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From YouTube: VT Attorney General Forum - 10/24/2022
Description
00:01:11 Opening Statements
00:03:57 Role of Vermont Attorney General
00:07:26 County Relationships
00:10:05 Statewide Politics
00:15:23 National Politics
00:19:42 Candidate Questions
00:24:03 Racial Justice
00:27:24 Closing Comments
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A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
ongoing
election
coverage
by
town
meeting
TV,
this
is
one
of
a
series
of
forums
that
we
are
bringing
you
in
advance
of
the
general
election
on
November,
8th
town
meeting,
TV
hosts
forums
with
all
candidates
and
items
on
the
ballot
that
you
will
see
all
items
that
you'll
see
on
your
ballot.
Our
election
forums,
introduce
you
to
community
decision
makers
and
connect
and
also
connect
you
to
issues
that
shape
your
local
community.
A
My
name
is
Emily
Brewer
I'll,
be
the
moderator
for
tonight's
Vermont
attorney
general
forum
and
I
am
joined
by
candidates,
charity,
Clark
and
Michael
taglavia.
Thank
you
both
very
much
for
joining
us
tonight.
We
really
appreciate
you
coming
in
glad
to
be
here.
Thank
you
and
for
those
of
you
in
the
audience
that
are
watching
live.
We
do
welcome
your
questions
at
802-862-3966.
A
And
we'll
put
you
live
on
air
and
we'll
prior
to.
We
will
prioritize
your
questions,
so
the
candidates
can
answer
them
and
you
can
watch
town
meeting
TV
on
Comcast
channel,
1087,
Burlington
telecoms,
Channel,
17
and
217,
as
well
as
online
at
youtube.com
town
meeting
TV
with
that
being
said,
let's
jump
right
into
it
and
we'll
start
with
Michael
for
an
opening
statement.
Can
you
please
tell
us
why
you're
running
and
what
experience
you
bring
to
the
position?
A
B
Drugs
need
to
be
addressed
as
soon
as
I
hit
the
ground
running
on
day
one
and
that
that
would
be
the
main
thing
that
will
not
be
the
only
thing
that
will
be
Crim.
Excuse
me,
Victim
Advocacy,
as
well,
because
we're
seeing
with
the
rising
crime
that
people
are
feeling
forgotten
and
I
want
to.
Let
vermonters
know
that
they
will
not
be
forgotten
with
Mike
tyglavia,
as
the
Attorney
General.
A
C
Sure
well,
my
Story
begins
in
southern
Vermont,
where
I
grew
up
working
in
my
family's
grocery
store.
I
worked
my
first
day
when
I
was
10
and
my
last
day
when
I
was
in
law,
school
and
I
saw
all
kinds
of
people
come
through.
My
line
at
the
checkout
I
saw
people
thriving
people
on
their
way
to
work
and
I
saw
people
struggling.
C
I
took
the
store
with
me
when
I
grew
up,
I
became
a
lawyer,
but
especially
these
last
eight
years,
working
at
the
Attorney
General's
office
I
spent
the
last
four
years
as
the
chief
of
staff
at
the
Attorney
General's
office
and
I
was
a
member
of
the
leadership
team.
Making
decisions
on
all
the
major
issues
that
came
to
the
Attorney
General's
office.
I
always
tried
to
lead
by
serving
that
every
day.
Vermonter
I
believe
that
this
background
and
experience
is
what
the
Attorney
General's
office
needs
in
its
next
Attorney
General.
C
We
need
someone
who
understands
the
scope
and
breadth
of
the
office
across
seven
divisions,
who
has
the
legal
role,
skills
and
Leadership
abilities
to
meet
this
moment
in
history
and
who
knows
how
to
leverage
the
office
for
the
best
results
for
Vermont
I
am
an
attorney
I'm
a
vermonter
I'm,
a
mom
and
I
will
be
ready
to
leave
the
office
on
day.
One
thank.
A
You
very
much
and
we'll
stick
with
you
charity
as
we
move
on
to
our
first
question,
which
is
the
Vermont
attorney
general.
Is
the
chief
law
enforcement
officer
in
the
state
of
Vermont.
