When Doug Diny, the president of Wausee, arrived at his office to get three law enforcement officers searching through his belongings, he had only finished a capital directors meeting. Suffice to say, the mayor was” surprised” . ,
Diny, however, claimed to be aware of what this attack was all about. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has stepped up his widely watched investigation into the president of outside town hall, as The Federalist initially reported a week ago. For Diny, it all feels “very political”, an inspection and a assault the Wall Street Journal editorial board has described as “out of proportion to Mr. Diny’s action”.
Special agent Mary Van Schoyck, the head state department of justice investigator, advised Diny to get in touch with his attorney first if the raid squad wanted to speak with him. She gave him a seek warrant that had been approved by an Eau Claire County determine, and instructed him to sit down and read it.  ,
In a phone appointment from his place on Thursday night, Diny said,” The entire time they were badgering me to change my phone over.” He claimed he followed the instructions but realized that he had no choice but to call his counsel afterward. The email was, of course, in his smartphone.  ,
” She]Van Schoyck ] said,’ Who is your attorney? I’ll Facebook it for you,’ Diny said”. That was irritable to me. I said,’ You’re the lead investigator and the right-hand man for Josh Kaul, you do n’t know who my attorney is? ”  ,
The president was more concerned with his family.  , Together, at 3: 15 p. m. on Oct. 16, five agencies dressed in black were raiding the Diny house, a few blocks from town hall. Jean Diny was taking care of the child’s 18-month-old nephew.  ,
” She was caught off guard,” the mayor said, noting that his wife is” former military “and” does n’t take sh-t from anyone. ”  ,
She initially seemed a little troubled, and she let them know. One of the people said to her,’ Maybe we should n’t do this in front of the child.’ My family said,’ I’m babysitting. I’m without a doubt not going to hand him to you. ‘”  ,
Sweeping Search Warrant
The permit, obtained by Wispolitics, notes the list of items to be seized”. All individual computers. Mobile communication tools, or electronic equipment owned, utilized and/or possessed” by the president. Officials seized Jean Diny’s telephone, too.  , They searched the child’s cars. Additionally, the subpoena gave officers the authority to search the president and his sister’s body.  ,
Diny claims that a cousin was contacted to help them gain access to the couple’s secured, cement apartment complex.  , Van Schoyck sought the authority to search for” certain things which information, or try to proof the murder of: Election fraud … and/or are important to” the Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation’s spacecraft into Diny’s treatment of the ballot drop box.  ,
Agents were given the permission to record and tape Diny’s business and personal property following the warrant. To permit and conduct a complete or partial digital forensic analysis, they sought to “get exact forensic copies of the content]s ] of any seized device’s hard drives, internal storage media, or operating system, as well as the contents of any seized external storage media. ”  ,
‘Preposterous’
A small-city president who claims he was just trying to do his work and keep the dignity of Wausau’s elections is the subject of a significant exploration. It appears that Diny is being held accountable for election fraud by the state because she attempted to prevent it using an unsecured vote bucket.  , Wisconsin’s recent government is a Democrat.
The warrant claims that the investigation is looking for “evidence of communication reference]sic ] the City of Wausau Official Drop Box despite The Federalist’s numerous requests for comment from officials from the attorney general’s office and the department of justice. According to the research warrant, evidence suggests Diny was engaged in discussions about the cut box before he sworn in as president on April 16.
It must be noted that traditional Diny had defeated former Mayor Katie Rosenberg, sweetheart of Wisconsin’s communist wealthy and absentee ballot drop box twerker (yes, you read that right ) in Wisconsin’s flower votes.  ,
Van Schoyck’s permit seeks” approval” to seize Diny’s communications going up to April 1— before he was elected — through Oct. 16.
The governor called the research timetable” absurd, “noting that the Wisconsin Supreme Court had yet to choose on the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in elections.  ,
In July, more than three weeks after Diny was elected, the leftist-controlled court reversed a 2022 conservative-majority ruling that had declared the common use of absentee ballot drop boxes illegal under state law. The Supreme Court gave Wisconsin areas the power to choose whether to apply drop boxes in the 4-3 July decision.
Some election offices have opted out, according to a report from The Federalist last month. All Voting is Regional contacted CBS 58 in Milwaukee after more than 60 local governments made a decision against their use. Four years ago, cut boxes were found in 66 of 72 regions, according to the media outlet.  ,
By the time Diny was elected, the ballot drop box in Wausau was in disrepair, with rusty locks, and various security concerns. He did campaign for president under the oath to eliminate the drop box, which was prohibited at the time. However, he has asserted that, following the Supreme Court’s ruling this summer, he desired that the Wausau City Council decide whether or not the drop package will remain open. The government did not do so. In truth, the government just rejected Diny’s request for money to better protected the drop box.  ,
” Turning Abuse of Power”
The left became wildly offensive after the governor was photographed hauling the ballot box apart and putting it inside city hall, according to The Federalist last week. It was not bolted down and was content to security vulnerabilities before Wisconsin’s absentee ballot time got live, he said. The city clerk immediately moved the cut to its new location outside of city hall. Since then, it has been operational.  ,
Communist law enforcement organizations have been battling it out since the president took the lead on September 22. As the native report reported, a group of four people, including Marathon County Supervisor Randy Radtke, delivered a plea to the U. S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District seeking treatment.  ,
In a letter to U.S. Attorney Timothy O’Shea, the inhabitants wrote,” We believe that Mr. Diny may have broken federal laws by using his official status to interfere with residents ‘ right to vote.” The drop box was set to be secured and available for use by Monday, September 23, which Mr. Diny has then prevented. Citizens who are going to utilize this fall box for election are now denied that right.
The president who is in charge of upholding the city’s laws,” the fact that people can carriage away a ballot box on a hand trolly,” the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal argued in a bit titled” Electoral Lawfare Escalates in Wisconsin: The State AG uses his business to intimidate a Republican president.
” The warrant and raid are all out of proportion to Mr. Diny’s action, and Mr. Kaul has succeeded if his goal is to stir partisan suspicion and passions,” the board wrote.  ,
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has said the probe and the accompanying raid” are the actions of jack-booted thugs. ”  , Rep. Tom Tiffany, a Republican who represents Wausau in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, told conservative talk show host Vicki McKenna last week that he would like the House Judiciary Committee, of which he is a member, to look into Kaul’s politically driven probe. State Sen. Cory Tomczyk, R-Mosinee, called the raid” an infuriating abuse of power. ”  ,
It enrages me that Josh Kaul’s department is funded to carry out such political stunts. With all the issues our state has at the moment, this is what Josh Kaul has prioritized? ” the lawmaker said in a statement.  ,
But Kaul’s investigation goes on.  , Diny’s supporters, listed as” Wausau Taxpayers, “have set up a GiveSendGo page for the mayor.  ,
” I retired 2 1/2 years ago from a private sector job,” the 62-year-old mayor said”. I do n’t have a political career. I’m not running for anything. I’m only trying to do a good job here. ”  ,
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Matt Kittle covers The Federalist’s senior elections coverage. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.