Judge Susan Crawford
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Sleepy Trump Has Disaster Interview as Pressure Grows
unless, no, there's no, yes, the Russians have whatever Witkopf was doing or saying on his personal cell phone. The way Witkoff should have handled this and the way this meeting should have been conducted is Witkoff should have gone into the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and gone into their secure compartment facility and conducted his participation by videoconference.
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Sleepy Trump Has Disaster Interview as Pressure Grows
That's how this whole thing should have happened. There should never have been a signal chat used as the vehicle for a discussion that involved anything sensitive regarding national security. The Russians undoubtedly have it.
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Judge Susan Crawford on New Developments in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Well, you know, that was a really sad story and just, you know, makes your heart break for that child. But I think what we're hearing is a lot more of what Brad Schimel says when he's in private, what he says when he believes he's in a group of his political allies versus what he'll say on a broader stage when he thinks he's talking to a general audience.
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Judge Susan Crawford on New Developments in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
It has happened over and over in this campaign.
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Judge Susan Crawford on New Developments in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Listen to what he says, listen to his words. And he's talked about begging on his knees for campaign contributions, wearing out his knee pads. He's saying that he wants to be on the court to be part of Donald Trump's support network. You just got to listen to what the guy says. He wants to be on the court to push a partisan agenda.
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Judge Susan Crawford on New Developments in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
He wants to be there to support Elon Musk and to support Donald Trump and Doge. And that's really not what the court's for. And I've said over and over, I want to be on the court to protect the people of Wisconsin under our constitution and laws. Brad Schimel's got a whole different agenda.
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Judge Susan Crawford on New Developments in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
It is. Right. Yeah. I mean, I don't even know what to say about it.
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Judge Susan Crawford on New Developments in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Well, this is somebody who won't take a stand to protect the people of Wisconsin under our constitution. He is saying that in a number of different ways, but that's what his position was. And there have been cases in the past where attorneys general faced with a clearly unconstitutional law have said, I cannot defend this.
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Judge Susan Crawford on New Developments in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
And in some of those instances, the state's governor has gone on to find a different lawyer to defend the laws or the laws conceded as unconstitutional. But Brad Chimel is somebody who won't take a stand for the people of Wisconsin.
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Judge Susan Crawford on New Developments in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
He is. he has basically said he wants to be a rubber stamp. He said he wants to be part of Trump's support network. And Elon Musk has paid canvassers going out around the state saying, we need Brad Schimel to support the Trump agenda. And he is aiming to be a wing of the Trump administration from the Wisconsin Supreme Court. It's not what the role of the court is.
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Judge Susan Crawford on New Developments in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
And so I would say even to people who... maybe like Donald Trump, like what he's doing in Washington, D.C., and even people who think that Elon Musk might be doing some good out there. What do we need in the Wisconsin Supreme Court? We need a court that's going to apply the laws, interpret the laws fairly and impartially and uphold the rights of people in Wisconsin under our Constitution.
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Judge Susan Crawford on New Developments in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
We don't need somebody who's going to rubber stamp everything that you know, the Trump administration is doing or even anything that is happening in the state of Wisconsin. It's just not the role of the court.
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Judge Susan Crawford on New Developments in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Yeah, they can check out my campaign website, which is Crawford4WI.com. So Crawford4WI.com. And any Wisconsinites out there, I'd urge you to vote now. We just had a snowstorm here a couple of days ago where it was really rough on the road. So don't wait. We can have spring snowstorms. Get the job done and cast your ballot today.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Well, it's not because he cares about Wisconsin. I'll put it that way. He doesn't, you know, I don't think he's ever been here. I don't think he really knows who he's running these ads against. You know, the first ad that they put out against me had a picture of a different Susan Crawford in it that they, I guess, had found on Google. So I think he's doing it for a
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
And he's been pretty open about it. He's got paid canvassers going door to door in Wisconsin with flyers that say protect the Trump agenda. So nakedly partisan reason. And then also, I think Elon Musk is watching out for his own backside. You know, Tesla just filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin to try to
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
throw out a decision by Wisconsin licensors saying that they could not open dealerships to sell vehicles directly to consumers in Wisconsin. There's just a state law that doesn't allow that. So he's got a personal stake in Wisconsin courts. And I think he thinks he can buy himself a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Yeah, well, Brad Schimel, depending on what group he's talking to, because he says different things to different groups, but he just said the other day when he was speaking to one of these turning point groups, far-right conservative groups, that he wants to be part of a support network for Donald Trump. So if he ends up on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, he's going to bring a far-right agenda.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
He'll lock in a very conservative majority on the Supreme Court. And honestly, I think he's the most extreme candidate to ever run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. So any cases involving... The rights of Wisconsinites, things like reproductive health care, access to health insurance coverage, protection of the environment, protection of public safety.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
I think those go by the wayside because Brad Schimel has always been about protecting the big money special interests. That was what he was like as a Republican attorney general, you know, rubber stamping Governor Scott Walker's agenda and going out actually around the country, trying to eliminate abortion rights for people, not even right here in Wisconsin, but people all over the country.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
So I think it would be, you know, he would help to really push a right wing agenda in Wisconsin.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Oh, I think there's no question, Ben. I think that is exactly why Elon Musk is spending millions of dollars on these phony attack ads against me and trying to get Brad Schimel on the Supreme Court. He's got a partisan agenda. Brad Schimel is only too willing to help him out with that. That's... I think they see completely eye to eye.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
And as I've been out traveling around the state talking to voters, I think voters are, like you said, they are scared. They're really concerned. They don't want these unelected people like Elon Musk and his gang of 20-year-olds digging through their personal data. And people talk to me about that all the time.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
So we need to have a Wisconsin Supreme Court that's working for the people of Wisconsin, not one that is working for Elon Musk and not one that's there as a support network for President Trump.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Yeah, well, you know, I'm running to be a fair and impartial justice and to decide cases, first of all, based on the facts. I think the truth is really important in our justice system. Apparently, it's not so important in our politics all the time, but it's really important in the justice system. And to interpret the law based on what the law says and to apply it fairly and impartially.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
I believe we have laws and we have a constitution to protect the rights of the people of our state. And I never lose sight of the fact that the decisions I'm making as a judge involve real people and real problems. So I apply common sense and make sure that I am applying and upholding the law to protect the rights of the people in my courtroom.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
And that's what kind of justice I'll be on the Supreme Court.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Yeah, they can go to our campaign website. That's Crawford4WI.com. They can also follow us on social media, all the usual places. And those counts are also called Crawford for Wisconsin. So hope people will check it out. As you said, Ben, this is a really, really critical race with ramifications that far exceed Wisconsin. Really, this is a case with some national implications.
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Judge Susan Crawford on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
And I hope people will tune in and get involved.