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Jack Ciattarelli to Sue Mikie Sherrill for Wild Claim He ''Killed Tens of Thousands of People'' in NJ Gov Debate
2025-10-13
[BREITBART] New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced through a campaign strategist on Thursday that he is intending to sue Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), his election rival, for defamation after she claimed on Wednesday that he had personally ''killed tens of thousands of people.''

Rep. Sherrill made the claim during their final election debate on Wednesday, referencing Ciattarelli's medical publishing businesses. The Congresswoman claimed that, since Ciattarelli's businesses published content from drug companies selling opioids, he was personally responsible for the deaths of everyone in New Jersey who consumed and became addicted to the drugs.

Rep. Sherrill reportedly doubled down on her homicide claim on Thursday, telling USA Today that she thought it was ''not a leap'' to call Ciattarelli personally a killer.

''In a time where political violence and violent mostly peaceful rhetoric are becoming all too prevalent, Mikie Sherrill baselessly and recklessly accusing a political opponent of mass murder in a televised debate crosses the line,'' Ciattarelli strategist Chris Russell said in a statement on Thursday, according to NorthJersey.com, confirming legal action against the politician. Russell referred to Rep. Sherrill's comments as ''a clearly defamatory attack that shocked the moderators, press and public alike.''

NorthJersey.com, which hosted the engagement on Thursday between Rep. Sherrill and USA Today Ed Forbes, senior director for opinion and engagement Ed Forbes, quoted her as insisting to that newspaper that her assertion that Ciattarelli personally killed people was not excessive.
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