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Brad Schimel: “She got a half a million dollars from the Illinois governor.”

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

Brad Schimel 03-09-25

Published March 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:03

This is absolutely obscene that we have a judge that is participating in that kind of pay for play situation. But it worked. After that call, she got a million dollars from George Soros. She got a half a million dollars from the Illinois governor. She got a, she got high six figures from Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn. All the usual major liberal donors are checking in on her behalf and the race is nationalized. (04:03–04:09)

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Asserts that a judicial candidate received a half-million-dollar donation from the Illinois governor.

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