Wisconsin AG's prosecution of Trump election lawyers is politically motivated and legally flawed
Source: Hans von Spakovsky and John G. Malcolm. "Wisconsin's Democrat AG Is Still Waging Fani Willis-Style Trials." March 12, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The authors argue that Wisconsin's attorney general is unfairly prosecuting Trump's lawyers for doing something completely legal - organizing backup electors in case Trump won his election challenge. They say this has been done before in other elections and even the prosecutor's own staff said it wasn't illegal.
Conclusion
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is conducting an unfair, politically motivated prosecution against lawyers who provided legal representation to Trump in 2020 election challenges
Premises
- Troupis and co-defendants engaged in completely lawful political activities by organizing contingent electors, which has clear historical precedent from 1960, 1876, and 2000 elections
- Kaul's own legal staff concluded there was no violation of law by the defendants
- The trial judge John Hyland appears to have engaged in judicial misconduct by allowing a private attorney to ghostwrite his order denying dismissal
- Two Wisconsin Supreme Court justices (Karofsky and Dallet) have exhibited extreme bias against Trump and his lawyers through public statements
- The prosecution continues despite the legal precedent and lack of criminal wrongdoing, suggesting political rather than legal motivation
Assumptions
- Organizing contingent electors is a legitimate legal strategy when election results are contested
- Historical precedent establishes the legality of the defendants' actions
- Judicial bias and misconduct invalidate legal proceedings
- Political prosecutions are inherently unfair and contrary to rule of law