Thread by @MollyBeck

Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman released a new report in his months-long review of the 2020 election: legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/22/br…

Former President Trump releases a statement: "Everyone who loves America should be closely following today’s vital hearing in the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Election with highly respected former Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman."

Gableman, who was hired by Assembly Republican leaders, claims the state Legislature could decertify the 2020 election and that the opinion from the Legislature's attorneys, which Assembly leaders have cited in refusing to take up a resolution to decertify, is defective.

Gableman adds: "However, this action would not, on its own, have any other legal consequence under
state or federal law. It would not, for example, change who the current President is."

Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke: "I still maintain that the Legislature's attorneys are correct on this."

"Beyond that, even if there was a possibility that the state could somehow pull its electors back or decertify, which I don't believe is accurate, there's still no constitutional way to overturn the results of the 2020 election."

"So we are going to continue to look through the windshield instead of the rearview mirror and focus on the future," Steineke said.

Gableman was hired by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to conduct this review. Gableman has a taxpayer-funded budget of 676,000.

Gableman on his contract:

"I believe I do have a legally enforceable contract but others will say it ran out at the end of December." Gableman says he's negotiating an extension with Assembly Speaker Vos.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers calls the Gableman review a "colossal waste of taxpayer dollars."

"This circus has long surpassed being a mere embarrassment for our state," he said.

Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat, said Gableman's report is "a full-throated attack on our democracy and a truly shocking example of the authoritarian mindset at work."

Republican candidate for AG Eric Toney: "The amount of misinformation and faulty legal opinions circulating makes it difficult for many to know who or what to trust but the fact is there is no constitutional or legislative mechanism to decertify the 2020 presidential election."

"We must channel this frustration into cleaning up our election laws and winning in November, not dividing our party," Toney, Fond du Lac County DA, said.

Toney: "I’m prosecuting election fraud and have proposed reforms to our election laws because there is no dispute that Wisconsin
election laws weren’t followed and fraud occurred, including WEC ignoring election laws."

"I support identifying any fraud or election laws not followed to ensure it never happens again because elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. The Attorney General should be a leader in this effort but Josh Kaul has failed to do so..."