Kurt Olsen

Not to be confused with Kurt Olson.
Kurt Olsen
Born
Kurt B. Olsen

(1962-08-20) August 20, 1962
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)

Kurt B. Olsen (born August 20, 1962) is an American lawyer.

Olsen graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1984 and was a Navy SEAL. In 2003, he founded Klafter & Olsen. Olsen's work involved defending companies in product liability cases. Following the 2020 presidential election, he became involved in litigation falsely contesting Joe Biden's victory. According to the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, Olsen had prepared a draft executive order to direct the Department of Justice to "take voter action" and had spoken repeatedly with Trump on January 6. He later represented the former television presenter Kari Lake in her efforts to challenge Arizona's use of electronic voting machines and to contest the results of the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election, in which Katie Hobbs defeated Lake.

In October 2025, president Donald Trump appointed Olsen as a special government employee to investigate the 2020 election.

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