Well, that's a new one.
I'll give her that.
Posted on 04/26/2019 10:34:01 AM PDT by billorites
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is sick and not “lucid” enough to decide whether to resign over a federal investigation into shady sales of a children’s book she authored, her lawyer said Thursday.
The embattled Democrat was at her house during an FBI and IRS raid on the property earlier Thursday and met with a doctor there, said her attorney Steve Silverman.
An earlier report from local outlet WJZ quoted sources saying Pugh had skipped town. But her lawyer — whose office was also raided by the feds — said he met with her for an hour at her Ashburton house, according to The Baltimore Sun.
“She understands the predicament of the city… she just needs to be physically and mentally sound and lucid enough to make decisions,” Silverman said.
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The growing controversy over the sale of her “Healthy Holly” series to the University of Maryland Medical System while she was on its board of directors has made it harder for Pugh, 69, to recover from a bout of pneumonia, her lawyer said. She also now has bronchitis, he said, and plans to see a doctor at home again Friday.
Pugh cited the illness as the reason for taking an indefinite leave of absence April 1 — when the Gov. Larry Hogan called on the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor to open a probe into Pugh’s “questionable dealings.”
The governor called on Pugh to resign Thursday, echoing the Baltimore City Council and Baltimore lawmakers in the House of Delegates.
“[Pugh] is leaning toward making the best decision in the best interest in the citizens of Baltimore City,” her attorney said.
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Sick and not lucid - perfect politician for Baltimore
Did you ever see you'd see a headline like that?
Florida Governors have the power to remove public officials from office, for corruption and/or incompetence.
Does the Maryland governor not have the power to do so?...........
Well, that's a new one.
I'll give her that.
She is apparently ‘lucid enough’ to stay away from cameras and the public...............
Um, if she’s not lucid, then it’s obvious she needs to resign.
But, this is a Democrat we’re dealing with, so . . .
Is this a blond joke?
How does that differ from her normal self?
You can’t really come back as Mayor after a close associate says that about you. Your credibility is ripped into tatters.
If she gives a next press conference, the reporter may ask:
“Excuse me Mayor Pugh, Are you feeling ‘lucid’ today?”
LOL
She’s scum but make no mistake:
The FBI is getting on her case simply in order to salvage the very most basic semblance of their proper role as upholding the law.
She was the most freaky law-breaker and her star was sinking already:
The FBI threw her overboard as a gimme.
I’m not fooled and neither should you be.
This scum might as well be an FBI Agent herself.
What a joke - she’s plenty capable of making such a decision. She just knows that her paycheck stops the moment she resigns, so she’s trying to stay in office as long as possible.
Healthy Holly slipped some quaaludes in her diet Coke.
Within a few minutes of her house being raided by the FBI, she develops sudden-onset crazy.
Well, that’s OK then, we’ll just drop the matter until she’s all better, say ten or fifteen years or so. You know how those cases of “pneumonia” can linger on...
Pff. Who says?
We ll, she does have a point. She is a Democrat. Heck, let her stay on. She can’t do no worse that the next Democrat.
A local talk show host here, Bruce Elliott, said that she will receive an $83K annual pension for the rest of her life no matter what happens to her.
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