Wisconsin judge finds GOP election investigator in contempt

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By KATHLEEN FOODY and SCOTT BAUER

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — 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.

The ruling against the office led by Michael Gableman, a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who briefly worked for Trump, came after Gableman berated the judge and refused to answer any questions on the witness stand. Gableman had not wanted to testify, but Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington ordered him to appear.

Remington did not immediately announce a penalty in court on Friday, saying he would provide that in a written decision.

Gableman was hired a year ago by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, under pressure from Trump to investigate the former president’s loss to President Joe Biden by just under 21,000 votes in Wisconsin. The investigation has cost taxpayers about $900,000 so far.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-wisconsin-madison-donald-trump-0e7d6f384e4818547ea91944d544d515

[Lonestarblue]

1. The corruption within the Republican Party is just unending.

They are truly the party of insurrection and as such should be disbanded. Of course that won’t happen because Republican voters seem to love two things: corruption and gun violence.

[Traildogbob]

2. And THEIR white Gawd!

[Warpy]

8. Don't forget pwning the libbies. That is their major motivation

which is why MTG, Boebert, Cawthorn, Gosar, and a host of other brainless twits are in office.

I sincerely hope the hearings result in indictments and I even more sincerely hope people realize there is more at stake than pwning the libbies, that they could get badly hurt by that rotten excuse for a political party.

[Martin68]

13. The GOP has no choice. It was either vote suppression and insurrection or total loss of power.

[BlueIdaho]

3. Gableman needs to spend some time in the penalty box

And he needs to have his law license lifted.

[usaf-vet]

14. Like 10 to 20 yrs IMO. He has been a jerk since his time in the Ashland County's DA's office.

Unqualified every step of the way but a Toadie they need to push up the ladder.

Look who else started in that office Van Hollen, Sean Duffy, and Gableman. All right-wing sycophants.

[mercuryblues]

4. 1 year and almost a million dollars and nothing to show for it.

My guess is...

Gableman went searching for missing votes in Germany, Italy, China and Japan. All on the taxpayer's dime.

[SergeStorms]

11. That's just the investigation....

add in the recount(s) and its a helluva lot more. 🤑🤑🤑

[Mawspam2]

5. Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice.

Let that sink in.

I think every 3-4 decision he was involved in during his 10 years on the bench should be reviewed, and possibly voided. He clearly has contempt for the people as well as the law.

[Marthe48]

6. Why do taxpayers have to pay for this BS?

I wish someone would start a class action lawsuit against traitor to make him reimburse the states and government for the cost of every bs suit he filed. He just keeps on grifting and gets away with it.

[riversedge]

16. Vos, our Repug lawmaker just keeps giving Cableman the taxpayer money. We are gerrymandered

to the hilt.

[Grins]

7. "Rule of Law! Rule of Law!"

Rule of Law! Isn't that what the Reich-wing is always screaming? Until they are on the other end of the hook...

And he's a former Wis. State Supreme Court Justice!!! Maybe someone should go back and look at every case where this clown voted in the majority? If he was a cop or a lab tech they would.

[barbtries]

9. i hope he puts him in jail.

though it's unlikely i'm sure.

[Ziggysmom]

10. Wisconsin is Gerrymandered up the a**. ☹️ We need to get rid of the clowns like

Robin Vos who are wasting our tax dollars on meathead grifters like this!

[Bev54]

12. Posterboy of republican intransigent behaviour.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. Here is part of Michael Gableman's meltdown on the witness stand last Friday

Link to tweet

[riversedge]

17. Gableman needs a taste of the slammer.

[pfitz59]

18. Toss him in the slammer

what's with all these arrogant pricks