AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s state attorney predicts Perry will be cleared of two felony charges handed up late Friday by a Travis County grand jury.
Perry faces two counts of abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public servant over his use of veto power to pressure a Democratic district attorney to resign in 2013. Perry is a Republican.
Mary Anne Wiley, general counsel for Perry’s office, says he used veto powers granted under the state constitution. She says Perry’s lawyers will “aggressively defend” him and “believe we will ultimately prevail.”
Perry could face up to 99 years in prison if convicted. He’s the first Texas governor to be indicted in nearly a century.
Perry’s private attorney, David Botsford, did not immediately comment.
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Well, I certainly hope so. I mean, I would hate to think Governor Smart Glasses picked a guy to be his mouthpiece who went in front of the press and said: “Oh we’ve got no chance.The Governor is as guilty as sin. We’re totally fucked now.”
Hahahaaaaaa…
Funny cause it’s true.
Don’t they always?
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That’s standing instruction in a lot or most lawfirms; I have experience. You don’t even need to get the client to agree to the statement, you just maintain that in the end your client will not be found guilty or held liable on any of the charges or allegations.