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The Supreme Court of Wisconsin is scheduled to hear another Trump post-election suit at noon Central Time—roughly five minutes from now.
It's thrown out three post-election suits already. This one's being live-streamed.
Link at the bottom of the preview: https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/wisconsin-supreme-court-will-hear-another-last-gasp-trump-election-suit-today-follow-along-here/
It's thrown out three post-election suits already. This one's being live-streamed.
Link at the bottom of the preview: https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/wisconsin-supreme-court-will-hear-another-last-gasp-trump-election-suit-today-follow-along-here/
The Zoom call is assembling.
As a reminder, Trump and Pence are gunning after Wisconsin's voters in Milwaukee and Dane Counters, where most of the state's people of color live.
That's a pattern: https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/outgoing-trump-white-house-sues-incoming-biden-white-house-to-disenfranchise-wisconsins-most-diverse-counties/
As a reminder, Trump and Pence are gunning after Wisconsin's voters in Milwaukee and Dane Counters, where most of the state's people of color live.
That's a pattern: https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/outgoing-trump-white-house-sues-incoming-biden-white-house-to-disenfranchise-wisconsins-most-diverse-counties/
Trump and Pence's lawyer Jim Troupis is up:
"Big cases depend on big principles," he begins.
"Big cases depend on big principles," he begins.
Justice Karofsky interrupts:
"All the will of all the voters, including the will of the voters in Dane and Milwaukee Counties, count, am I right?"
"All the will of all the voters, including the will of the voters in Dane and Milwaukee Counties, count, am I right?"
Justice Karofsky says that these two out of 72 counties have been "targeted" because of their "diverse" populations.
"This lawsuit, Mr. Troupis, smacks of racism," she declares.
"This is not normal."
"This lawsuit, Mr. Troupis, smacks of racism," she declares.
"This is not normal."
Justice Karofsky: "I am very interested in knowing one person in Milwaukee County or one person in Dane County who engaged in election fraud."
Troupis ducks the question, names no names, cites code.
Troupis ducks the question, names no names, cites code.
Justice Dallet presses him on the form he has objected to, noting it's been in effect in 2010.
"It's a wack form," Troupis replies.
Dallet says that it was in place when Trump was elected, and he didn't bring a suit then.
"It's a wack form," Troupis replies.
Dallet says that it was in place when Trump was elected, and he didn't bring a suit then.
Dallet: So what I'm hearing you say is that the form was fine when Trump won in 2016 but wasn't when he lost.
Karofsky grills a flailing Troupis once again.
"I don't know whether this exact form was used in 2016," Troupis says, an interesting protestation of ignorance considering it's one of the foundations of his legal action.
"I have no information one way or the other."
"I don't know whether this exact form was used in 2016," Troupis says, an interesting protestation of ignorance considering it's one of the foundations of his legal action.
"I have no information one way or the other."
Troupis: "I don't know what advice was given other than the wack manuals and the wack forms."
