Sen. Ron Johnson asks DOJ to investigate Wisconsin judge in former Trump attorney’s case
December 12, 2025
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate allegations made by a former attorney for President Donald Trump in Wisconsin that a judge overseeing his felony case is guilty of misconduct and must step aside. The judge on Tuesday refused to step aside in the case of Trump’s former campaign attorney and two others who face felony forgery charges related to the 2020 election in the battleground state. Jim Troupis alleged that the Wisconsin judge overseeing his felony case had not written the August order refusing to dismiss the charges. Johnson sent his request to DOJ on Thursday.