but prosecutors argue that perry instigated the confrontation hours after the guilty verdict, tucker carlson went on the air to shame texas governor greg abbott calling the verdict a legal atrocity as republicans do, abbott seems to have said, sir, yes, sir, to tucker, saying he s directed the texas board of pardons and paroles to consider a pardon for perry. you might recall abbott also posted a celebratory tweet when kyle ritten house used his semiautomatic rifle to shoot two men dead in kenosha, wisconsin jose garza rebuked abbott s pardon efforts saying a jury gets to decide whether a defendant is guilty or innocent, not the governor joining me is msnbc senior political analyst, matthew dowd. this feels like a pattern to me. you have republicans in multiple states including florida passing
i know from the trial that really gives, uh, question calls . this jury verdicts into question. instead we look at the timeline of what exactly happened and that is on friday afternoon. late in the day, jurors deliver their verdict around 4 30 in the afternoon, and by the evening on social media we were seeing and hearing conservative voices nationally calling upon the governor to quickly issue a pardon. and then not 24 hours after this jury s verdict. the governor at two p.m. central time here in texas , goes on twitter and says he intends to do just that. so governor abbott himself appoints members of the texas board of pardons and paroles. so after they review this verdict, how likely is it that they will recommend a pardon? keep in mind this board rarely, uh, seeks to have someone pardoned here in texas, and it is even more rare
exclusive after a brutal cartel attack and kidnapping in mexico, surviving american hostages latavia washington and eric williams share the details of their captivity for the first time on cnn, anderson cooper 3 60. tomorrow on cnn. international lead a texas man convicted of murder on friday could soon walk free after becoming a conservative cause. celeb texas governor greg abbott, a republican, seems quite eager to pardon daniel perry, whose cases now under review by the texas board of pardons and paroles. perry is a white army sergeant and rideshare driver who was found guilty of shooting. and killing garrett foster, another veteran and white protester at a black lives matter demonstration in 2020. tony plohetski joins us now he s an investigative reporter with the austin american statesman. thanks so much for joining us. does the family of garrett foster the victim? have any recourse here before or after the decision on the pardon comes down. so keep