweet enough to threaten the Cop who arrested her, the Desk Sergeant and make a general PITA of herself the whole time She was in the lock-up.
The investigation included the evidence that She had been drinking while driving and her credit card has shown several thousand dollars of expenditures at the same liquor store for the vodka She drinks.
Ol' Rosemary put each and every case She touched in jeopardy by her actions, Perry was right to demand her to retire.

**jpmuscle** · 08-15-14, 23:57

I'll give Perry's attorney credit. At face value this reeks of politicization.

**ForTehNguyen** · 08-16-14, 00:06

charming woman

**Don Robison** · 08-16-14, 00:16

Wow, I wasn't sure of what you guys were talking about with her issues. Seems she has a lot of issues lately.

http://www.texaslawyer.com/id=120266...20140716001156