Walker says DA requested talks on probe
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he voluntarily agreed to the Milwaukee County district attorney’s request to meet with him about a secret investigation that so far has led to charges against five of Walker’s former close aides and associates.
Walker made brief comments Monday after a public appearance in Waukesha. They were among his first following an announcement Friday that he would meet with District Attorney John Chisholm. Walker said the meeting date is up to the district attorney to announce.
The investigation has created a potential vulnerability for Walker, who faces a potential recall.
Walker says his lawyers are examining thousands of emails his campaign has turned over to the DA. He said he hired the lawyers because it would take him too much time to do that work.

Feb 7, 2012 at 1:57 p.m.
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Midnight_Ride said, "Mouse, would you look into that same child's eyes and tell them they are about to be aborted?"
That sounds pretty medically complicated. What an an absolutely ignorant comment.
Feb 7, 2012 at 1:50 p.m.
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I trust Walker about as far as I could throw him.
Feb 7, 2012 at 1:12 p.m.
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Mouse
Feb 7, 2012 at 12:40 p.m.
Look into the eyes of a child, who lost a loved one based on pollution. Using a Boy/Girl Club base is meaningless.
Mouse, would you look into that same child's eyes and tell them they are about to be aborted?
Is it okay to eliminate children and use the churches in the process?
Feb 7, 2012 at 12:46 p.m.
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Those evil Big Brothers Big Sisters and Salvation Army. How dare they except Koch donations. How dare they give over 246million to various charities around the U.S.A.
mouse, why do you hate the children that need Big brothers and sisters???
Isn't it sad that you are so ill advised that you actually believe the hatefilled mis-information you are spewing?
For the first time I actually feel sorry for you. You are lost in the sea of gullible puppets.
Luckily there are only about 20% of you radical blind and mindless followers out there.
Still haven't answered my question?
Feb 7, 2012 at 12:40 p.m.
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Kaysbrew..... Visit some of the places that need money, thanks to your "KOCH POLLUTERS"
Look into the eyes of a child, who lost a loved one based on pollution. Using a Boy/Girl Club base is meaningless.
Let's get down to medical facts..... ready when you are.
RECALL WALKER.... BOYCOTT KOCHS PRODUCTS.
1. WHY DOES WALKER AND KOCHS SEE FIT TO ELIMINATE POLLUTION MEASURES FOR DRINKING WATER?
Feb 7, 2012 at 12:39 p.m.
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Didn't they tell you in the puppet meeting mouse about all the good the Koch Bros do to enhance the lives of so many people?
Probably not. It's just hate
Feb 7, 2012 at 12:32 p.m.
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Eat from the apple Kaysbrew......
RECALL WALKER...... BOYCOTT KOCH PRODUCTS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPmNqdRzM...
Feb 7, 2012 at 12:19 p.m.
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Those evil Big Brothers Big Sisters and Salvation Army. How dare they except Koch donations. How dare they give over 246million to various charities around the U.S.A.
mouse, why do you hate the children that need Big brothers and sisters???
Feb 7, 2012 at 11:59 a.m.
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WALKER NEEDS TO DO SOME MORE CHEATING.......
YES HE HAS THE CASH FROM THE CHEATERS, BUT HE IS NOW BEING WATCHED. GETTING CAUGHT IS GOING TO BE VERY SOUR FOR HIS LIPS.
CHECKMATE!
HISTORY IN THE MAKING!!!!!!!!!
Feb 7, 2012 at 10:55 a.m.
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By the way, he did not volunteer.
He was asked to comply.
Feb 7, 2012 at 10:49 a.m.
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Publish the emails.
We will help the governor read them.
Feb 7, 2012 at 10:03 a.m.
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SarahB1, the Mayor Tom Barrett was fund raising for that criminal AFTER he was already caught red headed. Once again, Democrats think the public (their contingent) is clueless and/or they are above the law. Especially when they do not receive the same media scrutiny as Republicans.
Feb 7, 2012 at 10 a.m.
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MooShoo
Feb 7, 2012 at 7:18 a.m.
Midnight_Snide? This gives your post credibility. About as much as any elementary school yard taught.
Feb 7, 2012 at 7:18 a.m.
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Midnight_Snide. The Milwaukee County Executive's Office initiated the investigation. You probably thought you were being clever with your comment. You probably don't have a clue.
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Any elected or appointed government official (local, state or federal) REGARDLESS OF THEIR POLITICAL AFFILIATION should be prosecuted for committing corrupt or illegal acts while performing the duties of said office.
Feb 7, 2012 at 6:51 a.m.
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Prosecutors have charged Milwaukee County Supervisor Johnny L. Thomas with accepting a bribe in exchange for promoting a company on a county contract.
Obama is probably coming to congratulate the DA on turning Milwaukee into little Chicago. Chase the Republicans for fund raising while corruption from the Democrats is right in front of him. Barrettgate
Feb 7, 2012 at 6:46 a.m.
