August 26, 2014 11:09 AM

Former McCain adviser joins Perry legal team

“This is serious, we’ve got to handle it with the appropriate measures”

Via Politico:

“Republican strategist and former John McCain consultant Steve Schmidt has joined the team helping Texas Gov. Rick Perry with the strategy around his indictment, POLITICO has learned. Schmidt is the latest addition to a team that Perry has been expanding with legal hands.

The Republican governor, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, has been indicted for allegedly abusing his power by vetoing funding to the office of a Democratic prosecutor who wouldn’t resign after a drunken driving arrest. ‘We’re bringing in the best of the best to help us handle this … this is serious, we’ve got to handle it with the appropriate measures,’ Perry spokesman Jeff Miller said.”