To
what
degree
do
you
believe
this
office
is
also
responsible
for
challenging
and
encouraging
law
law
reforms
such
as
decriminalizing
drugs,
bail
reform,
Etc.
C
Well,
one
of
the
important
roles
of
the
Attorney
General
is,
to
you
know,
be
an
advocate
and
advise
the
legislature.
It
is
something
that
I
spent
time
doing
as
chief
of
staff,
and
it
is
something
that
I
look
forward
to
doing
in
January
as
attorney
general.
When
it
comes
to
this
particular
topic,
there
was
actually
a
division
created
called
the
community
Justice
division
in
2017
under
a
past
attorney
general
and
part
of
what
that
division
does
is
advocate
for
these
reforms
and,
as
attorney
general
I,
would
absolutely
keep
that
Division.
C
One
of
the
important
elements
of
that
division
isn't
just
advocacy
but
also
managing
What's,
called
the
the
pre-trial
services
and
Court
diversion
program,
which
really
was
on
the
Vanguard
of
a
Criminal
Justice
Reform
when
it
was
started
I
think
30
years
ago,
and
what
we
see
and
what
the
work
that
they
do
because
they
provide
you
know.
Wraparound
services
and
supports
for
offenders
is
just
lower
recidivism
rates
and
and
great
success,
so
I
would
be
a
support
to
that
division
as
well.
B
I
do
believe
that
the
Attorney
General
should
counsel
the
legislators
with
respect
to
legislation
that
they're,
considering
and
also
with
respect
to
legislation.
It's
already,
in
effect,
with
regard
to
removing
some
of
it.
If
it's
either
redundant
or
it's
been
shown
that
it's
not
as
effective
as
it
could
have
been,
or
as
it
was
intended.
B
But
I
would
like
to
use
the
bully
pulpit
of
the
Attorney
General's
office,
not
only
with
respect
to
the
legislature,
but
also
with
vermonters
in
general,
to
keep
them
informed
on
a
regular
basis
of
progress.
We're
making
and
things
that
I
believe
would
be
helpful
to
change
to
help
make
firm,
honors
safer.
A
C
Well,
this
is
a
you
know,
an
important
point.
It
requires
a
certain
collaborative
spirit
because
our
14
County
States
attorneys
are
independently
elected
they're,
not
overseen
by
the
attorney
general
and
relationship
building
collaboration
and
just
a
you
know.
Colleagueship
is
a
really
wonderful
attitude
to
bring
to
the
role
of
Attorney
General
when
dealing
with
the
County
Prosecutors.
C
One
of
the
opportunities
I
had
as
chief
of
staff
was
to
oversee
the
expungement
clinics
that
we
did
every
other
month
with
various
State's
Attorneys.
We
would
go
from
County
to
County
and
I.
Would
you
know
build
on
those
relationships,
I've
already
formed
in
that
process,
with
the
State's
Attorneys
to
continue
that
collaboration
and
communication
and
relationship
building
I
also
would
continue
the
expungement
clinics
that
I
mentioned
I
think
they're
really
important,
but
yeah.
You
have
to
have
that
collaborative
Spirit
when,
when
interfacing
with
the
Attorney
General's
office
and
the
Estates
attorneys
great.
A
Thank
you
very
much
charity
and
before
we
move
on
to
our
next
question,
which
is
around
Statewide
politics,
I'd,
just
like
to
remind
anybody
who's
watching
at
home,
if
you'd
like
to
call
in
you
can
call
in
with
a
question
at
802-862-3966
and
Mike
and
charity
will
answer
that
for
you.
That
being
said,
we'll
start
with
charity
for
this
one,
and
the
question
is
in
what
ways
have
you
seen
the
Attorney
General's
office
make
Statewide
impact
that
you
want
to
follow
up
on
or
change.
C
That
includes
people
who
are
seeking
abortions
and
also
those
providers
in
Vermont
who
provide
abortion
care
and
would
continue
working
on
that
in
January
with
the
legislature
and
and
making
sure
that
we're
using
the
laws
like
the
consumer
protection
act
that
are
already
in
place
to
protect
folks
who
are
impacted
by
Dobbs.
The
other
issue
I
want
to
highlight
is
domestic
violence.
There
are
40
000
victims
of
Domestic
and
Sexual
Violence
in
Vermont.