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"voluntarily"...... Come in on your own or we'll issue a subpoena.
Walker must be getting dizzy from all the spin he's trying to put on this.
Nothing ruins your day like a "request" from the DA to come in for a little chat. I hope Tonette has started packing, it's hard to find a mover at the last minute.
Feb 7, 2012 at 6:29 a.m.
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Wacko....lady?
Feb 7, 2012 at 6:07 a.m.
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I see wislady has allready had her second bowl of crazy this morning !
Feb 7, 2012 at 5:38 a.m.
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motormouth.....
Glad to have made your "list". You have derided and insulted numerous people since you established this account in January.
Feb 6, 2012 at 11:04 p.m.
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OK WISlady, I will now put your comments on my "just ignore list" you clearly have no interest in objective reality. You clearly feal that President Obama, and Democrats, and liberals are truly evil, and any reasoned discourse or acceptance of any of their ideals will taint your soul. So sad.
Feb 6, 2012 at 10:34 p.m.
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wanker is having his attorneys look at the thousands of emails from his campaign that he sent to the Milwaukee Co DA? I'm pretty sure the emails of interest to the DA are the ones he didnt send to the DA from the secret email system. The same emails that somebody from his corrupt staff tried to destroy.
I have a feeling that many republithug polititians will start to distance themselves from this pinhead.
Feb 6, 2012 at 10:24 p.m.
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winklady, put down the bottle and go to bed.
Feb 6, 2012 at 10:23 p.m.
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Walker is sweating bullets if he agreed to meet with the DA. Scooter knows the alternative is a subpoena. Opportunist Scott Walker took down Tom Ament, Milwaukee County Executive in a recall election. Scott Walker goes down in a recall election if an indictment doesn't do it sooner.
Feb 6, 2012 at 10:14 p.m.
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http://bloggingblue.com/2012/02/03/meet-...
Feb 6, 2012 at 10:05 p.m.
Feb 6, 2012 at 9:44 p.m.
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Walker may be winning (depending on your definition - certainly the wealthy are doing fine) but the people of Wisconsin are losing big time from his draconian policies. And just wait until we see the effects of his "ignorance in education" policies. Wisconsin will fall a long way toward the bottom which is exactly were people that have no value of education believe it should be. Then we all lose but the wealthy can move on. Most of us will be left here to rebuild from his scorched earth policies.
Feb 6, 2012 at 9:42 p.m.
Feb 6, 2012 at 9:41 p.m.
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Yeah keep up the crazy fight Darlene. Obviously Winklady is off her rocker today.
I am actually looking forward to this "meeting".
Feb 6, 2012 at 9:39 p.m.
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Wislady your posts reflect that it's time to change your depends, their full of it!
Feb 6, 2012 at 9:31 p.m.
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myviews2
Just playing the game that liberals play.....talk about everything EXCEPT the fact that Walker and Wisconsin are winning!
Feb 6, 2012 at 9:23 p.m.
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It is so disgusting when the tea partiers believe veiled racism is "so much fun". But if you want to that as a defining characteristic, you will get it.
Feb 6, 2012 at 9:14 p.m.
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It's so much fun when the liberals have their hair on fire!
Feb 6, 2012 at 9 p.m.
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Night all. Haven't commented here tonight because I clearly didn't need to. Great comments. Wislady- give it up. You've lost the race.It is apparent that most people realize what Scott Walker represents, what he has covered up, and what you represent. The teaparty movement is sliding downhill fast- find another cause- something like poverty or racism or inequality and fight for that as hard as you fought for the teaparty.
Feb 6, 2012 at 8:42 p.m.
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wislady - did you personally examine his birth certificate?
Feb 6, 2012 at 8:32 p.m.
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wislady: sample of one. He must be Kenyan. Go away and put you tin foil hat on.
Feb 6, 2012 at 8:29 p.m.
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myviews2
Actually, BO looks like one of my neighbors, and I know my neighbor is a citizen.
Feb 6, 2012 at 8:28 p.m.
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The Feds and the media did a pretty good number on Blago, and he was a Democrat. Don't forget how state Republicans went after Doyle's fund-raising. I believe the local media here called it "craven" and how Biskupic railroaded Georgia Thompson who was later exonerated. That was big news for the day.
Feb 6, 2012 at 8:23 p.m.
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nemesis: I actually Morgan a couple of times. Seemed to be a nice guy, and no, I'm not a state employee. Is it right? Is it against the law? Nope.
Feb 6, 2012 at 8:12 p.m.
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/9...
OR
http://www.fox21online.com/news/doyle-ai...
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http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/284...
You won't find this degree of investigation in the major media because it was a democrat being investigated.
Feb 6, 2012 at 8:01 p.m.
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What everyone misses, is Walker may not be found to have done anything wrong. Or at least, nothing can be proven. But if he lies to anyone investigating, it's a crime. See Martha Stewart case. So he's actually smart to have an attorney present. Just looks bad for his choices to represent himself. Maybe he needs to do a Checkers speech to wiggle out.
