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What Happens To Perry’s Campaign After Indictment? (Picture)
Thursday, February 12, 2015 16:33
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Rick Perry, 2012: embarrassing flame-out in Republican presidential primary.
Rick Perry, 2015: rejuvenated and indicted, wants to try again.
Former three-term Texas governor Rick Perry hasn’t been out of office but a month and he’s already gearing up to run again. Stating last week that the American people want someone with a “substantial track record” Perry clearly thinks his credentials can help carry him through what looks to be a crowded Republican presidential primary: even in his own backyard of Texas, he needs to distinguish himself in a field that will likely include fellow Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Jeb Bush, brother of George W. Bush, former president and governor of Texas.
As he reboots his presidential ambitions, several key road blocks stand in his way, including two grand jury indictments — abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony punishable by five to 99 years in prison, and coercion of a public servant. Perry is being accused threatening to veto money from the Travis County Public Integrity Unit unless District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg resigned after her arrest and jail sentence for driving while intoxicated. MOREHERE
