Walkergate: emails of Scott Walker’s conniving staff are revealed in court

Prosecutor Bruce Landgraf made a very strong case against Scott Walker’s former aide Rindfleisch, Monday. You can review Landgraf’s 78-page presentation below and I’ve pulled out a few of the more sordid details. Keep in mind that what’s most illegal here is not necessarily what’s most sordid.

Landgraf’s makes clear that campaign staff, a media contractor, county staff, Scott Walker, and the GOP are all mixing it up with no disregard for the walls, by law, they should have imposed between government and political operatives and their activities. To make his case, he’s shared emails that Walker’s team never thought would see the light of day.

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Landgraf starts out solidly establishing the basics: that Rindfleisch knew the rules and that she created thousands of emails for Brett Davis’ campaign on Milwaukee County time. Page 36 establishes that county staff and campaign staff are tossing themselves into one pot – doing a conference call at the county office. The people listed on that email who gathered to work together are:

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On page 63 “This needs to be done covertly so it’s not tied to Scott, the county, or the campaign in any way.” is her message to Stephen Thompson. Rindfleisch refers to a message from M. Lisa which says “Freedom of Information Act – I would suggest more covert.” It’s clear from another email Landgraf has included that the conversation refers to an email from Rindfleisch to Keith Gilkes (the Friends of Scott Walker Campaign Manager) about “The contact for open records on Mendota and their failure to be in compliance”.