The whistleblowers who have accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of crimes in office have raised serious allegations, but any prosecution based on their complaint is likely to face an uphill battle, according to criminal law experts.

Pages and pages of details of the criminal allegations became public last week when four of the seven former top executives sued Paxton’s office under the Texas Whistleblowers Act, alleging Paxton retaliated against them and fired them after they reported his conduct to law enforcement.