Oakland Mayor Speaks Out 4 Days After FBI Raid, Attorney Resigns

Published on June 25, 2024

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s attorney reportedly resigned hours after she made her first public statement on June 24—four days after the FBI raided her residence. The mayor said she isn’t involved in wrongdoing, at the press conference Monday morning. “I want to be crystal clear; I have done nothing wrong,” the mayor told reporters at City Hall. “I can tell you with confidence that this investigation is not about me. I have not been charged with a crime and I am confident that I will not be charged with a crime because I am innocent.” High-profile attorney Tony Brass was hired as Ms. Thao’s counsel late last week after the federal raid. He resigned several hours after the mayor’s statements on Monday, after telling local television station KRON4 that he was unaware of the mayor’s public statement and only found out about it through the news....

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