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Greg Abbott LOSES IT With UNBELIEVABLE Pardon Bombshell
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9:06Now PlayingRepublican Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry who was convicted of fatally shooting a BLM protester during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in the summer of 2020. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report.
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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Thursday pardoned a man who was convicted of fatally shooting a protester during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in the summer of 2020, fulfilling a promise he made last year amid pressure from conservatives.
The decision immediately followed a pardon recommendation from the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles, whose members are appointed by the governor. Lawyers for the man, Daniel S. Perry, argued that he had acted in self-defense against the protester, who was carrying an AK-47-style rifle.
Mr. Perry was sentenced to 25 years in prison in an emotional hearing last year in which prosecutors presented evidence of racist online comments he had made and said that psychological experts had found him to be “basically a loaded gun.” As the pardons board considered the case, lawyers with the Travis County district attorney, José Garza, met with the board to argue against a pardon.
Under Texas law, a recommendation from the board is necessary before the governor can grant a pardon.
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