Democrats say the videos show Schimel making questionable remarks at State Prosecutors Education and Training seminars, which were sponsored by DOJ. The lawsuit offered no evidence supporting the allegation, which Schimel has denied, and a lower court judge who reviewed the videos said he did not appear to say anything inappropriate.

Attorney Michael Bauer, representing the Democratic Party, argued Tuesday that there’s no information on the tapes that isn’t already readily available on the internet or that is outdated.

“You come away with ‘What’s so novel to be protected here?’” Bauer said. “It really is basic, well-known techniques to law enforcement.”

The 2009 video was made during a presentation about internet sexual predator cases, and the 2013 presentation centered on interacting with victims of sensitive crimes.

In the 2013 video, Schimel details a well-known sexual assault case in which a high school student in Waukesha County posed as a female online, obtained graphic pictures from his male classmates and used them to extort sexual acts.