Every
year
and
half
of
homicides
relate
to
domestic
violence.
C
We
have
in
house
in
the
Attorney
General's
office,
the
domestic
violence
fatality
review
commission,
which
is
a
stakehold
bunch
of
stakeholders
who
review
the
fatalities
related
to
domestic
violence
and
then
provide
recommendations
and,
as
attorney
General
I
would
amplify
their
voice
to
make
sure
that
the
legislature,
the
public
and
the
governor
sees
those
recommendations
and
knows
what
their
recommendations
are.
So
they
can
be
implemented.
So
just
highlighting
a
couple
of
issues,
there's
many
many
that
that
you
know
the
attorney
general
has
influence
over.
A
B
About
the
road
decision,
I
think
it's
important
to
point
out
that
the
road
decision
actually
just
reaffirmed
or
affirmed
states
rights
federalism.
The
day
after
the
road
decision
came
out,
there
was
no
change
in
Vermont
as
far
as
abortion.
Abortion
was
still
available
because
Vermont
has
laws
allowing
for
abortion,
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
clear
that
it
was
states,
rights
and
federalism,
and
it
was
a
good
decision.
All
states
can
make
their
own
laws
regarding
that.
B
As
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
says,
it
should
and
that's
the
way
I
think
we're
best
served,
but
as
far
as
the
Statewide
politics
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
the
previous
attorney
general
did
was.
He
stepped
in
I
believe
in
a
case
that
was
involved
in
the
Chittenden
County
State's
Attorney,
where
he
decided
he
was
going
to
bring
charges
where
the
the
Chittenden
County
State's
Attorney
did
not.
B
So
that
is
one
of
the
things
I
would
want
to
use
as
a
a
tool
also
to
ensure
that
vermonters
understand
that
Justice
will
be
done
for
the
victims,
as
well
as
for
someone
who's
willing
to
commit
crime
in
Vermont.
Vermonters
need
to
feel
safe
in
their
homes,
regardless
of
whether
in
Burlington
or
in
a
small
town
like
where
I
live
in
Corinth
we've
I've
seen
it
I've
heard
the
stories
day
in
and
day
out,
whether
it
be
catalytic
converter
theft.
We
had
a
friend
of
mine
who
was
also
a
candidate.
B
C
You
know
I
I,
think
one
of
the
differences
between
my
opponent
and
myself
is
a
difference
of
opinion
about
abortion
and
about
the
Dobb's
decision.
You
know
that's
a
choice
that
the
voters
get
to
make
I
disagreed
with
the
jobs
decision,
I
think
it
is
problematic
and
it's
not
just
it
does.
It
does
have
an
impact
on
vermonters,
certainly
those
medical
providers
who
are
providing
Services
outside
of
the
state.
It
impacts
them
directly
and
we
need
to
be
responding
to
to
that
and
it.
C
Of
course
you
know
it's
a
problem
because
we
have
States
in
our
country
who
don't
have
access
to
abortion.
That
means
the
states
that
do
provide
abortions
are
seeing
an
uptick
in
demand,
which
means
that
the
people
living
in
that
state
might
not
have
access
to
abortion
as
quickly
as
they
need
it
Etc.
So
I
I.
Don't
we
don't
agree
on
that
point?
Thank.
A
B
B
Here,
it's
sometimes
as
deep
as
forty
thousand
feet,
where
we
are
importing
some
of
the
dirtiest
oil
in
the
world
to
refine
here.
It
kind
of
doesn't
make
sense.
So
I
would
look
very
carefully
at
some
of
those
lawsuits.
Some
I'm
sure
could
be
beneficial,
but
I
would
want
to
look
very
careful
at
them.
Thank.
C
During
the
the
presidency
of
Donald
Trump,
we
saw
a
lot
of
harmful
policies
and
negative
impacts
on
those
policies
here
in
Vermont
and
the
Attorney
General's
office
got
involved,
as
we
often
do
with
multi-state
lawsuits.
We
joined
lawsuits
that
are,
you
know,
like-minded
states
have
filed
or
amicus
briefs
the
so-called
friend
of
the
court
griefs,
and
sometimes
comment
letters
to
the
federal
government,
I'll.
