Today, State Representative Chris Taylor issued a press statement calling on Attorney General Brad Schimel to investigate and prosecute Eric O’Keefe, Director of the Wisconsin Club for Growth, for exercising his First Amendment Rights. Attorney General Schimel issued the following statement in response:
“As a career prosecutor and now as Attorney General, I respect the Constitution and would never threaten to prosecute a private citizen who is exercising his or her individual rights.
“No judge has the authority to place a gag order on a private citizen to prevent that person from talking about acts committed against them by the government.
The AG has called for an investigation into later leaks that hurt conservatives.