Wisconsin lawmakers have used more than $160,000 in tax dollars to fight lawsuits related to an investigation of the 2020 election.
The Wisconsin State Journal says through an open records request, it shows payments to attorneys representing the assembly and Speaker Robin Vos in lawsuits related to former State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman's review.
Vos, who hired Gableman last year to investigate the election, has paid him $676,000 for his work so far.
The assembly is paid more than $141,000 to defend against a lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin Elections Commission and another $18,000 to defend against three other lawsuits seeking public records related to the investigation.