After months of controversy, a leading Wisconsin Republican lawmaker cut special counsel Michael Gableman loose.
The Wisconsin Assembly fired Gableman, a former state Supreme Court justice tasked with investigating the 2020 election, on Friday — days after state Speaker Robin Vos, a Republican who survived a primary challenge by a Trump-backed rival, slammed Gableman as an"embarrassment" to the state and pledged to huddle with Republicans and consider scrapping Gableman's election inquiry.
President Joe Biden triumphed over Trump in Wisconsin, winning 49.45% to 48.82% by about 20,000 votes. Trump alleged that voter fraud and irregularities took place in states that he lost, including Wisconsin. However, courts and election officials have broadly rejected the claims. "He's an embarrassment to the state. I hired him on recommendations thinking we were going to hire somebody who was a good, articulate independent voice," Vos proclaimed after his narrow victory over Steen on Tuesday, according to Center Square.
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