Special prosecutor in Perry case says he's “very concerned” about governor's actions

[Gothmog]

Goodhair is an idiot. The Travis County district attorney would not resign so as to allow Perry the opportunity to appoint her successor. To put pressure on the Travis County DA, Goodhair threatened to cut off the funding for the public integrity unit that investigated and convicted Tom DeLay. Goodhair followed through with his threat and now a grand jury is going to investigate http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Special-prosecutor-in-Perry-case-says-he-s-5375490.php?t=6cabbe13e773fef585

AUSTIN — The special prosecutor looking into Gov. Rick Perry's veto of Public Integrity Unit funding said Thursday the case is proceeding steadily and that he's concerned about Perry's actions.

San Antonio attorney Michael McCrum said, however, that he didn't know yet whether there was criminal wrongdoing on Perry's part.

The case centers on the Republican governor's threat to nix funds for the unit overseen by Democratic Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg's office unless she resigned after her drunken-driving arrest.

A group that tracks money in politics filed a complaint alleging improper coercion in the veto promise, which Perry kept when Lehmberg stayed in office.

McCrum, the special prosecutor named to look into the allegations against Perry, said in an interview with the San Antonio Express-News that he was “concerned about different aspects of how all this happened, and that includes the governor's actions.”

This is going to be fun to watch

[Gothmog]

1. Juanita Jean has some good comments about this grand jury and Goodhair

Juanita Jean took a group of people to watch the Tom DeLay trial and sentencing. Now she is looking forward to seeing Goodhair have some criminal issues http://www.juanitajean.com/2014/04/04/oops-long-story-charming-news/

Governor Rick Perry threatened her. Last summer, Rick announced that either Lehmberg step down or he would veto funds to keep the public integrity unity open. I’m gonna remind you that this was on the heels of accusations that the Lt. Governor of Texas, a Republican, falsified a time stamp during the Wendy Davis filibuster.

Since Perry got beat in court under the rule of law, he took the fight to the street by the rule of bully.

She stood firm. And, as threatened, Rick Perry vetoed $2.7 million to keep the public integrity unit open.

Hell yeah, that’s coercion.

The Travis County DA’s office recused themselves from getting involved in this so the neighboring Williamson County DA’s office (which is run by a Republican) appointed a special prosecutor to see if Rick Perry violated the law. The special prosecutor, a man named Michael McCrum, has worked for both Democrats and Republican.

Okay, seven months later, brings us to today.

Stopping short of saying he thinks a crime was committed, a special prosecutor said he is troubled by the actions of Gov. Rick Perry in carrying out a threat last year to withhold state funding from Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg’s office unless she resigned after a DWI charge.

“I cannot elaborate on what exactly is concerning me, but I can tell you I am very concerned about certain aspects of what happened here,” San Antonio attorney Michael Mc-Crum said in an interview this week with the American-Statesman and KVUE-TV. Asked if his concerns pointed specifically at Perry or his staff, McCrum said, “Yes.”

Oh, yeah.

They will convene a grand jury the middle of this month.

Anybody want to go to the trial with me?

What’s next for Rick? Dancing With the Felons?

[Michaelantelope]

2. YES!!! i want to go to the Perry trial with you when is it?

TIME, PLACE, AND ATTENDANCE RILES PLEASE!

[coldean]

3. Jury selection is going to fun to watch

Only rich conservatives please.
Watch the prosecution start whispering loudly and quickly when single mom, man who has to work two jobs or a black person enters the jury selection..