The Republican-backed candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court has said that he had no problem with someone who was on the U.S. Capitol grounds at the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection campaigning for him across the state.
FILE - Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Republican-backed Dan Kelly and Democratic-supported Janet Protasiewicz participate in a debate on March 21, 2023, in Madison, Wis. Kelly said Thursday, March 23, that he had no problem with someone who was on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection campaigning for him across the state in the waning days of the high stakes race, calling his work “invaluable.
FILE - Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Republican-backed Dan Kelly and Democratic-supported Janet Protasiewicz participate in a debate on March 21, 2023, in Madison, Wis. Kelly said Thursday, March 23, that he had no problem with someone who was on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection campaigning for him across the state in the waning days of the high stakes race, calling his work “invaluable.
Dan Kelly on Wednesday posted a video on Twitter of himself standing side-by-side with conservative activist Scott Presler and thanking him for his work. Presler, a Virginia native, planned several “stop the steal” rallies in addition to being on the Capitol grounds the day of the insurrection. Presler also described the siege on the Capitol as “the largest civil rights protest in American history.
When asked Thursday about Presler’s attendance at the insurrection, Kelly said he was “not really familiar with his background.” “But what I can say, I appreciate a great deal the work that he’s doing here in Wisconsin,” Kelly said. “I think it is invaluable.”Majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in the April 4 election between Kelly and Democratic-backed Janet Protasiewicz, a Milwaukee County judge. Conservatives have controlled the court for 15 years and came within one vote of overturning President Joe Biden’s win in the battleground state in 2020.
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