Kim Trueblood
Role at the time: Marathon County clerk, a Republican
Condemned
Statement summary
Trueblood says she would exclude uniformed federal agents as observers even if they were unarmed, because their appearance could intimidate voters.
“You standing there in your FBI vest is intimidating to voters, and so we’re not going to allow that,”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Wisconsin officials debate federal agents observing at polling placesGault email, Sharpe response and Levitt and Trueblood interviews
Original interviews distinguish armed federal personnel from unarmed observers. The report describes guidance finalized October 15; later syndicated versions are not separate reporting.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
She expressly rejects the presence of uniformed federal agents as observers on voter-intimidation grounds.