A special prosecutor says then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry tried to force a district attorney to resign because he didn't approve of the "historical and current management decisions" of the public corruption unit she ran.
Perry was indicted in August on felony abuse-of-power charges. But in a filing Friday, special prosecutor Michael McCrum provided more details.
The filing accuses Perry of "wanting to coerce" Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg into stepping down "and/or stymie or obstruct the continued operation" of the public corruption unit she headed.
At issue is Perry's publicly threatening then carrying out a 2013 veto of state funds for Lehmberg unit.
That came after she refused Perry's calls to resign following her drunken driving conviction.
Perry left office last month but is mulling a 2016 presidential run.
