The former chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party said Sunday he was “tricked” into signing documents alleging former President Trump won the 2020 election as part of the state’s “fake elector”…

The former chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party said Sunday he was “tricked” into signing documents alleging former President Trump won the 2020 election as part of the state’s “fake elector” scheme.

Andrew Hitt told Anderson Cooper in a “60 Minutes” interview that he was advised by the state GOP’s legal counsel to sign the documents as a contingency, in case the Trump campaign’s legal case against Wisconsin’s election integrity succeeded.

Hitt said he “wasn’t comfortable with” Trump campaign attempts to toss out votes in Wisconsin, and that he didn’t believe the legal claims of widespread fraud.

  • @[email protected]
    68•9 months ago

    …he was advised by the state GOP’s legal counsel to sign the documents as a contingency, in case the Trump campaign’s legal case against Wisconsin’s election integrity succeeded.

    Sounds like some lawyers, who are supposed to uphold the Constitution as part of their job, need to have a review by their state’s bar committee.

      • Sage the Lawyer
        25•9 months ago

        You’re not wrong, but you do still have to swear an oath to uphold the constitution. Also, the bar exam doesn’t test your ethics, or even your ability to practice law. It tests your ability to memorize a ton of shit you’ll never use in your actual practice. Maybe it was useful once upon a time before every lawyer practiced in a specialized subset of law, but mostly it was made to stop people of color practicing law. (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2020-12-07/abolishing-the-bar-exam-bias)

        It really needs to be reformed, though I would actually be in favor of abolishing it and having the third year of law school be reformed into an apprenticeship model where you learn directly from an experienced attorney. Or a specialized bar exam that tests for the area of law you want to practice. Something needs to change about it.

        I’m getting off topic. Yes this guy is a fraudster and so is everyone who advised him to sign, but it has nothing to do with whether anyone took the bar exam.

        Source: am lawyer in Wisconsin (who actually took the bar exam)

  • Nougat
    28•9 months ago

    Hitt said he “wasn’t comfortable with” Trump campaign attempts to toss out votes in Wisconsin, and that he didn’t believe the legal claims of widespread fraud.

    “But I also have no principles, so hand me that pen.”

  • @Dkarma
    15•9 months ago

    Doesn’t matter. Go to jail.

  • LeadersAtWork
    6•9 months ago

    Soooo either he’s corrupt or he’s incompetent. Either way, he shouldn’t have had his position. A “fuck up” of this magnitude in any company would lead to either a straight up firing, or a rather rapid drumming out.

    This is notable because even if he’s out, he is certainly not the only one.