I made the following video in honor of District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberhg, who’s suing Texas Governor Rick Perry.
Perry was recently indicted on two charges both of which are related to District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg and her allegation that Perry attempted to force her resignation after she was arrested for drunk driving.
The grand jury charged Rick Perry with “abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony, and with coercion of a public official.”
The maximum punishment on that first charge is five to ninety-nine years in prison. The maximum punishment on the second charge is two to ten years.
The indictments arose out of Perry’s threat to withhold $7.2 million in funding from Rosemary Lehmberg’s office unless she resigned.
Here’s the charming and litigious Ms. Lehmberg on the night of her arrest: