Rick Perry may be the latest in a long line of Republicans to find himself in serious trouble, following in Chris Christie‘s well-trodden footsteps.
According to The American Statesman, the Governor of Texas has lawyered up with a high-profile Austin defense attorney as accusations that Governor Perry illegally withheld money from the DA’s office gather steam. Perry landed himself in trouble when he attempted to withhold $7.5 million dollars of funding until the Democratic Travis County DA resigned — Perry pushed for her to resign after she was convicted of a DWI, and while the DA said that she wouldn’t be running again, she wouldn’t resign, either.
Perry allegedly withholding the money is illegal; a governor cannot withhold funding to force another elected official to resign. The DWI is a matter between the DA and the people who voted for her, and the actions of Rick Perry throw into question hundreds of criminal investigations.
Both Perry and Christie likely had dreams of running for the presidency in 2016, but these criminal allegations may very well have undone them both.
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