Posted on 06/05/2024 5:46:03 PM PDT by Libloather
A woman dubbed 'America's worst mayor' will be probed by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot after her town vetoed her attempts to block any investigation - the decision sent a town meeting into chaos.
Police, on Monday, were forced to break up the room as the situation devolved following a 4-2 vote by the town board to reinstate Lightfoot, who will conduct an investigation into Mayor Tiffany Henyard.
The Dolton mayor - who spoke into a golden microphone during the meeting - is currently under federal investigation, as well as immense pressure from her constituents to resign.
She is being probed for allegedly misusing town finances, which trustees say has led to a deficit of more than $5million.
The incident occurred after more than two hours of heated debate, during which village residents poured into the chamber to air their considerable grievances against Henyard.
The town board previously attempted to hire former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot - who worked for years as a federal prosecutor - to lead a special investigation into Henyard.
The request was vetoed by Henyard, as was one that would have opened up an inquiry into some of her questionable behavior and spending habits.
Henyard claimed the board's hiring of Lightfoot as a special investigator for $400 per hour was 'unconstitutional infringement of the powers of the office of mayor.'
One resident blasted Henyard before the board and audience: 'You're not going to understand until they come and put cuffs on you,' she said, referring to the FBI probe currently pending against the town leader.
Trustee Jason House, who was previously voted in as mayor pro tempore at a previous meeting, requested that Lightfoot be allowed to deliver remarks after the Monday night meeting.
Lightfoot was in attendance at the public gathering, but Henyard denied...
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FBI will conclude that there's lack of evidence so they'll drop the case. Or maybe a fine.
“We investigated ourselves and found ourselves innocent.”
White = Rice, Black = corruption. What more is the to understand?
Beetlejuice is investigating Tiffany?
All these black wymyns think they’re the second coming of Rosa parks.
Watch some videos and read some articles about this Heyward and her henchman chief or vice-chief of police. Corrupt is a nice way of putting it. Residents there said she runs the office like a mob boss.
They VOTED FOR HER!!! DUMBASSES!!
Yeah...I’m getting uncompfortable mental images...
Let’s have a black who hates whites, investigate a black who hates whites. Sure.......ok.
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