Ben Wikler: “As Attorney General, he [Brad Schimmel] was the only…”

“Brad Schimmel, at every stage of his career, he's drawn a firestorm of criticism for essentially corruption, for giving plea deals when he was a prosecutor to a child pornography defendant whose lawyer gave him a campaign contribution. As Attorney General, he [Brad Schimmel] was the only Wisconsin politician to take money from the opioid manufacturers, from Purdue Pharmaceutical. and then refused to join the lawsuit suing the opioid companies during that, that wave of death and destruction across our state.” (01:57–02:04)

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.