The Soldier’s Creed is “Never leave a fallen comrade.”
The Democrat Party’s lawfare against President Donald J. Trump was unjust, anti-democratic, and obvious election interference. But President Trump had the means to defend himself.
However, Trump was not the only target. Following the 2020 election, lawyers were recruited to challenge the election results in the battleground states through ballot recounts and lawsuits. Many of these lawyers were cancelled, censured, ostracized, and the subject of bar complaints, civil suits and criminal prosecutions. Judge Jim Troupis has received all of this.
Judge Troupis conducted a recount in Wisconsin for President Trump, finding 50,125 ballots from heavily Democratic areas that were illegally counted. If those ballots were excluded, Donald Trump could have won Wisconsin, and perhaps the White House.
Judge Troupis challenged the election results before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Three Justices agreed that the ballots should have been rejected, but the majority, three Democrats and one cowardly Republican, refused to even look at the facts. Instead, they ruled that the doctrine of laches barred all claims. The court’s decision was rendered on December 14, 2020.
Article II of the U.S. Constitution provides that “The Congress may determine…the day on which [Electors] shall give their Votes; which shall be the same throughout the United States.”
The day on which all Electors were required to meet and vote for the 2020 election was December 14, 2020, the same day that the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its decision rejecting Trump’s challenge. A Republican alternate slate of Electors met and voted in Wisconsin on December 14, 2020, solely to preserve President Trump’s right to appeal the court’s decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
For the past 2 years, Judge Troupis has been a victim of Lawfare as a Defendant in a civil suit brought by the Wisconsin Democrat Electors who claimed they were defamed by the appointment of an alternate set of electors. He only recently settled that lawsuit after spending over $600,000 for his defense.
But that didn’t end his political persecution as once again Lawfare reared its ugly head. In June, Wisconsin’s Attorney General filed a criminal indictment charging Judge Troupis with violating a state “forgery uttering” law, by submitting a slate of alternate electors.
On June 7, 2024, the Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board described this as “Democratic Lawfare arrives in Wisconsin,” noting “The case against a GOP elector slate would make Alvin Bragg blush.”
The facts set out in that article, paraphrased here, show that the criminal charges are nothing more than a political persecution.
“A campaign lawyer’s job is to preserve options for a candidate and there is historical precedent for electors to vote on a contingent basis. [President Kennedy did this in Hawaii in 1960]
The claim that this behavior was criminal is far-fetched. [Attorney General] Kaul’s own Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) acknowledged in a Feb. 9, 2022, memo that “Wisconsin law does not prohibit an alternative set of electors from meeting.”
The Wisconsin Elections Commission twice unanimously rejected the claim that convening the electors broke the law.
Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig, a renowned expert in election law, submitted an expert opinion on behalf of Mr. Troupis, noting that convening the electors was appropriate because the “campaign had not exhausted its legal challenges to the certified results.”
This is an election year, and Wisconsin is a swing state. Mr. Kaul could have brought these dubious charges long ago if he really thought they were serious. Instead, he waited until the heat of a presidential campaign to charge three GOP targets with a felony that could get them six years in prison and a $10,000 fine.”
While Judge Troupis has the law and facts, he must defend himself in Madison, Wisconsin, a bastion of Democrat power. As a result, he can expect treatment similar to the “justice” President Trump received in New York. Unfortunately, Judge Troupis does not have the financial means to pay up to a million dollars for his defense.
Judge Jim Troupis is my brother, and one of the finest men I have ever known. Prior to the filing of these criminal charges, my brother asked me not to publicize what was happening to him. But the outrageous actions of the Wisconsin Attorney General, serving as proxy for the Biden-Harris campaign, compel me to speak out. I am therefore making an appeal for your help.
I hope that President Trump wins in November. Our country’s future depends on it. But even if he does, the Wisconsin prosecution of my brother could continue since it is based on state law. These people are evil and determined to destroy my brother, and anyone else who dares to stand up for President Trump, for the integrity of our elections, and for freedom in America. They are coming after him today. If they win, we will all be in their sights.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal defense fund has been established to fund Judge Troupis’ defense. Contributions are entirely tax deductible and 100% of the funds contributed will be used for his defense. It can be found at https://privatecitizen.org/jim-troupis-defense-fund/ Please consider making a donation to this worthy cause.
