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Eric Toney: “Tony Evers and Josh Call play politics with public safety.”

Featuring: Eric Toney, Republican | Candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin

Guest: Candidate for Wisconsin AG Eric Toney

Published August 18, 2022

And there's discretion that prosecutors have in how we resolve cases, what type of sentencing recommendation times that. We might not issue a case depending on … Tony Evers and Josh Call play politics with public safety. … as you look at our business community, farming community across Wisconsin. Consistency and predictability is so important so they can plan for the future if they're looking at investments growing. (35:16–35:24)

STATEMENT

Asserts that Tony Evers and Josh Call prioritize politics over public safety.

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“They gave out about 45 ish of these [ARPA] positions across Wisconsin. And as of a couple of weeks ago, only about a third of them have been filled.”
Asserts that approximately 45 ARPA positions were distributed across Wisconsin, with only about a third filled.18:13-18:21
“I'm prosecuting more election fraud than anyone else in Wisconsin.”
Asserts that Eric Toney is prosecuting more election fraud cases than any other individual in Wisconsin.29:49-29:58
“88 out of, I think 123 DCI positions, only 88 of them are filled.”
Asserts that only 88 out of 123 DCI positions are filled under Josh Call's administration.41:55-42:02
“Josh Call...put this big proposal out last year...included red flag laws.”
Asserts that Josh Call proposed legislation including red flag laws.01:45-43:47
“I was born and raised in Fond du Lac and I've lived basically my entire life until going to College at St. Norbert.”
Asserts his lifelong residence in Fond du Lac, except for college.02:05-02:14
“My dad had an over 30 year career in law enforcement, retired with our sheriff's office.”
Asserts his father's long career in law enforcement with the sheriff's office.02:56-03:02
“I did juvenile law, mental health, little bit of bankruptcy practice, and as my dad was not probably too thrilled, mostly criminal defense work.”
Asserts his legal practice areas before becoming district attorney.04:04-04:14
“I wanted to get in with the FBI. That was my ultimate career goal.”
Asserts his career aspiration to join the FBI.06:04-06:08
“Federal law enforcement really wasn't hiring at the time.”
Asserts the hiring situation in federal law enforcement around 2009-2010.06:10-06:14
“I was going through the interview process to be a criminal investigator with [the IRS].”
Asserts his involvement in the IRS criminal investigator interview process.06:22-06:26
“Milwaukee police need more cops on the streets.”
Asserts that Milwaukee police are under-resourced and need more officers.08:02-08:06
“People are literally getting away with murders, shootings, violent crime, vehicle thefts, the reckless driving [in Milwaukee].”
Claims that serious crimes are going unpunished in Milwaukee.08:10-08:25
“Milwaukee crime and drug epidemic [is] literally bleeding across our state right now.”
Asserts that crime and drug issues from Milwaukee are spreading throughout Wisconsin.08:28-08:33
“When I got elected, I think we had over 20 new district attorneys that were elected.”
Claims that over 20 new district attorneys were elected when he was elected.13:34-13:40
“I think it was under 10 in the last election [for new district attorneys].”
Claims that fewer than 10 new district attorneys were elected in the last election.13:42-13:45
“I'm in my 10th year as the district attorney of Fond du Lac County.”
Asserts that Eric Toney has been the district attorney for 10 years.15:06-15:11
“I also serve as the president of our Wisconsin District Attorneys association and have been on our board for about six years now, I think.”
Asserts that Eric Toney is the president of the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association and has been on the board for about six years.15:10-15:18
“We work with our legislature. If they have different bills that they're looking at that could affect private prosecutors, law enforcement, public safety. We give input.”
Asserts that the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association works with the legislature on bills affecting prosecutors, law enforcement, and public safety.15:21-15:33
“We also work with our budget, with the state prosecutor's office, and then we have a... criminal justice coalition.”
Asserts that the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association collaborates on budget processes with the state prosecutor's office and a criminal justice coalition.15:36-15:44
