Ongoing John Doe probe of Walker aides reaches state level

[hue]

Source: Milwaukee JOURNAL SENTINEL

Madison - A secret probe into those around Gov. Scott Walker has continued after the June 5 recall election and expanded beyond Milwaukee County and into state government, new records show.

The documents show that Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm's office continues its John Doe investigation into Walker's administration even as the inquiry has gone publicly quiet over the summer.

The records obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel through an open records request show that a Milwaukee County prosecutor sought personnel records from Walker's office and another state agency in June and then met with a top state lawyer the next day.

It was unclear why Chisholm's office was seeking the documents, and there's no indication at all from the records turned over by the Walker administra tion that any crime or impropriety was committed at the state level. Jocelyn Webster, a spokeswoman for Walker's office, said she didn't know why prosecutors wanted them.

"We obviously treat it as any other open records request and try to make sure we are as responsive as we can possibly be," Webster said.

Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/ongoing-probe-of-walker-aides-reaches-state-level-h16ftb7-166327206.html

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and the investigation goes on & on.....

[hlthe2b]

1. Why is it that investigations of prominent Rethugs go on and on and on and on without end...

and those of Dems are seemingly completed damn near overnight. Justice delayed beyond all comprehension is definitely justice denied.

[bluestateguy]

10. Ken Starr took 8 years

I wish that had been wrapped up overnight. His predecessor, Robert Fiske was in the process of closing it down in 1994, but then Jesse Helms and Lauch Faircloth arranged to have Fiske fired and replaced with Starr.

His office had unlimited powers, an unlimited budget, intimidated and threatened witnesses, leaked grand jury testimony and had a pipeline to conservative activists with an axe to grind against the Clintons.

The office of "independent" counsel did not close down until sometime in 2002.

[Iggy]

2. OK, and.....

how is this going to lead to an indictment of scotty and him ending up in the slam?

doubtful

[jberryhill]

3. I heard the bells on Fitzmas Day

I Heard the Bells on Fitzmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Indict that guy, and lock him up.

I thought how, as the day had come,
The posts in all the blogosphere
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Indict that guy, and lock him up.

And in despair I bowed my head:
"They'll never get that guy," I said,
"For hate is strong and mocks the song
Indict that guy, and lock him up."

Then posted bloggers loud and deep:
"That guy is safe, his seat he'll keep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
Indict that guy, and lock him up."

Till, ringing singing, on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime,
Indict that guy, and lock him up!

[Coyotl]

5. Fitz was the best cover-up artist ever, saving Bush and Cheney both

while the Left cheered. One of the best con jobs in political history.

[Pharaoh]

4. on and on.............

please FBI, show us your cards! If this were a Dem it would be being tried all over the media 24/7, but since it's a repub,................chirp.

[hue]

6. Cognitive Dissidence blog: Walkergate: Still Waters Run Deep

"I have heard and seen a lot of comments indicating a general unrest regarding Walkergate, the John Doe investigation into Scott Walker, his campaign staff and his other campaign staff otherwise known as his administration as Milwaukee County Executive and now as governor.

The vast majority of the comments are dealing with despair and frustration that the investigation isn't going faster, that Walker hasn't been arrested, indicted, tarred and feathered and locked up in the hoosegow for the rest of his life already.

I can appreciate their frustration. But I would also counsel them to be patient. Remember that it took four years for them to nail Blago for what he did, and his crimes weren't as vast or as complex as those of Walker and his crew.

Furthermore, it is far better that the prosecutors present the strongest case they can rather than try to rush things and get it fouled up, letting the bad guys get off without even as much as a slap on the wrist.

I would also remind my frustrated and impatient friends that still waters run deep. While there might not seem to be a lot going on, at least at the surface, there is a lot of things happening where we can't see them as readily...."

[Vidar]

7. Best of luck, Wisconsin.

[madrchsod]

8. i read the comment section earlier today....

dam the walkerites sure are in a tizzy... there`s nothing wrong and the democrats are just wasting time and money.

something smells but ya just don`t know where it`s coming from

[bluestateguy]

9. Fitzmas 2005

Like getting a pair of socks from your aunt on Christmas morning.