Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, was
indicted on Friday on charges relating to his efforts to try and force a
local district attorney to resign.
A Travis County grand jury handed up the charges.
The two counts against
Perry, a Republican, stem from his threat to veto funding for a public
integrity unit run by the DA, who had been arrested on a drunk driving
charge.
Mary Anne Wiley, general
counsel for Perry's office, said the "veto in question was made in
accordance" with the authority "afforded to every governor" under the
state's constitution.
"We will continue to
aggressively defend the governor's lawful and constitutional action, and
believe we will ultimately prevail," Wiley said in a statement.
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