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riversedge

(70,242 posts)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:10 AM Aug 2015

So Walker didn't know why he needed a legal defense fund?

This short article is in response to Walker's comment that he did not know he was under investigation.


bluecheddar1 ‏@bluecheddar1 4m4 minutes ago

#Walker16 #JohnDoe
So Walker didn't know why he needed a legal defense fund? by the Political Environment
http://thepoliticalenvironment.blogspot.com/2015/08/so-walker-didnt-know-why-he-needed.html?m=1



http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/scott-walker-s-campaign-funded-legal-fees-top-million-since/article_78771459-7b7a-50cd-9e69-0214c55093f7.html




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One Wisconsin Now ‏@onewisconsinnow Aug 6

Waiting to hear if God told @scottwalker to lie to Wisconsin for four years about being the subject of a criminal investigation. #GOPDebate

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So Walker didn't know why he needed a legal defense fund? (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2015 OP
Waiting to hear if God told @scottwalker to lie to Wisconsin for four years about being the subject Scuba Aug 2015 #1
Scott Walker says he didn’t know he was a John Doe target--headline changed riversedge Aug 2015 #3
Also see--> Confirmed: Scott Walker Is John Doe! riversedge Aug 2015 #2
 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
1. Waiting to hear if God told @scottwalker to lie to Wisconsin for four years about being the subject
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:32 AM
Aug 2015

Waiting to hear if God told @scottwalker to lie to Wisconsin for four years about being the subject of a criminal investigation.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
3. Scott Walker says he didn’t know he was a John Doe target--headline changed
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 12:22 PM
Aug 2015





Not backing down retweeted
Spud Lovr ‏@SpudLovr 3h3 hours ago

Yet he had criminal defense fund > Scott Walker says he didn't know he was John Doe target http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walker-says-he-didnt-know-he-was-a-john-doe-target-b99552520z1-321053741.html … #wiunion #wiright
Journal Sentinel?t=HBg3aHR0cDovL21lZGlhLmpybi5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2pzLWZvci1zb2NpYWwtMjAwLWZpbmFsLmpwZxSQAxSQAxwU8AEU8AEAABYAEgA&s=kyOL0a7yf6uaAK1Q5L4tiBUq15LsJkDXIWJ3zJ1K5vc

Scott Walker says he didn’t know he was a John Doe target

The Republican governor says the revelation that he was under criminal investigation for misconduct in office was “new to us,” as Democrats criticized his email comments as hypocritical
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I click on the article above and get this story--I google the original headline and the story below shows up also.


Scott Walker defends his criticism of Clinton secret email system
By Mary Spicuzza, Craig Gilbert and Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel
Aug. 7, 2015

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Milwaukee County prosecutors ask judge to toss John Doe lawsuit

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Our political panel discusses the latest legal maneuvering surrounding the now-closed John Doe investigations connected to Gov. Scott Walker.
JS OnPolitics: John Doe fallout

Cleveland, Ohio — Gov. Scott Walker on Friday defended his criticism during this week's GOP presidential debate of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's email controversy even though investigators once turned up a secret email router in his county office.

"There is no inconsistency," Walker said. "The reason Hillary Clinton stays in the trouble she faces today is twofold.

"One, it's ongoing. The issue regarding Milwaukee County is several years old and a closed case going forward. But more importantly, the most important distinction is classified. She told us there was no classified information on her emails. We now know that there was indeed classified information."

But Democrats seized on Walker's comments about Clinton during a conference call with reporters Friday. At Thursday's debate, the governor said, "Probably the Russian and Chinese government know more about Hillary Clinton's email servers than members of the United States Congress."

"Out of all of the candidates, the last one to have any credibility on the issue is Scott Walker," said state Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton), noting that the secret email system router was located not far from his office while he was Milwaukee County executive.....................

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
2. Also see--> Confirmed: Scott Walker Is John Doe!
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 10:57 AM
Aug 2015

X-posted

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027056595

In case anyone missed this!


Posted on August 8, 2015 by markt


Confirmed: Scott Walker Is John Doe!

Nearly a million dollars can buy a lot of “innocence”, I guess.

By Capper
Crooks & Liars (8/6/15)

Wisconsinites knew for years that Scott Walker was John Doe – or to be more precise, that he was the subject of the John Doe investigations.

We knew that, despite of his protestations to the contrary, for of a number of reasons.

One, the emails showed that Walker was in the thick of things. Two, he was caught stonewalling the investigation. Three, Walker created a legal defense cooperation fund, which he could only have done if he was under investigation.

Investigators had a number of options that they could pursue with Walker. There was the illegal politicking of having his county staff coordinating with his campaign staff. There was using county time, equipment and personnel for campaigning and fundraising. Then there were allegations that Walker and others, including his then campaign finance director, John Hiller, doing bid rigging for a lease to house county staff.

It was the last crime that prosecutors were pursuing when they executed search warrants on the homes of his aides, including Cindy Archer...................
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