Paul Trouette, Precinct Committeeman 316

Coeur d'Alene Press · May 2026 (archive)

Borrenpohl filed a federal lawsuit naming Trouette, his employees, and his business as defendants.
The complaint alleges Trouette collaborated with Norris and Regan on a plan to remove attendees who expressed critical views.
Suit alleges First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment violations and seeks compensatory and punitive damages.

Primary Source
Federal civil rights complaint, Borrenpohl v. Norris et al., Case 2:26-cv-00301-DKG
Names Trouette in two claims: unlawful seizure without probable cause and excessive force (4th Amendment). Complaint describes Trouette as CEO of LEAR Asset Management and "one of the men who used excessive force against Ms. Borrenpohl." Filed May 14, 2026.

Coeur d'Alene Press · March 2026 (archive)

He was sentenced to 10 days in jail and 200 hours of community service for battery.
A victim told the court the incident made people in the community afraid to speak up.

Coeur d'Alene Press · February 2026 (archive)

After being convicted, he is fighting to keep his security licenses.
His company had no signed contract to provide security at the event where he committed battery.

Coeur d'Alene Press · December 2025 (archive)

A jury convicted him of battering two people and violating security agent rules.
His guards wore no uniforms, never identified themselves, and had no contract to be there.

Coeur d'Alene Press · December 2025 (archive)

Coeur d'Alene Press · April 2025 (archive)

Police found no contract and no legal authority to remove anyone from the building.
He emailed a proposed contract to the KCRCC. They never signed it.

Political Potatoes · April 2025 (archive)

The KCRCC claimed video footage was missing. Police recovered 14 raw video files with a search warrant.
Criminal charges were filed against him and four others for battery and false imprisonment.

Political Potatoes · March 2025 (archive)

Two days before the event, Trouette told a CDA school resource officer that KCRCC had hired LEAR; he was caught in a lie and admitted he was volunteering.
LEAR has a documented history of vigilante actions in northern California; reporters covering prior operations identified the company as "paramilitaries" and "mercenaries."
After the removal, Trouette falsely told a CDA police officer that he and Norris had "arrested" Borrenpohl for trespassing -- no arrest was made.

Idaho Capital Sun · February 2025 (archive)

Three LEAR employees dragged Post Falls resident Teresa Borrenpohl from the KCRCC town hall.
City of Coeur d'Alene revoked LEAR's business license for violating the uniform requirement.
Trouette had personally testified against that uniform requirement when the city adopted it months earlier.