Dem Senate candidate Fetterman says ‘I agree with’ cutting prison population by one-third in unearthed clip

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman said he agreed with reducing the state’s prison population by one-third in an unearthed 2020 clip after his campaign recently accused Republican opponent Mehmet Oz of lying in ads citing Fetterman’s beliefs.

Earlier this month, Oz’s campaign released an ad saying, "John Fetterman wants to release one-third of prisoners and eliminate life sentences for murderers." 

The Fetterman campaign asked TV stations not to run the ad due to "blatant lies and misinformation." 

"It’s hard to fit two different lies into a 15-second campaign ad, but we’ve learned to never underestimate Dr. Oz’s ability to mislead the American people," Fetterman campaign spokesman Joe Calvello told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

John Fetterman, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and Democratic Senate candidate, speaks during a campaign event in Lebanon, Pa., April 30, 2022.  (Michelle Gustafson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Despite the campaign’s claims, Fox News Digital has uncovered at least three previously unreported instances of Fetterman expressing support for reducing the prison population by one-third.