Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for governor in New Jersey, claims that Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli is going on a 'witch hunt' over her military files.
New Jersey Democraticgubernatorial nomineeRep. Mikie Sherrill claims that her Republican rival Jack Ciattarelli is going on a "witch hunt" over her improperly released military records, which raised questions about her possible involvement in a cheating scandal that rocked the U.S. Naval Academy three decades ago.
"He has been caught with his hand in the cookie jar, if you will. He's now trying to divert from that," Sherrill told reporters on Tuesday following a campaign event in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.
The combustible ballot box battle inNew Jersey, which is one of only two elections for governor across the country this year, was rocked last week after a New Jersey Globe report revealed that Sherrill's military records indicated that the United States Naval Academy blocked her from taking part in her 1994 graduation amid the cheating scandal.
Ciattarelli and his campaign are calling on Sherrill, who went on t
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