"Sherrill "claimed - twice - that Jack Ciattarelli 'killed tens of thousands of people, including children,' a clearly defamatory attack that shocked the moderators, press, and public alike," Ciattarelli campaign strategist Chris Russell told NJ.com in a statement. "In a time where political violence and violent 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," he added."
"During the tensest moment of the debate, Sherrill claimed that Ciattarelli made millions "by working with some of the worst offenders and saying that opioids were safe, putting out propaganda, publishing their propaganda while tens of thousands of New Jerseyans died." At another point in the debate, Sherrill accused Ciattarelli of "trying to divert from the fact you killed tens of thousands of people by printing your misinformation, your propaganda.""
Jack Ciattarelli's campaign plans to file a defamation lawsuit against Mikie Sherrill for debate statements accusing him of killing tens of thousands of people by publishing opioid propaganda. Sherrill alleged Ciattarelli made millions through a former medical publishing company by promoting pharmaceutical talking points that downplayed opioid risks. Ciattarelli campaign strategist Chris Russell called the accusations clearly defamatory, shocking to moderators and the public, and dangerous amid rising political violence and rhetoric. The dispute traces to a 2021 controversy over training materials his company published that critics said echoed pharma industry talking points and were dangerously inaccurate.
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