C
Think
of
a
couple
of
examples,
one
the
we
have
numerous
dozens
of
environmental
cases
we
have
joined
on
to
on
the
national
level,
and
we
also
got
involved
with
trying
to
prevent
the
Trump
Administration
from
taking
funding
away
from
a
women's
preventative
health
care
program.
Those
are
all
items
I
was
involved
with
and
certainly
would
continue.
As
attorney
general.
It's
really
important
that
if
in
2024
we
see
another
president
like
Donald
Trump
with
that
had
those
negative
impacts,
we
have
an
attorney
general
who
can
give
Vermont
a
voice
on
the
national
stage.
A
B
Regard
to
environmental
issues,
if
there's
an
issue
where
there
is
a
a
pollution
issue
with
a
major
corporation
I,
would
be
more
than
willing
to
entertain
and
pursue
a
major
corporation
where
there
was
pollution
issues.
But
I
am
not
a
fan
of
using
lawsuits
to
scare
or
especially
scare,
our
young
people.
A
Thank
you
like
to
respond
quickly.
No
thanks.
Okay,
great
with
that
being
said,
just
one
more
reminder
if
you'd
like
to
call
in
before
we
get
to
the
end
of
our
Forum
here,
please
call
at
802-862-3966
and
we'll
answer
your
questions
so
moving
on
the
next
question
we
have
here
is:
do
you
have
a
question
for
one
of
your
opponents
and
we
can
start
with
Charity
on
this?
Okay,
I.
C
B
I
believe
I
could
assemble
a
team,
just
as
the
conductor
in
an
orchestra
doesn't
need
to
know
how
to
play
every
instrument.
If
he
can
get
everyone
to
play
their
instrument
correctly
and
on
the
right
timing,
then
we
can
all,
in
the
Attorney
General's
office,
make
beautiful
music
together
for
the
benefit
of
the
all
vermonters.
If
I
can
assemble
a
good
team
which
I
will
be
able
to
I'm
sure
there
are
a
number
of
very
good
members
of
the
Attorney
General's
office
right
now,
who
would
be
part
of
that
team?
B
Yes,
with
regard
to
eb5,
there
are
questions.
I
know
that
you've
received
campaign
donations
from
Peter
shumlin,
as
well
as
from
TJ
Donovan.
You've
mentioned
that
in
previous
debates,
and
also
in
our
previous
Forum
that
you
talked
about
when
the
cases
were
over
regarding
eb5,
then
it
would
be
full
disclosure
into
transparency.
There
are
a
number
of
vermontas
that
keeps
coming
up
with
this
question.
B
For
me,
they
feel
as
if
the
case
is
dragging
on,
and
they
don't
feel
as
if,
in
particular,
white
collar
crime,
with
this
with
the
case
of
this,
is
actually
going
to
reap
any
rewards
or
that
vermonters
are
not
going
to
get
the
whole
truth
in
a
timely
fashion,
they're
worried
that
the
statute
of
limitations
will
run
before
that.
Any
people
who
may
have
committed
crimes
will
be
able
to
be
charged.
B
C
Handling
the
civil
case,
there's
seven
divisions
at
the
Attorney
General's
office.
There
is
a
Criminal
Division
and
that
is
not
handling
this
case.
The
Civil
Division
handles
all
the
cases
when
the
estate
is
sued
or
a
state
actors
sued.
So
that
is
the
role
that
we're
playing.
In
this
case,
you
know
people
have
are
completely
entitled
to
to
sue
other
other
people
and
entities,
and
one
of
the
jobs
of
the
Attorney
General
is
to
serve
as
the
lawyer
to
the
state,
and
that
is
one
of
the
roles
that
we
play
is.
C
Is
you
know
serving
as
the
civil
attorney
in
a
civil
case
and
so
that
that's
what
we
do,
that's
what
we're
obligated
to
do
and
as
Attorney
General,
of
course
that's
what
I
would
do
before
I
got
to
the
Attorney
General's
office.
Eight
years
ago,
I
was
a
civil
attorney
doing
litigation,
so
that
is
the
kind
of
you
know,
expertise
that
I
brought
to
the
office
when
I
first
arrived.
A
Great,
thank
you
I.
Let's
I
want
to
get
a
chance
to
get
to
a
couple
more
of
these
questions
before
we
wrap
up
in
a
few
minutes.
