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08-15-2014, 07:23 PM #1
Texas Gov. Perry indicted for coercion for veto threat
Texas Gov. Perry indicted for coercion for veto threat
Published August 15, 2014 Associated Press
Aug. 8, 2014: Governor Rick Perry speaks at the 2014 Red State Gathering, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP)
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been indicted for abuse of power after carrying out a threat to veto funding for state public corruption prosecutors.
The Republican governor is accused of abusing his official powers by publicly promising to veto $7.5 million for the state public integrity unit at the Travis County District Attorney's office. He was indicted by an Austin grand jury Friday.
Perry said he'd veto the funding if the district attorney, Rosemary Lehmberg, didn't resign. Lehmberg had recently been convicted of drunken driving. The state's Public Integrity Unit operates out of her office.
When Lehmberg refused, Perry carried out his veto, drawing an ethics complaint.
Perry is the first Texas governor indicted in nearly a century. He's leaving office in January, but he's a possible 2016 presidential run.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014...r-veto-threat/
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