MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor said Friday that she won’t bring charges against a Republican lawmaker accused of trying to evade state campaign finance laws in order to unseat the powerful speaker of the Assembly.
Waukesha County District Attorney Susan Opper said she would not be filing felony charges against Rep. Janel Brandtjen as was recommended by the bipartisan Wisconsin Ethics Commission.
She is the fourth county prosecutor to decide against filing charges against former President Donald Trump’s fundraising committee, Brandtjen and others involved in the effort to unseat Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Ultimately, the state attorney general, Democrat Josh Kaul, could be asked to prosecute the cases.
The ethics commission alleges that Trump’s fundraising committee and Brandtjen, a Trump ally, conspired in a scheme to evade campaign finance laws to support the Republican primary challenger to Vos in 2022. It forwarded recommendations for filing felony charges to prosecutors in six counties.
Nigel Farage vs Anna Wintour... but why are two Brits being touted as America's ambassador to UK?
QUENTIN LETTS: We can guess who plenty of Labour MPs would cheer in an Israel
The marathon task of trying America's most famous man: Trump 'smirked' as he became the first ex
North America witnesses total solar eclipse
Belarus, Azerbaijan to strengthen bilateral cooperation
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 32,845: ministry
Water begins to flow again in downtown Atlanta after outage that began Friday
Netflix's '3 Body Problem' promotes Chinese culture despite controversy
Todd Blanche says he was shocked Donald Trump took the verdict with 'solemness'
White House approved more bombs to Israel on day of deadly Israeli attack on aid workers: WAPO