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A Dane County judge will hear arguments Monday morning after the Wisconsin Department of Justice asked the court to intervene in the Republican-led review of the 2020 election under the direction of special counsel Michael Gableman. Attorney General Josh Kaul is asking the court to invalidate subpoenas issued to the Wisconsin Elections Commission and force Gableman to conduct any interviews in public. “The law is clear, it needs to be conducted as part of the legislative hearing process,” Kaul said in an interview Friday. “Justice Gableman’s team was unwilling to agree to that. They wanted to do it in a secret, private setting.” Gableman hasn’t responded to the latest developments. “Unfortunately it’s been a rather pathetic circus to watch,” Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) said Friday in a taping for UPFRONT. “I mean you couldn’t write something this stupid, and I think at some point we need some intervention because Wisconsin’s not looking great with this clown show going on.” Nationally Democrats and Republicans are intently watching the review and its outcome. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Gableman’s review was “absolutely” necessary. “There are still things that I’ve heard that I can’t explain, and I think what will probably come out of that report is initially just examples of things we still don’t have the answers for that probably need to be further investigated,” Johnson said. “Nobody should question the result of the election, but that requires tightening controls over what happened during COVID where we dramatically increased absentee balloting.”Monday’s court hearing only involves subpoenas issued to the Wisconsin Elections Commission, but its outcome could impact mayors and local election officials who also have received subpoenas in Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, Kenosha and Green Bay.