Falling back on the Sarah Palin innuendos.
Via The Hill
The release Wednesday of 27,000 emails from a convicted former aide and hundreds of other legal documents related to that criminal probe are raising new questions for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
Democrats are seeking to use the documents to tarnish Walker’s reputation, pointing to evidence they say shows Walker encouraged coordination between campaign and official staff, which could violate campaign finance laws.
The goal is to damage Walker’s reputation and ability to help the national party, and to tie Walker to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Like Walker, Christie is battling a political scandal involving staff members — and his poll numbers have taken a major hit from his scandal. Both are viewed as potential presidential candidates.
“The actions of Governor Walker and Chris Christie’s offices have both violated the public’s trust. The way to restore that trust is to answer questions and explain what happened, not attack opponents and play the victim,” Democratic National Committee spokesman Michael Czin said in one of many emails from the DNC and other Democratic groups about the Walker documents.
Walker’s campaign downplayed the document release, with a campaign spokesman saying the documents had already been vetted.
“The recently released communications of a county staffer from several years ago are part of a legal process that was completed early last year,” Walker campaign spokesman Jonathan Wetzel said in an email to The Hill. “Governor Walker is confident that during that legal process, these communications were thoroughly reviewed by the authorities.
“The focus of Governor Walker remains on moving Wisconsin forward by helping employers create more jobs and reducing the tax burden on Wisconsin families,” Wetzel said.