They were walking in lockstep with Milwaukee Prosecutor John Chisholm while he was running his John Doe Investigation. They were happy to be a part of the now shut down investigation.
But now that at least one victim of the John Doe Probe is fighting back and suing them, the GAB is finding itself without help.
Channel3000.com reports:
State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen won't defend Wisconsin elections officials against a new lawsuit connected to a secret probe of Gov. Scott Walker.
On Thursday, a conservative Milwaukee County group sued the Government Accountability Board and prosecutors involved in the John Doe probe, arguing it has a constitutional right to collaborate with candidates.
The prosecutors are investigating whether Walker and the Wisconsin Club for Growth and other conservative organizations illegally coordinated.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Dan Lennington, the state's assistant deputy attorney general, wrote in a letter Friday to Board director Kevin Kennedy that state law doesn't prohibit coordination between a candidate and a group running so-called political "issue ads."
The board asked Walker's office to appoint a special counsel. The governor's office is reviewing the request.
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