Scott Walker

Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor, said his state's Democrats are on a "witch hunt" after news reports came out saying a state agency gave an unsecured loan to a major Walker donor.

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Today's Scott Walker news: Yesterday's news was that a Wisconsin economic development agency gave a $500,000 loan to a company headed by a campaign donor of Gov. Scott Walker, who is now considering a run for president. The company went out of business and failed to create any jobs. Top Walker aides pushed for the loan in 2011.

Today's news: Walker was copied on the letter promising the loan. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that this seemingly contradicts "statements by the governor and his aides that he was not aware of the award."

But the newspaper adds, "A spokeswoman for Walker said that, in spite of the records, a copy of the letter from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. was never delivered to the governor's office."

And Walker, speaking in New Orleans on Monday, "said he played no direct role in the loan to foster energy efficiency projects for bank and credit union buildings and that Democrats are on a 'partisan witch hunt'": Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Whatever kind of hunt it is, Democrats are on it. Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers said they want a federal investigation of the loan: Associated Press via Washington Times.