Prosecutor: Testimony in Perry probe winding down

Testimony in the grand jury investigation over whether Gov. Rick Perry abused his power with a veto in 2013 is starting to wind down after a monthlong parade of witnesses that hasn’t included the governor himself, the special prosecutor handling the case said Friday.

Michael McCrum, a San Antonio lawyer, has said there are no plans to call Perry before an Austin grand jury. The panel is considering whether the governor broke the law when he vowed to veto funding for public corruption investigators if Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg didn’t resign.

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Four more current and former Perry aides entered the grand jury room Friday. McCrum declined to say afterward whether Perry definitively would not testify but signaled that few more witnesses remain.

“It’s winding down to the point where we’ve talked to pretty much all the people that we need to talk to,” McCrum said.

More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/prosecutor-testimony-in-perry-probe-winding-down/ngP65/ .