Wisconsin 'fake elector' Andrew Hitt says he was tricked into signing document claiming Trump won in 2020

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

02/18/24 9:59 PM ET


The former chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party said Sunday he was “tricked” into signing documents alleging former President Trump won the 2020 election as part of the state’s “fake elector” scheme.

Andrew Hitt told Anderson Cooper in a “60 Minutes” interview that he was advised by the state GOP’s legal counsel to sign the documents as a contingency, in case the Trump campaign’s legal case against Wisconsin’s election integrity succeeded. Hitt said he “wasn’t comfortable with” Trump campaign attempts to toss out votes in Wisconsin, and that he didn’t believe the legal claims of widespread fraud.

“We got specific advice from our lawyers that these documents were meaningless, unless a court said they had meaning,” he said. He added that he felt pressured into signing the document, fearful that he would be held responsible in the situation that the Trump suit won and the electors were not prepared.

“It was not a safe time,” he said. “If my lawyer is right, and the whole reason Trump loses Wisconsin is because of me, I will be scared to death.” “If I knew what I knew now, I wouldn’t have done it,” he continued. “It was kept from us that there was this alternate scheme, alternate motive.”


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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Then that legal counsel should have an ethics charge and investigation,

possibly with sanctions and/or disbarment.

[Lochloosa]

6. That is the one thing that has bugged me about this whole thing.

Why haven't all of these "lawyers" been, at the least, sanctioned? IMO, they should all be disbarred.

[Grins]

27. Hitt is also - a lawyer.

How could he not see this for what it was? Just a common sense reading and you could see it for what it was - election nullification.

"Tricked?" I'm calling "Bullshit!!!

[no_hypocrisy]

33. Reminiscent of Martha Stewart claiming to be innocent of insider trading.

She didn't understand what was going on.

She was a licensed stockbroker before she picked up a sauté pan.

[Indykatie]

34. Hitt Isn't Just Any Attorney - His Area of Expertise Is Supposed to Be Election Law

Dude is gonna end up disbarred and may go to prison if he can't negotiate a deal. By the way, the young lady that flew the false affidavits to DC is also a lawyer and works for Hitt.

[AllyCat]

2. He's only saying that because he was caught.

No sympathy. You don’t sign something that is “meaningless”.

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. BINGO! (n/t)

[Roy Rolling]

4. Tricked?

Two words: prove it.

[Red Mountain]

5. 2 things

A. I don't believe him.

B. OK, if he's an easily manipulated fool then he should fully cooperate in the investigation and punishment of anybody upstream who participated in the scheme. His level of help in their eventual conviction should determine his severity of punishment.

[Leghorn21]

7. +++

It’s JUST THAT SIMPLE!!!!

Thanks, Red!!

[pfitz59]

8. 'The lawyer made me do it.'

Is no excuse. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Man up and take your punishment.

[NutmegYankee]

14. Actually, it is an excuse if advised by a lawyer. It's an affirmative defense.

The lawyer can also face charges.

[Prairie Gates]

9. Ah yes, the famous American political principle of

Sign this document or you might end up dead!

Seriously, how do these people sleep at night?

[Old Crank]

10. More nonsense from the PArty of Personal Responsibility

I was tricked and now I'm throwing my lawyer under the bus.

[bluestarone]

11. You know what? If i thought something was possibly illegal, i would ALWAYS request

Would you put that in writing, then everyone telling me this would have to SIGN it. otherwise forget it.

[Firestorm49]

12. Oh boo boo! If he's that dumb then he shouldn't be in office. I don't buy into his BS.

“I didn’t mean to do it mommy” The head of the WI GOP? F…k him!

Of course, the WI AG has done next to nothing at all to prosecute lawbreakers in what could have been the overthrow of America. In my opinion he’s just as bad. Sorry for sullying one of our own, but Josh Kaul is spineless.

[Marthe48]

13. Did Rapunzel pay him a visit

And trick him into revealing what an idiot he is?

[sybylla]

15. I'm not buying it.

I get the fear. I'm sure that was real. The rest is just a giant steaming pile to cover the truth.

He'll need a whole bunch of evidence to back that up. If he was really scared, there'd be recordings, emails, and text messages he's sharing with prosecutors and reporters.

Until then, nothing to see here.

[tonekat]

16. The repentant demeanor of the guilty

He's a weasel.

[Aristus]

17. Tricked? You could fertilize entire farm fields with that amount of bullshit.

A contingency? It never occurred to him that he could have signed after Trump won the case? Maybe he knew that was never going to happen. In which case, he knowingly committed election fraud by signing while the case was still in court.

[republianmushroom]

18. B.S.

Trying to cover his butt.

[Butterflylady]

19. For being a lawyer, you would think that he knows what is in

The constitution. I'm sure they had a course on constitutional law. he was in fear for his family just doesn't wash. He knew dam well the document was illegal.

[Novara]

20. Did anyone hold your hand to the paper and physically make you sign it?

No? Then shut the fuck up.

[BaronChocula]

21. Well, yes

all Republican supporters have been tricked. Do better.

[twodogsbarking]

22. I was afraid Trump would have me killed. That definitely is a good defense.

[Jimbo S]

23. Nuts

forgot to set my DVR. Hopefully, it will be online.

[Jimbo S]

24. Andrew Hitt is the best

thing to happen to the Wisconsin Democratic party.

Hitt is the former GOP chair until he recently stepped down.

I've lost count of the statewide electoral victories the last six years, I only have four, I mean two hands to count.

[hurple]

25. Stupid says what to try to stay out of jail?

I mean... really?

[MOMFUDSKI]

26. I will use nice words-

Horsefeathers

[brush]

28. BS. He never felt "comfortable" about it. That means he knew it was a bogus move...

and, btw, one of the dumbest things ever... signing fake EC ballots to Congress and down in history for forever.

Don't come up with the "tricked" excuse now that you're charged.

[LiberalFighter]

29. He shouldn't need lawyers to advise him. As the State Party Chair he should have known how it worked.

Anyone that was elected as an Elector should know what is required and expected.

Each party have Electors ready to go when election results are decided. They would receive notice to show up at the same place each election to perform their duty. Trying to perform that function in a different location should be a red alert. And the document they sign is not the official one.

[Ocelot II]

31. If you are given a document to sign that makes certain factual claims

but that will be used only if certain contingencies actually occur and that would make the claims true, what you do is hang on to it, sign it only if those contingencies actually occur, and only then hand it over to whoever intends to use it. If, however, you've signed and handed in a document containing attestations that are false because the contingency never occurred, don't whine and claim you were duped if you get in trouble for signing a fake document.

[LakeArenal]

32. He's right. The Republicans are all dirty tricks.

Anyone who stood with trump after babies in cages is one of “them”. He stood long and hard until he got caught.
He wasn’t the head of the WI Repuke Party thinking ethically or legally.

[Frank Bleeptalk]

35. A brilliant idiot genius

For reading at a 5th grade level he plans like a pro. Hitt was tricked by an idiot,

[SKKY]

36. I watched his interview with Anderson Cooper...

...he's just trying to nuance his way out of "find out" as quickly as possible. I didn't find him believable, and to be honest, he only seems contrite in the fact he was caught.

[riversedge]

37. And no real apology was offered by Hilt as far as I can determine.

[SKKY]

38. Nope. Again, he only feels bad for getting caught.

And to be honest, he seemed fairly arrogant in that as well.