Texas Governor. Greg Abbott, Texas Governor, promised Saturday that he would pardon an Army sergeant who was convicted of shooting a protester during a Black Lives Matter rally.

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Abbott stated in a statement that Texas has one of the strongest “Stand Your Ground” laws of self-defense. This law cannot be overturned by a jury or a progressive district attorney.

The Friday conviction was attributed to Jose Garza, a George Soros-backed Democrat District attorney in the county. He also promised to rein in “rogue District attorneys.”

Abbot replied to a tweet saying that he supports the supporting theory that Garza “intentionally misled the Grand Jury” during the trial.

Abbott stated that he requested that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles “expedite a review of Perry’s case and recommend an award of pardons, which is a power that the state constitution restricts him from exercising.

He said, “I look forwards to approving Board’s pardon recommendation as soon it hits my desk.”

Perry claimed that he shot Foster after a protester pointed an AK-47 at his car. This is almost three years later.

Perry, who was stationed at Fort Hood about 70 miles north-east of Austin, had seen the rally during his shift and became furious when protesters began beating his car.

Perry’s lawyers argued Foster, who was wearing a neoprene jacket under his T-shirt, and carrying an AK47, a club, and a knife, raised his gun first. Perry fired his handgun in self defense.

Witnesses however testified that Foster never raised the gun and was pushing his quadruple-amputee black fiancee’s wheelchair at the time he was shot to death. Perry is also white. Foster was white.

Prosecutors also presented old posts Perry made on social media that showed his anti-protest sentiments. In some posts, Perry claimed that people could shoot protestors in Texas.

Perry, who will spend life in prison, collapsed when Friday’s conviction was read.

“I visited Daniel in prison this morning. He is distraught, as you might imagine. He was very worried about not being able to hug his Mother again. Doug O’Connell, his lawyer, stated that he is also devastated by the conviction. He loves being a Soldier.

After the two weeks of trial, our entire team has been physically and mentally exhausted. We will fight for Daniel, the battle isn’t over.