MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers is asking two federal courts to make former President Donald Trump and a Republican Party official pay more than $250,000 in legal fees to shield taxpayers from costs in a pair of election lawsuits.
Trump and his allies brought a string of lawsuits after he narrowly lost Wisconsin, but court after court threw them out.
The Democratic governor filed motions late Wednesday in two of those cases seeking to have those who brought the cases pay for legal fees.
If Evers is successful, in one case Trump would have to pay more than $145,000. In the other case, William Feehan, the chairman of the Republican Party of La Crosse County, would have to pay about $107,000.
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MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is seeking more than $250,000 in legal fees from former President Donald Trump and a Republican Party official related to fighting a pair of election lawsuits filed last year.
Evers made the request in two different federal courts on Wednesday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on Thursday.
If Evers is successful, Trump would have to pay more than $145,000 in one case. In the other, William Feehan, the chairman of the Republican Party of La Crosse County, would have to pay about $107,000. Evers also asked for more money to deter future meritless lawsuits, according to his filings.