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In reply to the discussion: New Information Might Help Send Rick Perry Straight to Prison [View all]calimary
(81,562 posts)But they weren't threatened or leaned on - to resign. Ol ricky boy probably just snickered and gave 'em the "boys will be boys" treatment. To her, not so much.
And then, of course, there's this, too:
And as it just so happens, Ms. Lehmberg was investigating Perrys office for possible corruption charges during the time of her DUI. Which is where the real heart of this entire story lies. Because had she resigned from her position at the TCPI, Rick Perry would have been the person who chose her replacement.
Makes a whole lotta difference, doesn't it? Installing one of his little pals in her place might make it awfully easy to turn that corruption probe into a little puff of smoke just vaporizing into the air and vanishing without a trace...