Robin Vos extends Michael Gableman's Wisconsin election review after pressure from Donald Trump
BROOKFIELD – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is extending the taxpayer-funded contract of the former state Supreme Court justice leading a review of the 2020 election — a decision announced a day after former President Donald Trump sought to intimidate Vos by threatening a successful primary challenge if the review did not continue.
In a statement Monday that did not name Vos directly, Trump suggested to his millions of supporters that the Rochester Republican will see a successful primary opponent if he does not extend former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman's contract with the state Assembly.
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On Tuesday, Vos issued a statement announcing Gableman's office will remain open "as we guarantee the legal power of our legislative subpoenas and get through the other lawsuits that have gridlocked this investigation."
"We are grateful for Justice Gableman’s offer to reduce his salary as we are all concerned about the judicious use of taxpayers’ dollars," Vos said in a statement. "Our intention is to remain within the original budget allocated for the investigation.”
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