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Brad Schimel: “Every case that she cited in an ad. When I was a da, I made…”

Featuring: Brad Schimel, Republican | Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, Waukesha County

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'LYING TO VOTERS' WI Supreme Court candidate slams opponent's campaign

Published | Video Starts at 03:37

And she said they, many of them went on to reoffend. Can you quickly answer that? Yeah. Here's a new thing. Liberals lying in campaigns. My opponent has given terrible sentences in sex offender cases. Every case that she cited in an ad. When I was a da, I made a recommendation that the judge didn't even follow and gave less time than I recommended. So I didn't give anybody a sweetheart deal. And now as a judge, all the cases she cited, every single one of them, I followed at least what the DA recommended and at least what the victim recommended in those cases. (03:37–03:48)

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