Tuesday, May 29, 2012
10:56 AM
Ex-prosecutors: Walker can be more forthcoming with John Doe information
Three former prosecutors today argued that Gov. Scott Walker is not prohibited from releasing emails and other information related to an ongoing John Doe investigation in Milwaukee County, charging that it's likely Walker's attorneys that are advising him to keep quiet about the probe.
"You certainly have a right to go out and defend your own reputation," former Kenosha Co. DA Bob Jambois told reporters in a conference call organized by the state Democratic Party.
Jambois said he would tell the governor to pursue the same course if he was representing him, but that "it's unlikely to me that the district attorney is advising Scott Walker not to say anything."
Frank Tuerkheimer, an emeritus law professor at the University of Wisconsin and former member of the Watergate prosecution staff, said reports today about the John Doe looking into potential bid rigging in Milwaukee County means the investigation has taken a turn of "an even more serious magnitude."
Former AG Peg Lautenschlager added that the latest fact to come out of the county investigation is beginning to paint a picture of the overall problems under Walker in Milwaukee County, and that voters need to "piece things together as best we can prior to the election."
"The governor must have had involvement in these ongoing allegations," Lautenschlager said.
-- By Andy Szal
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