Two of Gov. Rick Perry’s senior Republican allies have stepped forward to support the Texan after he was indicted on two counts of abuse of power by a grand jury in Texas Friday. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal each issued public messages of support a day after Texas prosecutors said that Perry’s denial in 2013 of $7.5 million to the state’s public integrity unit amounts to an abuse of his official capacity and coercion of a public servant. Perry, who is widely believed to be preparing a run for the GOP’s presidential nomination in 2016, has denied any legal wrongdoing, and called the indictment politically motivated. Cruz, who would likely be one of Perry’s opponents in the 2016 race, voiced his support for the governor in a Twitter post. .@GovernorPerry is a friend, he's a man of integrity – I am proud to #StandWithRickPerry: facebook.com/tedcruzpage/po…— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 16, 2014 Jindal, also a probable 2016 GOP presidential nomination candidate, called Perry’s indictment a political “witch hunt” on his official Twitter account. I stand behind @GovernorPerry in his fight for honest government and I am certain he will prevail in this partisan suit.— Gov.

 

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