NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- The Jack Ciattarelli campaign announced Thursday that it plans to sue Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill personally, because of claims she made during a fiery exchange in the middle of Wednesday night's gubernatorial debate.

One of the most contentious moments came when Sherrill, a four-term congresswoman elected during Trump's first midterm to a longtime GOP-held seat, accused Ciattarelli, running for governor for the third time, of profiting off the opioid crisis , leading to deaths.

"You're trying to divert from the fact you killed tens of thousands of people by printing your misinformation, your propaganda," she said during the debate.

Ciattarelli denied the accusation - "shame on you," he said, accusing his opponent of lying in an act of desperation - and responde

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