Former Counsel Speaks Highly of Jensen and Cites Office Policies
Scott Jensen’s former Deputy Legal Counsel Chad Taylor told jurors the Speaker’s office had a policy that nobody was to solicit campaign contributions in the office or to promote legislation to advance a personal interest. He also said Jensen expected staff to take time off for campaign work.
"There was a clear policy of not soliciting contributions from lobbyists - from anyone - in the speaker's office using the phone'" he said.
Taylor testified that he saw Carrie Hoeper Richard making copies of campaign checks on the office photocopier and told her to stop. He said he did not think photocopying the checks was illegal, but he felt it was improper.
Taylor called Jensen “unimpeachable on truth and a true public servant” before prosecutors objected.
Taylor was just one of many witnesses to offer his sincere and heartfelt praise of Jensen’s character, even though he was the first and only witness called by the defense so far.
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Sure. And Caucus Chairman Mark Green had no idea Caucus workers were campaigning on state time. Come on. Are you really THAT naive?
I do, however, have to give credit to Taylor for keeping the waterworks under wraps.
So now who do we believe? A former Jensen hack, or a former investigator and current head of the Wisconsin State Troopers. This just proves Scooter is a big fat LIAR.
The next witness is Dave Collins, now head of the Wisconsin State Troopers. He helped conduct an interview with Jensen about the investigation on Sept. 18, 2001.
Collins said in the initial interview Jensen refuted all the claims in the Wisconsin State Journal article that campaign work was being done on state time, and said Schultz had legitimate legislative assignments.
Jensen assured them that no campaign work was being done on state time and with state resources by ARC staff or any of the speaker's office staff. He told the investigators that if he heard other legislators had staff who were doing campaign work in that fashion, "He said he would clearly tell the legislator to make sure that wasn't being done and should not be done," Collins said.
The investigators asked Jensen where Schultz's office was. He said he had heard that she was not in Foti's office, but that she had space in the same building as ARC, although not in the same office, Collins said.
According to Collins, Jensen said Schultz had a good overall knowledge of Assembly Republicans. He said any fundraising discussions he had with Schultz were during the lunch hour or at the RPW office.
Collins also said Jensen made reference to meetings at state Republican HQ to talk about fundraising. Attending those meetings, Jensen said, were himself, Schultz and Reps. Foti, Ladwig and Gard.
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