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Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall effort targeting Republican leader
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall effort targeting Republican leader

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission rejected a petition Thursday that sought to force a recall election targeting the state’s top elected Republican, who has drawn the ire of former President Donald Trump. Trump backers angry with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos launched the recall effort, citing his refusal to decertify President Joe Biden’s narrow win in the state in …

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Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos targeted for recall for not supporting Trump
1 year ago

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos targeted for recall for not supporting Trump

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Backers of former President Donald Trump filed a petition Wednesday seeking to recall Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office, citing Vos’ opposition to Trump and his not moving forward with impeaching the state’s top elections official. Vos faced a primary challenge in 2022 from Adam Steen, who was backed by Trump and argued that Vos …

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Gableman represents man charged with false ballot requests
2 years, 3 months ago

Gableman represents man charged with false ballot requests

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who led a fruitless 14-month investigation into the state’s 2020 election results appeared in court Monday to represent a man accused of fraudulently requesting absentee ballots. Michael Gableman said he was temporarily representing Harry Wait in a preliminary hearing in Racine County, the Racine Journal Times reported. Wait has been charged …

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Vos withdraws subpoenas, ending Wisconsin election inquiry
2 years, 4 months ago

Vos withdraws subpoenas, ending Wisconsin election inquiry

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader on Friday withdrew subpoenas submitted as part of a GOP-led investigation into the 2020 election, marking the end of a 14-month endeavor that yielded no evidence of election fraud. Speaker Robin Vos withdrew subpoenas that Michael Gableman, the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice he hired to look into the results of the 2020 …

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Judge: Gableman no longer in contempt of court
2 years, 4 months ago

Judge: Gableman no longer in contempt of court

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judge on Wednesday dropped a contempt order against the former state Supreme Court justice who investigated Wisconsin’s 2020 election, but not without a final jab at Michael Gableman for leading an inquiry where “there is simply nothing there.” Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington’s ruling ends his participation in a liberal watchdog group’s lawsuit seeking records …

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Wisconsin GOP leader Vos fires 2020 election investigator
2 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin GOP leader Vos fires 2020 election investigator

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader on Friday ended a 14-month, taxpayer-funded inquiry into the 2020 election by firing his hand-picked investigator. Gableman, who has repeated Trump’s lie that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen,” has said that Vos “never wanted a real investigation.” He and his attorney, James Bopp, did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment. It …

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Wisconsin Assembly leader Vos beats Trump-backed challenger
2 years, 5 months ago

Wisconsin Assembly leader Vos beats Trump-backed challenger

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s most powerful Republican narrowly survived being targeted by Donald Trump in Tuesday’s primary, then said his win proved that lawmakers “don’t have to be a lapdog to whatever Donald Trump says.” Robin Vos, the longest-serving speaker in the state’s history, overcame intense criticism from Trump and others that he hadn’t pursued decertifying the 2020 election won …

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Investigator who floated decertification later backed off
2 years, 5 months ago

Investigator who floated decertification later backed off

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The special investigator hired by Republicans in Wisconsin to review the 2020 election told lawmakers in March that they should consider decertifying President Joe Biden’s win, but later said in a private memo made public Tuesday that such a move would be a “practical impossibility.” Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman was hired by Republican Assembly …

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Judge awards $163,000 in fees in GOP election probe
2 years, 5 months ago

Judge awards $163,000 in fees in GOP election probe

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judge Monday awarded about $163,000 in fees to attorneys for the liberal watchdog group American Oversight in an open records lawsuit it brought against the investigator hired by Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to investigate the 2020 election. Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington’s order was the second against Vos and the investigator he hired, former …

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Wisconsin election investigator says he deleted records
2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin election investigator says he deleted records

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired to investigate President Joe Biden’s victory in the battleground state testified Thursday that he routinely deleted records, and deactivated a personal email account, even after receiving open records requests. Dane County Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn decided against penalizing Vos for contempt, but said she would determine later whether to penalize …

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Wisconsin 2020 election Trump audit: Michael Gableman may be disbarred.
2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin 2020 election Trump audit: Michael Gableman may be disbarred.

