Madison -- In an interesting turn of events today, Gov. Scott Walker hired two Milwaukee area defense attorneys (Michael Steinle and John Gallo) to represent him when he goes to meet with Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm in the near future.

From his firm’s webpage “Attorney Michael Steinle is listed as one of the top criminal defense lawyers by Milwaukee Magazine. As a member of many elite criminal defense groups throughout the country, our criminal defense lawyer has successfully tried many cases resulting in negotiated plea bargains, not-guilty verdicts, and reduced sentences”. Among other specialties listed on the webpage are “White collar crimes : including embezzlement, fraud, identity theft, computer crimes, Internet theft, writing bad checks, and other white collar crimes”.

From the Web link for Super Lawyers Joe Gollo as listed as a Chicago lawyer who’s practice areas include Criminal Defense: White Collar (60%)” and Business Litigation (40%)”. Gallo is a graduate of Harvard Law School.

Walker said in a statement that no tax payer money will be used to pay for his counsel and also had this to say:

“Last year, my representatives voluntarily contacted Mr. Chisholm’s office to arrange a time to discuss any outstanding issues. I will be voluntarily meeting with Mr. Chisholm,” Walker said. ”To assemble additional background information, I hired counsel to insure that I am in the best position possible to continue aiding the inquiry.”

Walker appears eager to inject himself into this investigation by saying he contacted them and not the other way around. This could be a preemptive maneuver by the Walker campaign to get ahead of the public relations blitz that will ensue after he does meet with investigators. What would make Scott Walker suddenly want to speak to investigators about something he claims he knew nothing about? What could he have to offer?

Walker could be hoping to stave off any further probing of his Milwaukee County Administration through diversion as it now appears he is scared of what will come of the probe. You can see from Walker's statement he says "to insure that I am in the best position possible to continue aiding the inquiry", in other words, "I want a deal".

This sudden shift in Walker's approach to the investigation seems to be related to the recent complaints against Wink and Rindfleisch. Emails revealed in relation to the Wink and Rindfleisch cases present some damning evidence that Walker had knowledge about the secret G3 router and email network used for illegal campaigning purposes.