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Brad Schimel: “I think what they will ultimately see is something that has…”

Featuring: Brad Schimel, Republican | Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, Waukesha County

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On the Issues Brad Schimel, Attorney General of Wisconsin

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That it does meet constitutional standards, that it is investigating a proper law violation. There's no proper law violation. It's properly investigating a law violation. So I think what they will ultimately see is something that has appellate judges reviewing it periodically to make sure that it's a proper investigation. And then also they may limit what types of laws you can use the John Doe to investigate. I'm not concerned about that because that doesn't leave A prosecutor who wants to investigate impropriety by a public official without tools. (29:48–30:00)

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Asserts that appellate judges will periodically review John Doe investigations under proposed changes.

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