He did not threaten her. He threatened the unit’s budget as is his right.
It’s not a case of “doesn’t like who the DA is.” He had a public integrity reason for the veto.
Just like she stayed in office for the high minded reason that “I can get away with it”.
“He did not threaten her. He threatened the unit’s budget as is his right.”
I guess that’s why he’s under indictment, for not abusing the power of his office.
I get that it has a lot of Freepers outraged.
I’ve also read the post where it just seems like common sense that what he did was perfectly ok.
But federal law or any law for that matter very rarely follows the line of common sense.
You can explain it away however you want. She was a drunk. She was abusive to the cops. The bottom line is that a Republican judge in San Antonio appointed a Republican special prosecutor who convened a grand jury who then indicted him.
I’m sure it didn’t help his case that he was under investigation by the PIU.
That does cloud the issue a little more don’t you think?