Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said that it was "outrageous" that Republicans planned to walk $680,000 connected an probe into the 2020 predetermination successful Wisconsin connected Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, during a Democratic Party autobus circuit that stopped extracurricular the authorities Capitol successful Madison, Wisc. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said that it was "outrageous" that Republicans planned to walk $680,000 connected an probe into the 2020 predetermination successful Wisconsin connected Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, during a Democratic Party autobus circuit that stopped extracurricular the authorities Capitol successful Madison, Wisc. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

MADISON, Wis. – Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Monday that it was “outrageous” that Republicans planned to walk $680,000 connected an investigation into the 2020 predetermination successful Wisconsin, accusing Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of “drinking the Kool-Aid” aft gathering with erstwhile President Donald Trump.

A Republican-controlled Assembly committee gave support Monday, connected a 5-3 party-line vote, to designating erstwhile Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman arsenic peculiar counsel to pb the probe ordered by Vos, assistance the Assembly Elections Committee and prosecute investigators and others arsenic needed.

Vos said connected Friday that the declaration volition let for spending up to $680,000 connected the probe. That is much than 9 times arsenic overmuch arsenic the archetypal declaration with Gableman and the ballot comes a week aft Vos flew with Trump to a run rally successful Alabama wherever the 2 discussed the Wisconsin investigation.

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“I deliberation it's outrageous,” Evers said of the GOP predetermination probe, saying the wealth would beryllium wasted.

“Things changed a spot erstwhile Robin Vos went down and visited Donald Trump and got that bully representation connected the plane," Evers said. "Apparently they're each drinking the Kool-Aid. But I deliberation it was really, truly unfortunate. What it tells maine is that this is going to beryllium wide-ranging and astir apt $680,000 astatine a minimum and they're going to beryllium coming up with each kinds of things that frankly aren't true.”

Trump mislaid to President Joe Biden successful Wisconsin by conscionable nether 21,000 votes, an result that has withstood recounts successful Dane and Milwaukee counties and aggregate lawsuits.

Democrats person excoriated the assorted investigations arsenic a continuation of the “big lie” that Trump won, erstwhile determination is nary grounds of fraud connected the level that would overturn Biden’s triumph successful Wisconsin. To date, prosecutors person brought charges against conscionable 2 radical for predetermination fraud retired of astir 3.3 cardinal radical who voted successful the state.

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“We had a just predetermination this past time,” Evers said. “Joe Biden is president and the continued onslaught connected our ideology is conscionable perfectly ridiculous. In my wildest dreams, erstwhile I decided to tally for this office. I ne'er thought protecting ideology would beryllium 1 of the cardinal things we do.”

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