Feb 6, 2012 at 7:58 p.m.
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youkillme, I did not see your post, otherwise we would have been about the exact same time. I spent about 4 minutes looking up the spelling of subpoena.
Feb 6, 2012 at 7:56 p.m.
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The D.A. requested the talks with Walker. Walker agreed because this would sound better than waiting for the subpoena that would have been coming.
Feb 6, 2012 at 7:51 p.m.
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he voluntarily agreed. Well that's one way to avoid a subpoena.
Feb 6, 2012 at 7:40 p.m.
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WOW!!!! wislady, you don't live up to your name. Even the Donald( not that I respect him either) had to agree he is a U.S. citizen. Back to scooter, I thought he said he "volutarily agreed to meet with the da. Now it's been " requested"? Somethings not going down the toilet correctly.
Feb 6, 2012 at 7:40 p.m.
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@nomoreres...good point.
Is it even possible to "involuntarily agree" to anything?
Feb 6, 2012 at 7:29 p.m.
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geez, even Fox calls Orly a nut. And wislady agrees with the birther queen.
Feb 6, 2012 at 7:18 p.m.
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hahaha...Queen of the birthers...pals around with commies since she was born in the USSR, under sanctions from various judges since she's in cloud woowoo land: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orly_Taitz
Feb 6, 2012 at 7:13 p.m.
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wislady – let's cut to the chase. Is part of your birther problem that he doesn't look like an American president should look like in your mind? I (and I know many others) get a little tired of you and your neocon innuendos
Feb 6, 2012 at 7:06 p.m.
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"It has been proven beyond any doubt that he was born in the US."
No, it hasn't been proven.
Feb 6, 2012 at 6:55 p.m.
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RECALL WALKER........ BOYCOTT KOCH PRODUCTS.
Feb 6, 2012 at 6:10 p.m.
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nemesis: [citation needed]
Feb 6, 2012 at 6:03 p.m.
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Well, baegucb Doyle did it - Tom Barrett is doing it and the news media ignores it. Its only a republican who they go after and persecute.
Feb 6, 2012 at 6:01 p.m.
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"Walker says his lawyers are examining thousands of emails his campaign has turned over to the DA. He said he hired the lawyers because it would take him too much time to do that work."
That comment would suggest that Walker thinks he could have examined the emails from the same legal perspective as lawyers. As we know, Walker quit college and obviously has no law degree. Why didn't he hire ten unemployed paralegals to examine the emails with an even greater level of legal expertise than he could have reviewed them with? Why two high-priced DEFENSE lawyers?
Feb 6, 2012 at 6 p.m.
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Six of Walker's inner circle charged with fifteen felonies and three misdemeanors. "Unfortunately, we have a Governor and administration that condones unethical and illegal behavior," Walker said in a statement on Jan. 24, 2006. "The people of Wisconsin deserve better." Scott Walker made that statement after the convicion of a single individual in the Doyle administration--a conviction that was tossed out because the evidence was "razor thin." With the flood of charges against Walker's closest associates, I have to agree with his prior words--The people of Wisconsin deserve better!
Feb 6, 2012 at 5:53 p.m.
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For the love of Mike WISlady, do you really want to despise Obama so badly that you will believe any whacky story about him? You certainly have every right to your own opinions, but you do not have a right to your own facts. It has been proven beyond any doubt that he was born in the US. Disagree all you want about his politics, but he is as american as you or me.
By the way we really DID land men on the moon.
Feb 6, 2012 at 5:50 p.m.
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nemesis: are you familiar with the phrase "palling around with terrorists?". And guilt by association does not apply to close aides who you hired, whose offices are 25 feet away, and you see every day.
Feb 6, 2012 at 5:49 p.m.
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save us the trouble scooter and resign...
Feb 6, 2012 at 5:47 p.m.
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Another ad nauseum "guilty by association" smear story by the left wing media - AP. <index finger points to the back of my throat with mouth open>
Feb 6, 2012 at 5:33 p.m.
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He hired a lawyer because he is unable to read and understand what the emails are saying.
Feb 6, 2012 at 5:31 p.m.
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Voluntarily agreed to a request? Is that kind of like "it depends on what "is" is?"
Feb 6, 2012 at 5:31 p.m.
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wislady: hahahahahahaha a birther?
Feb 6, 2012 at 5:22 p.m.
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baegucb
Sounds like you are talking about BO, except that when BO was supposed to appear in court in Georgia, he didn't even show up.
Feb 6, 2012 at 5:07 p.m.
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With Koch Bros running the state Walker should have plenty of time on his hands!!!!!
Feb 6, 2012 at 5:07 p.m.
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Maybe Walker could save himself lots of money by, ya know, staying in Wisconsin and governing. Instead of traveling around the country begging for money.
Interesting that both lawyers are criminal defense lawyers, and the one from Milwaukee grew up with his father, the mob defense lawyer.
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