Texas Gov. Abbott's Controversial Move to Pardon Protester's Killer.

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Texas Gov. Abbott's Controversial Move to Pardon Protester's Killer.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on social media that he plans to pardon Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder in the death of Garrett Foster during a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin. Conservative leaders have rallied behind Perry, claiming he acted in self-defense. However, Foster's mother and her civil attorney find it inappropriate that the two most powerful men in Texas would interfere in a murder trial that's still not over. Perry faces a sentence of up to life in prison.

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