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More Donald Trump ally charges may follow Wisconsin indictments
Charges may follow in other states after Wisconsin indicted three Trump supporters on election fraud, an attorney has said.
Three men, two of whom are former President Donald Trump’s co-accused in his Georgia indictment, were charged on Tuesday with attempts to overthrow Wisconsin’s result in the 2020 presidential election.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges against two of Trump’s former attorneys—Kenneth Chesebro and Jim Troupis—and Mike Roman, Trump’s former aide, in relation to their alleged part in creating a slate of fake electors who were willing to certify that Trump had won the Wisconsin ballot.
In August, Roman and Chesebro were indicted in Atlanta, along with Trump and 16 others, on charges of attempting to illegally overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election result, and there have been a string of indictments in other states in recent months. Roman, Chesebro and Trump have all pleaded not guilty.
Anne Stevenson, an attorney in Massachusetts, told Newsweek that other states may now follow with further indictments.
“As Chesebro and his co-conspirators continue to await trial in Georgia, he picked up new indictments for what appears to be similar crimes in Wisconsin. There will likely be other states that follow suit,” she said.
“Conservative commentators believe these cases are just political showboating that will all go away with time, but I would not be surprised if there are more convictions,” Stevenson continued.
She said several Trump attorneys had now been indicted and that each should have been aware of the legal dangers.
“It’s hard to believe an accomplished attorney like Chesebro misunderstood the law to the extent that he now finds himself indicted. So many red flags were there,” she said.
Newsweek has contacted attorneys for Chesebro, Roman and Trump for comment via email.
Recently, there has been a flurry of activity in several states concerning the 2020 election.
On April 24, an Arizona grand jury indicted Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff; former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani; Roman and 15 others on charges of trying to overthrow Arizona’s 2020 presidential election result.
In December, six Trump supporters were indicted in Nevada on charges of creating a forged election certificate and offering the fake certificate as an election result. All have pleaded not guilty.
In July, Michigan’s attorney general filed charges against 16 Trump supporters allegedly involved in a fake elector plot. One signed a cooperation agreement, and the other 15 have pleaded not guilty.
At a pretrial hearing in April, Howard Shock, a state investigator in Michigan, confirmed in testimony that Trump, Meadows and Giuliani were uncharged co-conspirators in the case.
Duane Silverthorn, a defense attorney, offered a series of names and asked Shock if they were “unindicted co-conspirators”—which means they were not charged but could have been part of an alleged plot to put Michigan’s electoral votes in Trump’s column. Shock said yes to Trump, Meadows, Giuliani and some high-ranking state Republicans.
A judge is holding hearings to determine if there is enough evidence to order a trial.
On Tuesday, the Georgia Court of Appeals announced that it would not hear arguments in the Atlanta case until October, all but guaranteeing that the former president’s trial will not begin until after November’s general election. The case against Roman and some of the other defendants would also be delayed.
If elected, Trump could request that the Supreme Court delay the Georgia case until after he has left office.
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Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde reflects on early March Madness exit
Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde said the Badgers ‘thought we could do so many things’ in the NCAA Tournament before it ended abrupty with an upset loss.
Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
MILWAUKEE – Friday’s severe storms have passed. And with that, the threat of any severe weather has also passed for the immediate future as no storms or rain are expected for several days.
However, plenty of damage remains across southeastern Wisconsin as of Saturday morning, in addition to the ongoing flooding threat.
Several area rivers are at flood stage, and there are multiple river flood warnings in effect.
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Farmstead damage in Franklin
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How Aleksas Bieliauskas has grown in first season with Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard has high praise for Aleksas Bieliauskas about a month into the Lithuania native’s freshman season.
MADISON – One of Wisconsin men’s basketball’s departing transfers is headed to an SEC program with some connections to the Badgers.
Ex-UW forward Aleksas Bieliauskas has committed to South Carolina, he announced on April 17.
Bieliauskas left the Badgers after appearing in all 35 games as a freshman and making 28 starts. He averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 points in 20.2 minutes, and highlights of his freshman year included his five 3-pointers in UW’s upset over eventual national champion Michigan.
He’ll join a program with plenty of Wisconsin ties. South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris was an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 2010-17 on Bo Ryan and Greg Gard’s staffs. South Carolina assistant coach Tanner Bronson and director of video services Roman DiPasquale also are UW alumni.
Bieliauskas is the second of UW’s four departing transfers to commit to a new school. Reserve forward Jack Robison committed to North Dakota State on April 15. Starting guard John Blackwell and reserve forward Riccardo Greppi have not announced their next schools yet.
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