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Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for New Jersey Governor, said he plans to sue Rep. Mikie Sherrill, his Democratic opponent, for defamation after a comment she made during a debate on Wednesday night.

During the final debate between the two before the November election in the Garden State, Sherrill took aim at Ciattarelli's business career, saying he "killed tens of thousands of people" for his work at a medical publishing company.

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The exchange began when Sherrill said Ciattarelli “made his millions by working with some of the worst offenders and saying that opioids were safe.” The Sherrill campaign then circulated a NJ Advance Media story from 2021 that noted Ciattarell

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