FBI Inquiry into Milwaukee County Elections
A county clerk in Wisconsin has stated that federal agents attempted to interview a local election official at his home. In a release, the clerk defended the state’s handling of the 2020 presidential election.
Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson confirmed that an FBI representative visited the home of his elections director and left a business card. “It’s unfortunate that the FBI opted to visit a private residence instead of reaching out to the Board of Elections office directly,” he said. “No dedicated public servant should face such invasions simply for performing their duties with integrity.”
Christenson emphasized the state’s response to the election as “fair and transparent,” pointing out how multiple investigations, recounts, and audits over the years have validated this stance. “Revisiting settled matters won’t bolster public trust—it actually undermines it,” he added.
He asserted that the county would comply with all lawful law enforcement actions while safeguarding the rights of voters. “Our duty as election officials is to uphold the integrity of the process through transparency and adherence to the law, which was clearly upheld in 2020.” The clerk also characterized the FBI’s actions as a possible “attack on democracy.”
Meanwhile, the FBI has refrained from commenting on the situation. Milwaukee County, the largest in Wisconsin, has been under scrutiny from conservatives who claim election irregularities took place in 2020. The FBI continues to probe election integrity issues nationwide.
In a separate investigation, the FBI executed a court-approved search warrant in Fulton County, Georgia, targeting records from the contentious 2020 election. Allegations of voting fraud and record-keeping problems are central to this inquiry. Georgia is particularly significant, as it was a pivotal state in the narrow election loss for Trump, who subsequently claimed fraud.
In addition to this, the FBI has issued subpoenas for 2020 voting data in Arizona, with officials confirming that the Justice Department is scrutinizing a large portion of 2020 and 2024 data from the state.
