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Who is Leaking Who? Charlie Sykes Named in John Doe Documents

If you listen to Milwaukee talk radio you have no doubt heard WTMJ’s Charlie Sykes crying to high heaven about the outrageous, politically motivated witch hunt of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker being run out of the Milwaukee District Attorney’s office. Milwaukee DA John Chisholm has been spearheading a secret “John Doe” criminal investigation of Walker’s former staff and associates for two years now. Trials for four of Walker’s associates are pending this fall.

According to Sykes, the DA’s office is “leaking like a sieve” and is the source of a damaging article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — a serious charge, since people can be criminally prosecuted for violating the secrecy rules of the John Doe. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Dan Bice has broken most of the stories about the investigation, but has repeatedly denied that he is getting leaks from prosecutors.

Now we have new insight into some of the leakers and leakees. Former Walker deputy chief of staff, Tim Russell, is facing serious charges of embezzlement. Motions filed by the state in Tim Russell’s case nail Russell’s defense attorneys for keeping reporters up to date on developments. A reporter who should know this because he is on the receiving end? None other than Charlie Sykes.

Basically we have a hard right winger (Charlie Sykes) on the radio constantly claiming that the democratic DAs office is leaking info like a sieve. Meanwhile the leaks appear to be coming from defendants attorneys. And Charlie Sykes knew that before he started lying to the public on the radio about the DA.