Is John Doe investigator square with Milwaukee County ethics rule?

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Is John Doe investigator square with Milwaukee County ethics rule?

The chief investigator in a highly publicized — albeit super secret — John Doe investigation could be in violation of Milwaukee County employee ethics governing objective performance of duties.

On Monday, Milwaukee-area conservative news outlet Media Trackers reported that David Budde, helping lead the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office probe targeting former aides of Gov. Scott Walker when he served as Milwaukee county executive, had a “Recall Walker” sign in the front yard of his home.

“The ethical county public official or employee should not: Engage in outside interests that are not compatible with the impartial and objective performance of his or her duties,” according to Rule 9.01(2)(b).

“It is not inconceivable that someone could file a complaint with the (Milwaukee) County Ethics Board saying you can’t be involved with an investigation that relates to Scott Walker when you are simultaneously supporting his recall from office,” Esenberg said. “That doesn’t mean (Budde) has actually performed his duties in a biased way, but the suggestion in the rule is that one needs to maintain not just the fact of impartiality but the perception of impartiality.”