Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo uses his name to get out of traffic stop

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Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) reminded a traffic officer that he was speaking to the state‘s top elected official, according to recently released body-camera video of the May 15 interaction.

The footage shows a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sergeant pulling over Lombardo’s truck for an incomplete stop. The officer begins to introduce himself as Lombardo’s wife, Donna, looks on.

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