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| John Doe prosecutors allege Scott Walker at center of 'criminal scheme' |
| 2014-06-20 |
| [JSONLINE] Prosecutors allege Gov. Scott Walker was at the center of an effort to illegally coordinate fund raising among conservative groups to help his campaign and those of Republican state senators facing recall elections during 2011 and '12, according to documents unsealed Thursday. In the documents, prosecutors lay out what they call an extensive "criminal scheme" to bypass state election laws by Walker, his campaign and two top Republican wardheelers — R.J. Johnson and Deborah Jordahl. This marks the first time prosecutors have disclosed the details of their probe. The governor and his close confidants helped raise money and control spending through 12 conservative groups during the recall election campaigns, according to the prosecutors' filings. The documents include an excerpt from an email in which Walker tells Karl Rove, former top adviser to President George W. Bush, that Johnson would lead the coordination campaign. Johnson is also Walker's longtime campaign strategist and the chief adviser to Wisconsin Club for Growth, a prominent conservative group. "Bottom-line: R.J. helps keep in place a team that is wildly successful in Wisconsin. We are running 9 recall elections and it will be like 9 congressional markets in every market in the state (and Twin Cities)," Walker wrote to Rove on May 4, 2011. Beginning' in March 2011 there were "open and express discussions" of the need to coordinate the activities of entities like Americans for Prosperity, Club for Growth, the Republican Party of Wisconsin, the Republican State Leadership Committee' and the Republican Governors Association, special prosecutor Francis Schmitz wrote. Conference calls were held between the Walker campaign, the governors associaton and the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, he wrote. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #16 File charges against the prosecutors for libel and slander if they continue to make public assertions after 2 judges have already dismissed their cases. Both prosecuors re COUNTY prosecutors, and both of them ar Dems and in lefty pockets - very very very partisan. And the JournoSent prints lies in banner headlines. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-06-20 19:54 |
| #15 Prosecutorial misconduct. Hmm. Option 1. Complain to a judge. Option 2. Complain to the state Bar. Option 3. Get sound and pictures on the prosecutor. How, do you think for one minute that these slime-balls are Boy Scouts? |
| Posted by: Squinty 2014-06-20 19:27 |
| #14 Two courts did not find anything. However, the Donk prosecutor has appealed to the U.S. 7th Circuit. Jeeze, these donk prosecutors are like Gila Monsters; they take a bite in the morning and don't let go until sundown--give Pit Bulls a bad name. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-06-20 19:01 |
| #13 I couldn't take it Rich. Maybe out in Green County, near New Glarus. I'm too old for Mad City and the nut cases. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-06-20 17:43 |
| #12 There are marches and protests in on or near the State Capital nearly weekly. Not just weekly, Every D*mn Day, Mr. B. Going in or near the Capitol in Madison during the week is to run the gauntlet of 'Screamers'. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2014-06-20 17:13 |
| #11 Yes, they are. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2014-06-20 17:08 |
| #10 they're really afraid of him, aren't they? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-06-20 14:42 |
| #9 just like the media kept the Iran Contra controversy and the "Iran Hostage to screw Carter" conspiracy alive in the news for both of Reagan's terms. They use the same play book over and over again... |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2014-06-20 14:08 |
| #8 The Federal Judges found that Walker and his administrative staff didn't do any campaign work on Wisconsin's dime. The governor, and campaign staff, did campaign and work with 'outside groups' to help him get re-elected during off-time. Both actions are legal, therefor both the John Doe investigations had no merit in investigating Walker or his administrative staff. That put the left into a spin. In disclosure, the original John Doe did find a couple of Walker's staff, when he was the Milwaukee County Administrator, working on campaigns during 'work' hours. They weren't campaigning for Walker, though. Walker actually instigated the first investigation. These two were fired. The Dem prosecutors decided that, once they had a toe-hold, they go for bigger fish. Now that the sealed John Doe documents are released as requested by the 'Club for Growth', it now becomes a serious issue for the prosecutors in revealing what extent they (the prosecutors) actually broke the law in this investigation. The full disclosures required by Club For Growth's counter-suit would require full discovery. From what I'm hearing locally, the prosecutors records contain numerous instances where they collaborated heavily with the 'D' party both locally and nationally during the 2012 recall election AND released personal records of the folks they were investigating to these same groups. Recently, these investigators approached the Governor's lawyer to cut a deal stopping the investigation (and removing future 'Discovery' in the process). Don't believe Walker would agree to that, though. The left and media (well, kinda the same) will throw a very few selective pieces of these investigations into the air for us to view. Mostly in the form of 'Walker Was Accused Of...' The 'ballast' will remain invisible. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2014-06-20 08:49 |
| #7 "You've got two judges, both a state judge and a federal judge, who said that they didn't buy into the argument that has been presented at this point," Typical donk strategy: Stir up trouble where there isn't any. File under BOGUS CLAIMS and/or metastatic growths. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-06-20 08:15 |
| #6 the Milwaukee journal has an intentionally misleading headline it should have been "John Doe gang falsely alleged..." that is what two judges found |
| Posted by: lord garth 2014-06-20 07:21 |
| #5 Walker is under EXTREME attack from the NEA, unions, and local Madison left. There are marches and protests in on or near the State Capital nearly weekly. The Feds fund and monitor the Wisconsin Gov't Accountability Board and election process very, very carefully. If there was an once of truth to this and the long list of other accusations, they would appear here. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-06-20 06:38 |
| #4 This means they're afraid of him. If they are that afraid, he must run. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2014-06-20 05:26 |
| #3 Walker looks like the best potential candidate in the Republican stable - attacks like this suggest the Democrats agree. How he handles them will determine viability. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-06-20 00:59 |
| #2 "This is just a spoiling attack to try to keep him out of action for 2016," says Instapundit. |
| Posted by: Squinty 2014-06-20 00:45 |
| #1 Yet these 'proscutors' haven't filed charges? And precisely what law was broken? Gee, that seems like something real prosecutors are required by both the canons of ethics and the law requires them to do... Or maybe they just want to surrender their law licenses now and avoid the rush. |
| Posted by: Jimp Forkbeard8158 2014-06-20 00:33 |