The charges against his friends have been brought in liberal TravisCounty.
ECONOMIST: Attack him, and he just gets meaner??and stronger
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Third, in the TravisCounty criminal investigation, three of DeLay's most trusted fund-raisers have already been indicted by a grand jury on charges of illegal fund raising and campaigning.
NPR: Washington Eyes DeLay PAC Trial in Texas
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They even considered passing a rule change to allow DeLay to keep his leadership post if indicted by the TravisCounty grand jury (dropping that plan only after public outcry).