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Ben Wikler: “He [Brad Schimmel] refused to join the lawsuit suing the…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Discussion with Ben Wickler

Published | Video Starts at 01:52

As Attorney General, he was the only Wisconsin politician to take money from the opioid manufacturers, from Purdue Pharmaceutical and then He [Brad Schimmel] refused to join the lawsuit suing the opioid companies during that wave of death and destruction across our state. And now as a candidate for Supreme Court, he's essentially sold out to the world's Richest man who wants to be able to bypass state law, sell his Teslas in … (01:52–02:12)

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Asserts that Brad Schimmel did not participate in legal actions against opioid companies as Attorney General.

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