I never imagined that after being fairly elected by the people of Texas, I would wake up one day to find myself charged with crimes I didn't commit. The public will see for themselves that they are at their roots, politically motivated. It's not a coincidence that the chief witness against me in these charges is a political adversary of mine. Some folks are still upset that their moderate candidate didn't win. And there are those folks who are mad that I'm a conservative Christian and made no bones about it. (00:37–00:43)
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Asserts that the chief witness against him is a political adversary.
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