Davis, supporting PAC react to Gov. Perry’s indictment

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AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Democratic gubernatorial candidate and committee funding her campaign to become Texas’ next governor reacted immediately to Friday’s news that GOP Gov. Rick Perry, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, had been indicted on two felony charges.

Following the breaking news, state Sen. Wendy Davis issued a statement calling the allegations that Perry attempted to coerce a public official into resigning through abuse of his veto power “troubling” but that she has “confidence in our justice system to do its job.”

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