By james art Broom would not confirm that the conversation took place between James and her campaign manager and said the audio was provided by “a very brave person who cannot sit idly by and let this kind of information go unreported.”
Cormier declined to comment.
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James’ campaign said the taped conversation took place on July 12 at a coffee shop in Baton Rouge after Cormier asked to meet with James to talk.
On July 25, Broom announced Cormier as his campaign manager.
Transcript of James’ comments from a two-hour call July 12 given to The Advocate by Broome’s campaign.
Broom’s campaign declined to release the full audio of the recording, which a campaign official said totaled about two hours. The campaign shared with The Advocate a 39-second clip of what James said in the ad, as well as a transcript that includes the comments in the ad, as well as several others from James.