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It's a bad day when the Wall Street Journal, that bastion of right wing propaganda, has to put one of their favorite sons on the top fold of their latest edition:
Rick Perry Faces Unusual Criminal Probe in Texas
Grand Jury Weighs Whether Governor Crossed Line by Vetoing Funds for a Prosecutorial Unit
AUSTIN, Texas—As he hints at a possible second bid for president, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is contending with an unusual criminal investigation into whether he abused his authority, a case that legal experts say has virtually no precedent in modern Texas history.
A grand jury was impaneled in April to consider a watchdog group's complaint filed last year. It alleged the Republican governor may have violated Texas law by withholding money from a prosecutorial unit because its Democratic district attorney refused to resign after pleading guilty to drunken driving.
Mr. Perry vetoed $7.5 million in funding for the Travis County Public Integrity Unit, which handles political corruption investigations, following the drunken-driving arrest of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. Travis County includes Austin, the state capital. "The person charged with ultimate responsibility of that unit has lost the public's confidence," he said at the time of his veto.
The watchdog group, Texans for Public Justice, claimed that Mr. Perry's actions likely constituted coercion and bribery. """
Another "Oops..." moment for Rick Perry.
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Rick Perry Faces Unusual Criminal Probe in Texas - WSJ.com
Rick Perry Faces Unusual Criminal Probe in Texas
Grand Jury Weighs Whether Governor Crossed Line by Vetoing Funds for a Prosecutorial Unit
AUSTIN, Texas—As he hints at a possible second bid for president, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is contending with an unusual criminal investigation into whether he abused his authority, a case that legal experts say has virtually no precedent in modern Texas history.
A grand jury was impaneled in April to consider a watchdog group's complaint filed last year. It alleged the Republican governor may have violated Texas law by withholding money from a prosecutorial unit because its Democratic district attorney refused to resign after pleading guilty to drunken driving.
Mr. Perry vetoed $7.5 million in funding for the Travis County Public Integrity Unit, which handles political corruption investigations, following the drunken-driving arrest of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. Travis County includes Austin, the state capital. "The person charged with ultimate responsibility of that unit has lost the public's confidence," he said at the time of his veto.
The watchdog group, Texans for Public Justice, claimed that Mr. Perry's actions likely constituted coercion and bribery. """
Another "Oops..." moment for Rick Perry.
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Rick Perry Faces Unusual Criminal Probe in Texas - WSJ.com
