Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 06:30 PM Aug 2021

What Gableman doesn't say reveals truths about Wisconsin election audit


Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman sat down for his first television interview on his super-sized role in the election investigation since Speaker Robin Vos upgraded him to “special counsel” giving him the power to hire and have free rein in determining what the “Arizona-style audit” he will oversee actually does.

However, in response to repeated questions by the tenacious Up Front host Adrienne Pedersen, he never answered what the investigation will be doing on a daily basis or what evidence there is that it is needed.

During the course of the interview he claimed it would be nonpartisan and said he is special counsel on behalf of the “entire Legislature,” despite the fact that only Republicans have challenged the validity of the election. He stated that he said he had spoken with “everyone,” elected and not, although in response to a later question he admitted he had not talked to a single Democrat. Adding to the partisan nature of his investigation, his hiring was announced at the Republican State Convention after former president Donald Trump criticized legislative Republicans for not doing enough to expose “fraud.”

He also had to justify and parse his statements from when he was speaking at a Stop the Steal pro-Trump rally where he mentioned a “stolen election.”



https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/what-gableman-doesnt-say-reveals-truths-about-wisconsin-election-audit/?


Link to Interview
https://www.wisn.com/article/web-extra-mike-gableman/37188532
Latest Discussions»Region Forums»Wisconsin»What Gableman doesn't say...