Thread by @Bencjacobs, Lane Ruhland, the Wisconsin lawyer who dropped off Kanye West's presidential filing [...]

Lane Ruhland, the Wisconsin lawyer who dropped off Kanye West's presidential filing at the Wisconsin Board of Elections represented Donald Trump's presidential campaign exactly one week before in federal court

. @cam_joseph has been owning this mini beat of the Kanye beat as well and first reported her identity https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzy3b/a-well-connected-gop-strategist-is-helping-kanye-west-get-on-the-ballot-in-wisconsin

A Well-Connected GOP Strategist Is Helping Kanye West Get On The Ballot In Wisconsin

West’s ballot signatures for the crucial state were dropped off by an experienced Republican election lawyer.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzy3b/a-well-connected-gop-strategist-is-helping-kanye-west-get-on-the-ballot-in-wisconsin

Ruhland signed on to a motion filed in Donald J Trump for President v. Northland Television LLC where the campaign is suing a Wisconsin TV station for airing a TV ad for Priorities USA

As this gets attention, worth flagging I reported the first two Republicans with ties to the West campaign for @intelligencer, including an RNC delegate who is also serving as a Kanye West elector in Vermont https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/two-people-linked-to-kanye-wests-campaign-have-ties-to-gop.html

Two People Linked to Kanye West’s Campaign Have Ties to GOP

A 2020 RNC Trump delegate from Vermont and a longtime Republican operative have both been connected to the rapper’s presidential bid.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/two-people-linked-to-kanye-wests-campaign-have-ties-to-gop.html

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