MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show December 23, 2021 09:21:00
Watcher, a class a misdemeanor that could bring up a year in jail. it was a pretty trumped-up charge and it did not fly, even in paxton's hand-picked venue of williamson county, known for more conservative leanings. a grand jury returned a no bill in april, meaning they refused to hand down the indictment that the attorney general asked for. it all sounds so tidy in the past tense, but debeauvoir lived through months of uncertainty. attorney general paxton pursued her, starting in november 20, and it wasn't until july she learned that the grand jury had declined to charge her. she says, quote,...