Sources: AG Van Hollen's office declined to help with Scott Walker John Doe Investigation

[MadisonMike]

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen was asked months ago to assist in a growing secret investigation of former and current aides to Gov. Scott Walker, but Van Hollen's office declined, sources familiar with the request said Tuesday.

Van Hollen's agency assisted with at least one previous John Doe investigation run by the Milwaukee County district attorney's office, lending a hand during the probe of then Milwaukee Ald. Michael McGee. State Department of Justice officials would not say why they chose not to assist with the investigation of Walker's former county staffers.

Sources said the request was made around the time of the November 2010 election.

Also on Tuesday, state attorneys filed a motion to withdraw an affidavit by Walker aide Cindy Archer in a major federal case - less than one week after FBI agents and other law enforcement officers raided her Madison home.

State officials wouldn't say if the motion was filed as a result of the raid.

Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/130236158.html

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Sounds like the dominos are stacking up... I hope they find Van Hollen, The Fitzgerald Brothers, Kathy Nicholas, Prosser and all others involved in this investigation!

[hue]

1. just posted this in the WI site!

Yeah it looks like this investigation is gathering steam! They're all in this together! :grr:

[midnight]

7. It sure does look that way....

[sybylla]

2. Oooo yeah! This thing's got legs

Mofo Van Hollen would assist in an investigation against a Dem, but not his puke buddies.

It's probably a good thing, though. He and his staff would have been leaking like a sieve. And then they would have been caught up in the investigation, too.

[MadisonMike]

3. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!!

[Supersedeas]

8. just leave it to the Madison Avenue media giants--this will be buried

[SharksBreath]

4. I'm pretty sure he probably gave him the heads up.

They just didn't know when or if it was coming.

[Jackpine Radical]

11. "And then they would have been caught up in the investigation, too."

You say that like it would be a bad thing? :evilgrin:

[Historic NY]

5. Get them on the stand...in front of a Federal Grand Jury

[midnight]

6. Keep the info. flowing...

[Blue Owl]

9. To hell with the lot of them.

Walker. Nickolaus. Prosser.

GUILTY. GUILTY. GUILTY.

Every one of them like hideous, overgrown mold on a fine wheel of cheese.

[MadisonMike]

10. UPDATE Wisconsin Dems file open records request on Van Hollen!

Go Dems! :popcorn: http://www.wisdems.org/news/press/view/2011-09-wisdems-seek-information-on-jb-van-hollen-role-in-sc