of the proceedings to be kept secret. the 268 pages of documents just released reveal prosecutor s more detailed account of their probe yet. including an e-mail that walker allegedly sent to gop strategist karl rove during the state senate recall elections in 2011. that e-mail highlights walker adviser r.j. johnson s role in leading the coordination effort. bottom line, rj helps keep in place a team that is wildly successful in wisconsin. it will be like running nine congressional markets in every market in the state. even if a state without wisconsin s strict campaign finance laws, an e-mail like that took karl rove presents at the very least a perception problem. on wisconsin radio, governor walker insisted keep moving folks, there s nothing to see here. there s nothing wrong with that e-mail and what we did. again, that s why i probably have to be the most scrutinized
he said, quote, in an e-mail sent to karl rove on may 4, 2011, governor scott walker extolled r.j. johnson s importance in leading the coordination effort. here s what the governor said when asked about the e-mail. listen to this. they state that you sent an e-mail to karl rove suggesting koord medication with r.j. johnson. did that happen? again, i have not seen that. i don t know what specifically you re talking about. i can t imagine that. now, he says, senator, he can t imagine he sent the e-mail. is he accusing prosecutors of outright fabricating evidence? you know, it sounds a little bit like that. he sure is trying to tap dance around the truth which is he knows that is e-mail was sent. he wants to not blatantly say he didn t send the e-mail. it s no different, to be honest with you, rev, when he was