Paul J. Weber and Will Weissert Posts

Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he is fighting a criminal indictment with the law on his side — not to mention a legal team with formidable records in big cases. His lead attorney took on BP after the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Another is George W. Bush's former lawyer during the Florida recount that decided the 2000 presidential election. That doesn't even include the Austin attorney who's been paid at least $80,000 in taxpayer money since a grand jury was first seated in April to consider abuse of power allegations.