Wisconsin Republican Assembly leader, Robin Vos, addressed the pressure he has been receiving from former President Donald Trump and other GOP lawmakers to impeach the state's nonpartisan elections administrator, Meagan Wolfe. Vos stated that a vote for impeachment is “unlikely” to occur, downplaying the efforts of some Republicans to remove Wolfe from her position. Wolfe had served as the state elections administrator during the closely contested 2020 election, which Trump narrowly lost in Wisconsin.

Last month, the Senate voted to fire Wolfe, although they later admitted that the vote was symbolic and held no legal consequences. However, five Assembly Republicans introduced 15 articles of impeachment against Wolfe in September, a move that could result in her removal if passed by the Assembly and subsequently convicted by the Senate. The Republican president of the Senate has also urged Vos to proceed with impeachment. In response to the mounting pressure, a group led by election conspiracy theorists launched a high-cost television advertising campaign, threatening to unseat Vos if he failed to pursue impeachment proceedings.

On Monday night, Trump shared a news release on his social media platform, Truth Social, from one of the GOP lawmakers who sponsored the impeachment articles. State Representative Janel Brandtjen criticized Vos for not taking stronger action to remove Wolfe. Vos, however, maintained that Republicans were far from reaching a consensus, emphasizing that an impeachment vote was not imminent. He added, "I can't predict what's going to happen in the future, but I think it is unlikely that it's going to come up any time soon."

Vos had previously expressed support for removing Wolfe but wanted to wait for the outcome of a lawsuit she filed to retain her position. Impeachment of state officials in the Assembly can only occur for corrupt conduct in office or the commission of a crime or misdemeanor. If a majority of the Assembly were to vote for impeachment, the case would then proceed to a Senate trial, where a two-thirds majority vote would be necessary for conviction. The Republicans secured a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate in April.

Wolfe did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the matter. In September, she accused the Republican lawmakers who introduced the impeachment resolution of intentionally distorting the truth. Vos, however, called for moving forward from the 2020 election controversy and focusing on the issues that matter most to Wisconsinites.

The ongoing battle over who will oversee elections in Wisconsin, a key presidential battleground state, has caused significant instability ahead of the 2024 presidential race. This uncertainty directly affects the more than 1,800 local clerks responsible for running elections in the state. The concerns raised by Republicans regarding Wolfe's administration of the 2020 presidential election are largely based on misinformation spread by Trump and his supporters. Despite these claims, President Joe Biden's victory over Trump in Wisconsin by nearly 21,000 votes has been upheld through multiple recounts, audits, and legal challenges by both conservative and nonpartisan entities at the state and federal levels.