So
thank
you
both
for
that
and
I
believe
for
this
question.
We
will
start
with
Mike
and
it
has
to
do
with
racial
justice.
So
the
courts
and
criminal
justice
system
are
a
central
focus
in
addressing
racial,
Justice
and
Equity.
What
do
you
see
as
examples
of
systemic
racism,
and
how
would
you
use
this
office
to
address
historic
and
current
wrongs
based
on
racism.
B
Well,
Lady
Justice
in
his
country
and
his
state
is
blind.
Everyone
is
equal
in
the
eyes
of
the
law.
If
there
are
reports
of
systemic
racism
or
racism
against
whether
they
be
public
officials
or
law
enforcement,
they
need
to
be
addressed,
but
I
would
want
to
see
specific
examples
of
racism
and
the
thing
that
Quest
that
I'm
concerned
about
is
the
word
Equity
I,
believe
in
equality
of
out
not
equality
of
outcome,
but
equality
under
the
law.
B
If
we
have
equality
of
outcomes,
it
winds
up
diluting
the
the
people
who
are
more
productive
in
certain
ways
than
other.
Neither
of
us.
None
of
us
here
at
this
table
are
equal
for
a
number
of
reasons.
I
may
be
better
at
certain
things
than
you
or
charity,
and
vice
versa.
So
we
need
to
treat
people
equally
under
the
law,
but
Equity
I
I
believe,
is
a
a
dangerous
slippery
slope,
because
we
really
don't
want
equality
of
outcomes.
B
C
You
know
we
are
at
a
reckoning
point
in
this
country
with
our
criminal
system.
That
includes
the
police,
but
you
know
you
asked
for
an
example
of
systemic
racism
and
unfortunately
our
entire
commercial
system
is
is
based
on.
You
know
a
racist
system
that
began
right
after
the
Civil
War
and
it's
you
know.
C
We
need
to
take
a
pause
and
acknowledge
that,
and
then
we
need
to
do
everything
that
we
can
to
correct
that
and
something
that
I
have
worked
on
at
the
Attorney
General's
office
and
will
continue
to
to
work
on
is
reforms
that
you
know
acknowledge
and
try
to
correct
that
system.
The
Justice
reinvestment
working
group
is
a
working
group
that
has
been
in
process
for
actually
several
years
using
evidence
to
make
recommendations
on
how
we
can
do
better
here
in
Vermont.
I
was,
you
know,
a
part
of
that
process
for
a
short
time.
C
It's
really
really
effective
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
do
that.
Work
in
January
I
should
also
note
that,
just
because
I
I
wanted
to
mention
this
statistic
that
the
United
States
has
four
percent
of
the
world's
population
and
20
of
the
world's
prison
population.
So
there
is
clearly
you
know,
a
problem
that
we
should
acknowledge
and
then
do
what
we
can
to
make
it
better.
A
C
So
you
know
we
are
at
an
historic
moment:
global
warming
gun
safety,
Reproductive
Rights,
and
we
need
an
attorney
general
who
can
meet
this
moment.
I
want
to
be
the
lawyer
to
the
people
I
want
to
fight
for
our
families.
I
want
to
fight
for
small
businesses,
I
want
to
fight
for
children.
With
my
background
and
experience,
I
believe
I
am
the
best
candidate
for
attorney
general
and
I
will
be
ready
to
lead
on
day.
One.
B
B
I
believe
that
if
you
as
a
Vermont
voter
are
satisfied
with
the
way
things
have
gone
over
the
over
the
last
couple
of
years,
then
maybe
I'm,
not
your
candidate,
but
I
believe
that
there
are
enough
people
in
Vermont
who
are
concerned
about
the
direction
of
the
the
the
level
of
safety,
Public
Safety
and
the
issues
with
drug
problems,
and
that,
if
you
want
change,
I
represent
the
change
that
needs
to
happen.
We
don't
need
to
reimagine
law
enforcement.
We
need
to
restore
law
enforcement,
so
everyone
Vermont
is
young
and
old
cities.
B
A
Much
Mike
and
thank
you
very
much
charity.
Thank
you
both
of
you
for
joining
us
here
tonight
and
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