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WI Ethics Commission accuses Adam Steen and Rep. Janel Brandtjen of campaign finance scheme

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Associated Press
Published Feb 24, 2024
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Policy Leaning Analysis

This article includes the following sentiments, providing an average bias score of 96% Conservative:

  • 8 negative sentiments for Trump Impeachment
  • 2 negative sentiments for Government Regulation

Politician Portrayal Analysis:

This article includes the following Politician Portrayal sentiments, providing an average sentiment of 0% Neutral and bias score of -98% Liberal:

16 negative sentiments and 2 positive sentiments for Donald Trump
2 negative sentiments for Joe Biden

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Government Regulation
Trump Impeachment

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Joe Biden

Sentiments

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-6% "Trump called Steen a motivated patriot when endorsing him shortly before the 2022 primary.""
-6% "Trump called Steen a motivated patriot when endorsing him shortly before the 2022 primary.""
-26% "Trump and Brandtjen backed Vos's primary opponent, Adam Steen.""
-26% "Trump and Brandtjen backed Vos's primary opponent, Adam Steen.""
-28% "The ethics commission alleges that Trump's Save America political action committee, Brandtjen, Republican Party officials in three counties and Steen's campaign conspired to avoid ..."
-28% "The ethics commission alleges that Trump's Save America political action committee, Brandtjen, Republican Party officials in three counties and Steen's campaign conspired to avoid ..."
-32% "The commission alleges that Trump's fundraising committee and state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, a Trump ally, conspired in a scheme to evade campaign finance laws ..."
-56% "Vos launched the probe under pressure from Trump, but eventually distanced himself from the false claims of election fraud and calls to overturn President ..."
-56% "Vos launched the probe under pressure from Trump, but eventually distanced himself from the false claims of election fraud and calls to overturn President ..."
-84% "Vos angered Trump after he fired a former state Supreme Court justice whom Vos had hired to investigate Trump's discredited allegations of fraud in ..."

We have listed the top 10 sentiments. More sentiments do exist. Please review the full article for more information.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Trump called Steen a "motivated patriot" when endorsing him shortly before the 2022 primary.
47% : Trump called Steen a "motivated patriot" when endorsing him shortly before the 2022 primary.
37% : Trump and Brandtjen backed Vos's primary opponent, Adam Steen.
37% : Trump and Brandtjen backed Vos's primary opponent, Adam Steen.
36% : The ethics commission alleges that Trump's Save America political action committee, Brandtjen, Republican Party officials in three counties and Steen's campaign conspired to avoid state fundraising limits in the effort to defeat Vos, steering at least $40,000 into the bid.
36% : The ethics commission alleges that Trump's Save America political action committee, Brandtjen, Republican Party officials in three counties and Steen's campaign conspired to avoid state fundraising limits in the effort to defeat Vos, steering at least $40,000 into the bid.
34% : The commission alleges that Trump's fundraising committee and state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, a Trump ally, conspired in a scheme to evade campaign finance laws to support the Republican primary challenger to Vos in 2022.Vos angered Trump after he fired a former state Supreme Court justice whom Vos had hired to investigate Trump's discredited allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
22% : Vos launched the probe under pressure from Trump, but eventually distanced himself from the false claims of election fraud and calls to overturn President Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin.
22% : Vos launched the probe under pressure from Trump, but eventually distanced himself from the false claims of election fraud and calls to overturn President Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin.
8% : Vos angered Trump after he fired a former state Supreme Court justice whom Vos had hired to investigate Trump's discredited allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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