Texas Governor Greg Abbott says that he will pardon US Army Sgt. Daniel Perry and “rein in” the “rogue” Soros-funded District Attorney of Travis County, who brought the case to trial before a deep-blue jury despite the fact that police in Austin had ruled that Sgt. Perry acted in self-defense in 2020, when he shot an armed BLM rioter dead as he faced a mob attack and came under gunfire.
US Army Sgt. Daniel Perry was convicted of murder on Friday, for shooting an armed BLM/Antifa rioter who brandished a weapon at him as a mob attacked his vehicle in Austin, Texas in 2020, as the active-duty soldier spent time driving for Uber to earn extra money. The rioter who Perry shot, avowed BLM/Antifa militant Garrett Foster, had previously been caught on video threatening riot passerby with his AK-47-style rifle, and when Perry shot Foster he was pointing his weapon at Perry, preparing to shoot him, while an additional BLM rioter was already opening fire.
Immediately following Perry’s Friday conviction, nationwide opposition to the politically-motivated persecution swelled, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott was called upon to issue a pardon for Perry. A day later, Abbott posted a public statement on Twitter saying that he’s preparing to do just that.
“I am working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry,” Governor Abbott announced in a Saturday tweet, the day after Perry was convicted of murder in deep blue Travis County (Austin), in an obvious case of life-saving self-defense.
“Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified b ya jury or a progressive District Attorney,” Abbott explained in a written statement he attached to his tweet.
However, in Texas, as Abbott explained, the Governor’s pardon powers are limited and before issuing a pardon, one must be recommended to him by the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
“Texas law DOES allow the Governor to request the Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine if a person should be granted a pardon,” Abbott explained further, confirming that he has already “made that request and instructed the Board to expedite its review.”
“I look forward to approving the Board’s pardon recommendation as soon as it hits my desk,” Abbott wrote.
“Additionally, I have already prioritized reining in rogue District Attorneys, and the Texas Legislature is working on laws to achieve that goal,” he added.
