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James Talarico event: retired Republican judge lists impeachment, fraud charges and "some 15 homes"

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Now playing on All Clips James Talarico event: retired Republican judge lists impeachment, fraud charges and "some 15 homes" Retired Republican County Judge226 plays Watch on Instagram · Transcript & source

At an event posted by James Talarico, a retired Republican county judge endorsing Talarico runs through the record of the official he's criticising. He says the man avoided trial on securities fraud charges, agreed to pay whistleblowers to resolve their claims, and was impeached by members of his own party on allegations of bribery and abuse of office. He adds that the man became a multimillionaire in public office and "reportedly" owns "I think some 15 homes."

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Who
Retired Republican County Judge
Where
rally - James Talarico campaign event
Original footage
James Talarico · watch the full video from this moment
Length
50 seconds, unedited within the cut
Plays
226 on Instagram
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He has avoided trial on securities fraud charges. He agreed to pay whistleblowers to resolve claims that they had. He was impeached by the members of his own party on allegations of bribery and abuse of office. His divorce proceedings have also received widespread publicity. somehow he has managed to become a multi -millionaire while serving in public office. Now he reportedly owns I think some 15 homes across this state in this country. No wonder he can't figure out where to vote.

Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.

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