WI AG Kaul criminally charges 3 people who worked for Trump in 2020
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin’s Department of Justice charged three allies of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, June 4.
Wisconsin's charges center on what happened in the Wisconsin Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020. On that day across the country, electoral college members met in every single statehouse to cast their votes.
The charges were filed against Trump attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and Jim Troupis and former Trump aide Mike Roman who allegedly delivered Wisconsin’s alternate elector paperwork to a Pennsylvania congressman’s staffer in order to get them to Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021.
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WEC rejects complaint against Trump alternate electors again
The Wisconsin Elections Commission, for a second time, has rejected a complaint against alternate electors who attempted to cast the state’s ballots for Donald Trump in 2020.
Ten Wisconsin Republicans filed out paperwork claiming Trump won the state, when in reality, he lost the state by about 20,000 votes.
Now in 2024, Kaul announced charges for what the state's criminal complaint calls "the unappointed elector plan."
"There are a number of factors that are relevant to any criminal investigation, but I will say that our focus in any investigation and any prosecution is not on the speed which something is done, it’s on doing a high-quality investigation, doing a high quality prosecution and getting things right," Kaul said when asked why it took almost four years to bring charges.
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All three are due in Dane County Circuit Court on Sept. 19, according to court records.
"I’m not going to comment on specific individuals but what I can say is this is an ongoing investigation and our decisions are going to be based on these facts and what the best interest of justice show," Kaul said.
Each of the defendants face one count each of a felony. They are risking up to six years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.