Slate  

On Wednesday, Republicans’ fake investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 election fell apart in the most spectacular manner possible. I’m not gonna be railroaded.” With a “raised voice,” “accusatory tone,” and “twisted facial expression,” Gableman “pointed and shook his finger at the judge” while accusing him of engaging in a “fishing expedition.” Here is part of Michael Gableman’s meltdown on the witness …

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Wisconsin election investigator fined $2K daily for contempt
2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin election investigator fined $2K daily for contempt

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judge on Wednesday issued a scathing ruling against the investigator hired by Republicans to look into the 2020 election in Wisconsin, accusing him of unprofessional and misogynistic conduct, forwarding his decision for possible disciplinary action against Michael Gableman. “Gableman’s demeaning conduct has discredited the profession and every other person sworn ’to commit themselves to live by …

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Wisconsin judge finds GOP election investigator in contempt
2 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin judge finds GOP election investigator in contempt

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Friday found the investigator hired by Republicans to look into former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in the battleground state in contempt because of how his office responded to open records requests related to the probe. Gableman was hired a year ago by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, under pressure from Trump to investigate …

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Judge gives Wisconsin GOP leader chance to avoid contempt
2 years, 7 months ago

Judge gives Wisconsin GOP leader chance to avoid contempt

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judge on Thursday said the investigator hired by Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to look into the 2020 election appears to have “gone rogue” and “run amok” in refusing to comply with the state’s open records law. Dane County Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn gave Vos “one last chance” to seek records requested from investigator Michael Gableman …

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Wisconsin election investigation paused amid legal fights
2 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin election investigation paused amid legal fights

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — An investigation into the 2020 election in battleground Wisconsin will be paused while five lawsuits play out, and the former state Supreme Court justice leading it will be paid half as much going forward, the Assembly speaker said Wednesday. However, the investigation could be revived if courts rule that elections officials and others must comply with the …

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Judge says not to delete Wisconsin election probe records
2 years, 8 months ago

Judge says not to delete Wisconsin election probe records

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — For the second time in as many weeks, a judge on Wednesday ordered that records related to the Republican-ordered investigation funded by taxpayers into the 2020 election in Wisconsin not be deleted, saying she was “amazed” such an order was necessary. Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington on April 21 ordered Gableman “not to delete or destroy …

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Wisconsin’s GOP-ordered election investigation will continue
2 years, 8 months ago

Wisconsin’s GOP-ordered election investigation will continue

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 election in Wisconsin that was supposed to wrap up this week will continue just as Donald Trump urged, but with no more taxpayer money to pay for it, the state’s top Republican said Tuesday. Vos hired former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman at $11,000 a month and launched the probe …

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Judge orders Wisconsin investigator to stop deleting records
2 years, 8 months ago

Judge orders Wisconsin investigator to stop deleting records

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The work of an investigator looking into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin generated fresh criticism Thursday after newly posted documents included a memo describing one elections worker as “probably” a Democrat in part because she loves nature and “has a weird nose ring.” Also on Thursday, a judge ordered Michael Gableman to stop deleting records, the …

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Judge declines further searching of Speaker Vos’ cellphone
2 years, 9 months ago

Judge declines further searching of Speaker Vos’ cellphone

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judge on Thursday declined to order any additional searches for deleted text messages or emails on Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’s cellphone, or phones used by two of his staff members, after an expert testified about how difficult it would be to retrieve anything. It filed open records requests for messages related to the taxpayer-funded investigation Vos …

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Assembly has spent $160K on election investigation lawsuits
2 years, 9 months ago

Assembly has spent $160K on election investigation lawsuits

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The state Assembly has spent more than $160,000 in taxpayer dollars to fight lawsuits stemming from a Republican-ordered investigation of the 2020 election. The Wisconsin State Journal reported Friday that it had obtained invoices through an open records request that detail payments to attorneys representing the Assembly and Speaker Robin Vos in lawsuits related to former state …

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Judge orders Vos held in contempt over election records
2 years, 9 months ago

Judge orders Vos held in contempt over election records

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judge on Wednesday has ordered that Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos be held in contempt for failing to produce emails and text messages related to the investigation he ordered into the 2020 presidential election. Dane County Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn, who last week told the Rochester Republican that her patience was wearing thin, found that Vos had …

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Judge voices frustration over delay in Vos email, texts
2 years, 9 months ago

Judge voices frustration over delay in Vos email, texts

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A judge on Wednesday again voiced frustration that Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has not produced emails and text messages related to the investigation he ordered into the 2020 presidential election. Dane County Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn told Vos’s attorney that her patience was wearing thin as Vos has yet to produce deleted emails and other messages …

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Wisconsin GOP leader Vos to meet with election fraud backers
2 years, 9 months ago

Wisconsin GOP leader Vos to meet with election fraud backers

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday he is meeting with advocates for decertifying President Joe Biden’s win in the battleground state, hours before he and the state Senate’s top Republican were to discuss the topic with county GOP leaders. Trump said last week that he was “confident that Robin will exercise his moral duty” and follow …

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Trump praises Wisconsin Republicans for pushing his ‘big lie’ delusions
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump praises Wisconsin Republicans for pushing his ‘big lie’ delusions

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his long-ago debunked delusions of election fraud as Republicans in Wisconsin continued to use state government to humor the former president's delusions. "Michael Gableman, the GOP-backed attorney reviewing Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election, on Tuesday signed an updated contract with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who hired him last summer to lead the probe," The Capital Timesreported …

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