Hesselbein Votes No to Republican Private Investigators

By Dianne Hesselbein - May 28th, 2021 12:04 pm

MADISON – Today, Speaker Robin Vos, Chair of the Committee on Assembly Organization, issued a paper ballot to members of the committee to approve or deny authorization to hire legal counsel and employ investigators. The ballot issued today is another Republican attempt to sow doubt about the 2020 presidential election.

“This is another wild abuse of power by the Republican Party leadership,” said Representative Dianne Hesselbein, a committee member. “Speaker Vos is a Donald Trump mimic, desperately trying to challenge the legitimacy of an election proven over and over again to be fair. Not only is this damaging to our democracy, it is a clear violation of public trust. It is clear my far-right Republican colleagues know no limits in their quest to subvert the will of the people. I hope they will remember their place on the wrong side of history.”

Republican leadership frequently issues paper ballots in the committee, avoiding the opportunity for the public to comment on the matter. In addition to flouting government transparency, these ballots are often put forward to gain approval for the use of taxpayer money to fund private attorneys to take action on partisan political issues.

“We need to end the silliness and focus on Wisconsin issues. Republicans must stop propping up a sore loser’s fantasies, and get down to the business of governing. Wisconsin taxpayers will be the real losers—stuck with the bill for an absurd Republican private investigation.”

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.

More about the 2020 General Election

Senator Agard Statement on Senator Knodl’s Continued Relitigation of the 2020 Presidential Election - State Sen. Melissa Agard, Senate Democratic Leader - Aug 29th, 2023
Report Calls For Criminally Charging State’s Fake Electors - Henry Redman - Dec 19th, 2022
Vos Withdraws Subpoenas, Ends Gableman Probe - Henry Redman - Aug 30th, 2022
Judge Blasts Gableman Probe, Deleted Records - Henry Redman - Aug 17th, 2022
Vos Fires Gableman, Ends Election Probe - Shawn Johnson - Aug 14th, 2022
Judge Orders Gableman To Pay $163,000 In Legal Fees - Rich Kremer - Aug 2nd, 2022
Prosecute 2020 Fake Electors, Advocates Demand - Erik Gunn - Aug 1st, 2022
Trump Calls For Nullification of Wisconsin’s 2020 Election - Henry Redman - Jul 12th, 2022
Legal Fight Over Gableman Probe Keeps Growing - Shawn Johnson - Jun 30th, 2022
Back In the News: Fake Elector Scheme Dogs Ron Johnson - Bruce Murphy - Jun 28th, 2022

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People: Dianne Hesselbein, Donald Trump, Robin Vos

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One thought on “Hesselbein Votes No to Republican Private Investigators”

Bellski says:

May 30, 2021 at 11:59 am

Let me get this right; all the fruitless and basis-free investigations of Trump by the Left were acceptable, but this isn’t? Sure seems like more of tge “look away, nothing to see here” narrative of the Left- not surprising at all…

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