Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has hired Steve Schmidt to assist with strategy in fighting criminal charges against him for abuse of power, as first reported by Politico.
Schmidt, a longtime Republican strategist, was a senior campaign adviser and strategist in John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.
The move is the latest in a series of high-profile hires to Perry’s legal team, which suggest that the rumored 2016 presidential hopeful is taking the indictment very seriously.
He recently hired Ben Ginsberg, a former George W. Bush lawyer, and Mark Fabiani, a former Bill Clinton lawyer and Al Gore’s 2000 campaign spokesman. Ginsberg and Fabiani were key figures, on opposing sides, during the 2000 recount.
Evan Smith, the editor-in-chief of the Texas Tribune, dubbed it an “Ocean’s Eleven-style” legal team.
Via @maggiepolitico, the latest addition to the Ocean’s Eleven-style @governorperry legal team: Steve Schmidt http://t.co/VNYZDA9yBf
— Evan Smith (@evanasmith) August 26, 2014
For a ‘sketchy’ charge he sure lawyers up. Must be scared.
This can mean only one thing. Perry will divorce Anita and marry the Whore of Babble On.
Perry must pay better than MSNBC…
Yup, Bush and Clinton’s old attorneys and now McCain’s dude.
I think he’s shitting bricks.
Why does a innocent man need so many lawyers/advisers?