New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli plans to sue his Democratic opponent, Mikie Sherrill, for claiming he “killed tens of thousands of people” profiting from the opioid epidemic.

Ciattarelli’s campaign announced that it plans to file a defamation lawsuit next week against Sherrill for her comments made during Wednesday night’s fiery final debate before Election Day, in which she accused the Republican of making millions publishing opioid propaganda at his former medical publishing company. 3

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.

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