Elections head says Republican Schimel can't be trusted

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission said Thursday that Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel can't be trusted to conduct an "objective and complete investigation" into former employees of the now-defunct Government Accountability Board.

Elections chair Mark Thomsen, a Democrat, sent a letter to legislative leaders asking instead that if they wish to review past actions of the GAB, they order an independent review by an "impartial factfinder or by a bipartisan factfinding body."

The letter came hours before a Republican-controlled Senate committee was to vote on approving an investigation by Schimel into activities of the former GAB. Schimel's spokesman, Johnny Koremenos, had no immediate comment.