Did Gov. Scott Walker Break the Law During Prank Call?

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/02/wisconsin-scott-walker-koch-prank

Did Gov. Scott Walker Break the Law During Prank Call?

Did Wisconsin Scott Walker break the law during his phone conversation with a prank caller posing as right-wing billionaire David Koch? At least one campaign finance watchdog, the Public Campaign Action Fund, is exploring whether Walker violated a ban against political coordination in Wisconsin.

Walker believed he was speaking to Koch who—along with his brother, Charles Koch—is among the richest men in the US and major funders of dozens of right-wing groups. The political action committee of Koch Industries, the brothers' business empire, was a top donor to Walker's 2010 gubernatorial campaign. In reality, though, Walker was actually speaking with Ian Murphy, a self-described gonzo journalist and editor of the Buffalo Beast. The prank has stirred up a major national controversy, with critics crying foul over Walker's comments to the faux "David Koch."



"If Wisconsin law forbids coordination with political donors similar to federal law, Gov. Scott Walker is not just in political trouble, but in legal hot water," said David Donnelly, national campaigns director for the Public Campaign Action Fund.

:kick:

...and others were meeting with lawyers and prosecutors.

It seems more and more lately in politics that it doesn't matter if you break the law. There seems to be no consequences anymore (unless you're a Dem).

Gov. Walker: "After this in some of the coming days and weeks ahead, particularly in some of these more swing areas, a lot of these guys are going to need, they don’t need initially ads for them, but they’re going to need a message out. Reinforcing why this was a good thing to do for the economy, a good thing to do for the state. So to the extent that message is out over and over again is certainly a good thing."

In what way does Wisconsin law forbid coordination between donors and elected officials. It looks like a pay-off of some sort?

It fascinates me that Walker couldn't recognize the voice of a major donor$

and it seems the person called Walker's secretary first and somehow it got patched thru

Funny actually :-)

As a subject of jest and derision. He He

is coordinating with a fake billionaire a crime?

It may not hold up in court but at least everyone knows what a scumbag Walker is.