“So we had, I think it was about eight [ADAs] when I started, and now we're supposed to have 11. Technically 12 and a half if you include the pandemic ARPA positions.”
Asserts that the number of Assistant District Attorneys in Fond du Lac County increased from about eight to 11, or 12.5 with ARPA positions.17:59-18:10
“The starting salary for an ADA right now is about $54,000.”
Asserts that the starting salary for an Assistant District Attorney in Wisconsin is about $54,000.18:57-19:02
“Josh Call was missing in action on Marcy's Law, where crime victim rights was expanded.”
Asserts that Josh Call did not support Marcy's Law, which expanded crime victim rights.21:52-21:59
“Tony Evers condemned, convict[ed] a police officer with no facts.”
Asserts that Tony Evers made premature judgments about a police officer without sufficient evidence.22:08-22:21
“Josh Call had more facts than the governor and the public [about the Jacob Blake case].”
Asserts that Josh Call had more information than the governor and public regarding the Jacob Blake case.22:43-22:46
“Josh Call should have forcefully pushed back and said, what the governor just told you is not true.”
Asserts that Josh Call should have corrected the governor's statements about the Jacob Blake case.22:48-22:56
“Josh Call was missing in action during COVID.”
Asserts that Josh Call did not take necessary actions during the COVID pandemic.23:07-23:10
“Josh Call was missing in action in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting.”
Asserts that Josh Call did not respond appropriately after the Jacob Blake shooting.23:07-23:10
“Josh Call effectively turned his back on our cops.”
Asserts that Josh Call did not support law enforcement officers.23:10-23:13
“That's had a devastating impact on Wisconsinites, especially in southeast Wisconsin.”
Asserts that the actions of Tony Evers and Josh Call have negatively affected people in Wisconsin, particularly in the southeast.26:48-26:53
“I fought to remove those WEC board members that broke our election laws in 2020.”
Asserts that Eric Toney attempted to remove Wisconsin Election Commission board members for breaking election laws in 2020.30:49-30:54
“I even filed a complaint with the governor's office demanding that he removed some of them from office for breaking the law.”
Asserts that Eric Toney filed a complaint with the governor's office to remove certain WEC board members for legal violations.30:54-31:00
“I've probably been the most vocal Republican statewide candidate explaining why the law doesn't allow for [decertifying the election].”
Asserts that Eric Toney has been the most vocal Republican candidate against decertifying the election due to legal constraints.31:14-31:21
“He's mismanaged our crime labs during a period of historic violence and drug epidemic.”
Asserts that Josh Call has mismanaged crime labs during a critical period.36:58-37:05
“He's taking in less items, he's testing thousands of less items and taking longer to do it in most categories.”
Asserts that crime labs are processing fewer items and taking longer under Josh Call's management.37:04-37:11
“Six to nine months is spot on for what we're seeing [in delays at the hygiene lab].”
Asserts that there are six to nine-month delays in processing at the hygiene lab.39:09-39:12
“They had more time to do testing because courts were effectively shut down in many parts of Wisconsin.”
Asserts that crime labs had more time for testing due to court shutdowns but were still inefficient.40:33-40:40
“I support constitutional carry.”
Asserts support for constitutional carry, a policy allowing individuals to carry firearms without a permit.43:34-43:37
“We have a law on the books right now, chapter 51, mental health community.”
Asserts the existence of Chapter 51, a law related to mental health and its impact on Second Amendment rights.43:53-43:58
“You get in front of a court, commissioner or judge within 72 hours, you can have a jury trial within 14 days.”
Asserts the due process timeline under Chapter 51 for impacting Second Amendment rights.44:05-44:12
“We saw a historic turnout, a 40 year turnout in this Republican primary.”
Asserts that the recent Republican primary had the highest turnout in 40 years.46:23-46:28
“I've hit 61 counties as I've traveled Wisconsin.”
Asserts that Eric Toney has visited 61 counties in Wisconsin.46:30-46:33
“We need an attorney general that's going to hold the Biden administration accountable for not enforcing our immigration laws.”
Asserts the need for an attorney general to hold the Biden administration accountable for immigration law enforcement.48:28-48:35