July 2, 2015 4:53 PM

Paxton spokesman says possibility of first-degree felony indictment in Collin County appears to be political

Paxton’s spokesman also suggests the special prosecutors don’t know what they’re doing. One of them, Brian Wice, was Tom DeLay's attorney when his conviction was overturned.

In response to the news that Attorney General Ken Paxton now faces the possibility of a first-degree felony indictment in solidly Republican Collin County, his spokesman Anthony Holm – who has recently been generally non-responsive to questions about his boss – issued this statement:

"This appears to be a politically motivated effort to ruin the career of a longtime public servant. The Texas State Securities Board, and the Travis and Dallas District Attorneys offices all reviewed this matter, yet not one of them pursued a criminal action. Neither of the special prosecutors have significant prosecutorial experience. It appears that they have prosecuted only one case between them.

Not only do they appear inexperienced as prosecutors, they are from Houston. Meanwhile thousands of experienced prosecutors and former prosecutors are in the Dallas area.

From the outset their intention appears to have been to try this case in the media, not the courtroom. Texans deserve better, we deserve cases tried in courthouses, not the press.

These attacks on Ken Paxton appear to have become a political hit-job in the media, perhaps having the effect of inappropriately influencing the grand jury."

By Scott Braddock