Tag: John Doe investigation
County Executive Abele to release thousands of pages of John Doe investigation emails
This is great news. A pool of at least tens of thousands of emails will likely soon become available from aides to Gov. Scott Walker when he was Milwaukee County executive. One person’s records consist of 25,000 to 40,000 emails, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said in an interview Thursday….
Is Gov. Scott Walker negotiating a deal with John Doe prosecutor?
In my experience, innocent people don’t make deals with prosecutors… Until now, the newspaper’s editorial page has defended Walker against what it says is an unconstitutional violation by prosecutors of his campaign’s free speech rights. In Wednesday’s editorial, the newspaper attacked Walker, alleging that his attorney was negotiating with prosecutors…
Republican Federal judge orders halt to investigation into possible campaign-related criminal activity
So wait….it’s now illegal to investigate possible illegal campaign activity? U.S. District Judge Rudolph Randa on Tuesday ordered a halt to the ongoing John Doe investigation, siding with Wisconsin Club for Growth in ruling that the investigation into alleged illegal campaign coordination is hampering the group’s free-speech rights. Randa ordered…
Sister says convicted ex-Walker aide’s life is ruined
Cry me a river… The sister of Kelly Rindfleisch, the former deputy chief of staff for Scott Walker, has launched an attack on Milwaukee County prosecutors, accusing them of ruining Rindfleisch’s life with their John Doe investigation. In a letter to the editor of the Baraboo News Republic, Anne Hollinsed…
Dept. of Transportation legal chief fired after offensive email discovered through John Doe document dump
Well this is good news… John Schulze, the chief legal counsel for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation since last spring, is no longer with the department, an agency spokesperson has confirmed. Schulze’s departure follows the release last week of an offensive email he sent in 2010 to a secret email…
The Scott Walker Investigation WAS Partisan: Republicans Won and the Milwaukee D.A. Got Neutered
In early 2012, nominally-Democratic Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm filed bribery charges against Johnny Thomas, a Milwaukee County supervisor, rising star and shoo-in candidate for city comptroller. The evidence was flimsy but Chisholm took Thomas to trial. Later that year, Thomas quickly was acquitted (but his reputation was damaged and…
UPDATED: Walker aides conspired to engage in illegal vote caging?
Update #2: As noted in the comments section, the “caging” in question may have referred to other campaign-related activities, and the following Editor’s Note has appeared on the original entry at The Progressive. Upon further research, the emails referenced in this story appear to relate to the use of software…
The Progressive: What We’ve Learned from the Walker Leaks
The folks over at The Progressive have pointed out some strong parallels between Gov. Scott Walker and his New Jersey counterpart, Gov. Chris Christie. Among the parallels between Walker and Christie, both governors were micromanagers of their campaigns, staff, and messaging. Both focused not on serving the interests of citizens…
James Rowen: At The Heart Of The Email Dump: Walker’s All-Consuming Ambition…
As usual, James Rowen is right on point. Is this reality about who knew what, when and with whom, or: When the dust settled, one emailer is now Governor, the other’s a convicted felon. As Milwaukee County Executive, Scott Walker was on the secret email system that has earned his…
UPDATE: Why are so many of Scott Walker’s aides fond of racist “jokes?”
In December 2013, Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s reelection campaign announced it had fired deputy finance director Taylor Palmisano after it was revealed Palmisano had made a number of racist comments on Twitter prior to being employed with Walker’s campaign. In case you’ve been stuck under a rock today, over 27,000…
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