A confident and defiant Gov. Rick Perry held a brief press conference Saturday afternoon to address his indictment, vowing that this “farce of a prosecution will be revealed for what it is.”
Perry opens strong. Says TX Constitution gives him legal authority to veto funding. #TXlege #RosemaryLehmberg
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 16, 2014
Perry: We don't settle political differences with indictments in this country. It is outrageous..
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) August 16, 2014
Perry criticized "partisan political theatrics", calls indictment "abuse of power"
— Steve Brusk (@stevebruskNews) August 16, 2014
Perry: This indictment amounts to nothing more than abuse of power … I cannot and I will not let that happen.
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) August 16, 2014
Perry: I intend to win.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 16, 2014
Perry says he'll explore every legal avenue to bring to a swift conclusion… this farce of a prosecution will be revealed for what it is.
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) August 16, 2014
Gov. Perry: indictment is an "abuse of power. I cannot & I will not allow that to happen. I intend to fight against (it) & I intend to win.”
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) August 16, 2014
Perry: "I think Americans and Texans who've seen this agree with me" that DA had to go
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 16, 2014
Perry: given the choice again, that's exactly what I would do."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 16, 2014
Perry supporters were impressed.
Perry clearly laid out that he vetoed funding because he had no faith in DUI'd #RosemaryLehmberg as head of Public Integrity Office. #TXlege
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 16, 2014
Perry is PUMMELING Lehmberg’s name in the ground right now.
Don’t start nothing. Won’t be nothing.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) August 16, 2014
BOOM!! @TeamRickPerry just CRUSHED IT! What a TERRIFIC PRESSER! Go RICK PERRY! #WOW
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) August 16, 2014
Rick Perry comes out swinging. Good for him. Standing up against a corrupt and criminal DA is his job, not a crime.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) August 16, 2014
For those of you who missed @GovernorPerry’s takedown of the indictment, here’s a clip. https://t.co/BH9mMX5z3B
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) August 16, 2014
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