Scott Walker was target of the John Doe all along

[MillennialDem]

Last edited Mon Feb 29, 2016, 01:00 AM - Edit history (1)

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/gab-official-scott-walker-was-always-the-principal-target-of/article_51aa480a-0ec7-5922-8c05-c1fa825471a7.html

Gov. Scott Walker “was always the principal target” of a now-halted criminal investigation into his recall campaign, the state’s top ethics administrator wrote in a June 2014 email released Friday.

The email from Government Accountability Board Ethics Division Administrator Jonathan Becker was written within minutes of special prosecutor Francis Schmitz issuing a statement on June 26, 2014, saying Walker was not a target of the probe. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ended the investigation in July saying the investigation’s legal theory was invalid.

“I am thoroughly disgusted by your proposed press statement and it is simply not true,” Becker wrote. “The other side wants to obfuscate the case and make it seem like we are attacking independent (groups) and it needs to be clear that we are investigating a CANDIDATE’S improper coordination.”

EDIT: Hopefully the supreme court takes this case up now. The attorneys were granted an extention to file until March 31 iirc.

EDIT2: Found the article, they have until April 29th. Let's hope the supreme court reviews the lawlessness going on in Wisconsin:

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/united-states-supreme-court-grants-john-chisholm-delay-to-file/article_b3001c2d-19ec-5e78-bbd6-d602945c6bf1.html

"The United States Supreme Court has granted Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm and two other Wisconsin district attorneys more time file a request to bring the closed John Doe case centered on Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign before the court.

Chisholm, along with Larry Nelson of Iowa County and Ismael Ozanne of Dane County, are appealing the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to close the John Doe investigation. The state Supreme Court ruled in July to close the case and later rejected a special prosecutors' request for reconsideration. In December, the state Supreme Court permitted the three district attorneys to intervene in the case.

Justice Elena Kagan, the court's circuit justice for the 7th Circuit, granted the delay Wednesday. The deadline for Chisholm to file a request, called a writ of certiorari, was extended from March 1 until April 29. Chisholm's application will be filed under seal, but the court will allow redacted copies to be publicly available."

[Omaha Steve]

1. Thanks for posting

K&R!

OS

[rockfordfile]

2. I figured he was the slimeball

[MillennialDem]

3. He definitely is.

[Blue Owl]

4. John Dope

n/t

[malaise]

5. Damn I want to see this scumbag in prison

Please please please!

[MillennialDem]

6. All up to SCOTUS now. I can't see them passing up this case though.

[Hortensis]

7. Walker, who's subject of 2 J Does, signed a bill ending all

future John Doe investigations into political misconduct last fall. The legislature is Republican lead, of course. That doesn't affect this case, but just more illustration of extreme corruption in him and in Wisconsin.