Even the January 6 Select Committee said so!
Jim Troupis is being prosecuted — and (we say) persecuted — because Democrats like Josh Kaul lump him in with the violent insurrectionists of January 6, 2021 and associate his legally sound representation of Donald Trump after the 2020 presidential election with conspiracy nuts like Rudy Giuliani. And because the Wisconsin attorney general wants a trophy conviction on his way to the governor’s mansion.
Even the January 6 Select Committee concluded attorney Troupis’ representation of Donald Trump’s election claims was legitimate. The Liz Cheney committee actually labeled lawyers like Troupis as “Team Normal” as opposed to “Team Giuliani,” the clown car joined by circus acts like John Eastman, Jenna Ellis, and Sydney Powell.
Former circuit judge James Troupis, Kenneth Chesebro, and a third defendant will answer 11 charges of felony forgery at a preliminary hearing Thursday 12-12-24 in Dane County circuit court at 215 S. Hamilton St., Madison WI.
GOP electors met to preserve options
Represented by Joseph A. Bugni of the Hurley Burish law firm, Troupis says the so-called (by the news media) Republican “fake electors” needed to meet on the constitutionally prescribed date of December 14 in order to preserve their options in case Trump’s court challenges were upheld. The ballot they submitted was signed by 10 Republican electors — the source for AG Kaul’s 10 forgery charges brought earlier this week.
In fact, attorney Troupis notified the Wi Supreme Court two days ahead of the 12-14-2020 Republican electors meeting. “This way, the Wisconsin Supreme Court knew it didn’t need to rush, there was still plenty of time to get this decision right because everyone’s rights would be protected with the alternate slate of electors meeting and voting,” Bugni writes.
AG Kaul, ironically, would tell the WI Elections Commission that that December 14 GOP electors’ meeting did not meet illegally!
The WI court ruled 4 to 3 against Trump/Troupis the morning of December 14, basically saying the appeal was brought too late (due to Trump’s delay). A fact that emphasizes the importance of deadlines in elections. With the Republican electors assembling in just hours, Troupis could have advised the electors to go home without voting; instead, he advised Trump to seek certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court — advice his client accepted.
Troupis asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a quick resolution but the court, instead, set a normal briefing schedule and, indeed, would not rule until February.
Thus, as of January 6, the Wisconsin challenges to the recount were not final … the U.S. Supreme Court — the final arbiter—had not ruled. — Troupis Motion to Dismiss
Wisconsin missed the mid-December deadline way back in 1857 due to a snowstorm in that horse and buggy day. “This one-day delay caused Congress to debate for two days whether to accept Wisconsin’s electoral votes, ultimately Buchanan didn’t need the votes, so the issue wasn’t decided. Wisconsin’s electoral votes were not included in the final total.
Troupis motion to dismiss
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Hawaii is another precedent. In 1960, the state initially went for Nixon, by 141 votes. This was challenged in court. With a recount underway, both the Democrat and the Republican electors met. At first, the Republican ballot was certified and sent to Congress. Then, the judge overseeing the recount decided Kennedy had more votes. Even so, both slates of electors were submitted to Congress, where then vice president Nixon recognized the Democrat(ic) electors.
There is not probable cause to believe that the alternate electors’ ballot was a forgery, … Wisconsin law is clear: a forged document is one that has been altered to appear as something other than it is. Here, there is no dispute that the document (an electoral ballot) appears to be precisely what it purports to be. And under Wisconsin law, that isn’t a forgery.
Having the alternate electors meet and vote was not criminal or even untoward — it’s the prescribed (and universally accepted) means of keeping options alive during a Presidential recount. Put in more direct terms, it would have been malpractice for him to not have the electors meet and vote. — Troupis motion to dismiss
To a Law Forward complaint:
The Wisconsin [Department of Justice — Josh Kaul’s own shop] found that nothing “prohibits or otherwise limits a party from meeting to cast electoral votes during a challenge to an election tabulation. [The statutes] say nothing about an alternative set of electors casting votes and do not expressly prohibit a slate of electors from casting votes to preserve their votes in case pending legal challenges prove successful.” — Troupis motion to dismiss
Blaska’s Bottom Line: is not an election denier. Nor are we a January 6 “truther.” Nancy Pelosi did not hold open the Capitol doors so the Proud Boys could hang Mike Pence. But Jim Troupis represented his client, Donald Trump, entirely within the law. He got swept up in the hysteria of what amounts to a political counter-reformation, aka Lawfare by the Left.
Do YOU think Josh Kaul’s charges will be tossed out?
Eventually?
8 responses to “Jim Troupis was ‘Team Normal’”
Kaul seems to be following the playbook of NY AG James and DA Bragg in twisting and turning and conjuring theories into creating a fairytale which he will use to target Troupis and the others into a novel concept to bring his case forward. And in similar fashion, a fine selection of Wisconsin Liberals will be selected for Judge and jury in order to achieve his desired result. So much Democracy being practiced by the Left is truly astounding.
Yes, I think Josh Kaul’s charges will eventually be tossed out? The question I have is how much of his life will be utterly destroyed before it’s thrown out?
In my opinion; here’s the real world consequences of Josh Kaul’s actions. The personal reputations, legal reputations, and financial stability of those charged in this Lawfare fiasco have been permanently damaged by this very intentional “Lawfare by the left”. This intentional public defamation by an official of the Wisconsin State government undermines the very credibility of the Justice System in the State of Wisconsin. Josh Kaul should be disbarred and lose his law license. It’s too bad that morally bankrupt, legally unethical conduct, and intentional defamation by Josh Kaul is legally protected with immunity. In the end, Josh Kaul will likely get exactly what he set out to do, social cancellation of those charged, financial destruction of those charged, reputation destruction of those charged, and his partisan “ideological trophy” to flaunt at ignorant sheeple via immoral propaganda the upcoming election. It appears to me that Josh Kaul believes fully in “the ends justifies the means”.
Again continuing the assualt on any attorney who dares to represent team Trump in any way. If they can’t win in court, they threaten law licenses. Same with doctors who questioned the orthodoxy during the Covid19 sham.
The problem with this long scenario of BS is the people who signed this document were told it wouldn’t be submitted to Congress unless there was a court ruling which showed tRump won. In other words, they were lied to, settled their cases and moved on. These crooked fools refused to do that and should be jailed. As the Proud boys would say; “enemies of the people.”
I was “Team Edward”. You “Team Jacob” lackeys can go suck eggs.
One Eye.ai 1/1/25
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You are saying that there is no critical legal distinction between a clearly labeled alternative set of electors IN THE EVENT THE CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS ARE OVERTURNED BY A COUNT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, on the one hand, and a certification of electors, not alternate electors, even if there has been no judicial order overturning the certified results.
If you want to distinguish your position from the deplorable and blatant Trump dishonesty about the 2020 election, you’re doing a rotten job.
Trump has a talent for muddying everyone who lets himself get involved with Trump’s insanity, and your nice affection for Troupis does nothing to obliterate that fundamental legal distinction, going on with one lie after another like yesterday’s claiming that the House January 6 Committee supported Troupis action as “Team Normal”. Perhaps you might indulge those of us who insist upon facts by providing a citation of where the Committee made such a finding about anyone actions with alternative electors, nonetheless Troupis.
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