Chicago Lawyer to Represent Detroit Mayor

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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is the latest politician to find himself waist-high in a sex scandal, this one involving perjury, obstruction of justice, over 14,000 text messages, and one big deal Chicago lawyer.

Kilpatrick has hired former US Attorney Daniel Webb, who has some experience representing elected officials. He recently represented George Ryan (can't win 'em all), and has been ranked the "No. 1 white-collar criminal defense attorney" by Corporate Crime Reporter.

Webb has his work cut out for him. According to the New York Times, "[Webb] said that proving perjury would be difficult because many of the questions in the case were 'ambiguous' and many of the answers involved 'opinions.'" But the Detriot Free Press article that broke this story quotes from Kilpatrick's testimony in a whistle-blower case against the city of Detroit.

Stefani asked him: "Mayor Kilpatrick, during 2002 and 2003 were you romantically involved with Christine Beatty?"

Kilpatrick's response: "No."

Psst. He's lying. He sent her text-messages saying "I'm madly in love with you," among more sordid things. [NYT, Detroit Free Press, Above the Law]

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Figures, Dan Web defends slime ball pols and that's it. I hope Kilpatrick spends a few years in jail. Too bad his mother Congresscreature Kilpatrick can't go with him! And please stop calling him the "hip hop" Mayor. He aint hip hop, he's bling bling commercial rap!

Sucka makes me sick

Quick Quiz:

Who would you want as a mayor:

Daley for 50 years or Kilpatrick for 4?

Webb does a great job and is top notch, Kilpatrick must be a good fundraiser because mr. webb aint cheap.

Everyone deserves the best defense possible, Spook. You would were you facing trial. That doesn't mean I like Webb or the Detriot mayor, only the pursuit of justice. Don't you?

Check out this endorsement by Kwame's Mom during his 2005 election campaign. Makes the Stroger and Daley dynasties seem like Abe Lincoln by comparison. She is in the U.S. House too!

"He didn't get up in here by just coming"....oh, just watch the video!

http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1094189286&vw=g&b=0&pos=3&p=y%27alls+boy+kilpatrick&fr=moz2

you should all look up his most recent State of the City address in which he drops an n-bomb and calls his 'persecution' illegal

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14,000 text messages in 4 months? I had no idea the Mayor of Detroit is a 14 year old girl.

Yea Tilda he should get the best defense possible and then they should hang him. Honestly and I know your gonna have a good time with this one, but I expect much more from him than I do G. Bush. He makes me sick and so does his mother.

spook how do you expect so much from him and yetso little from t stroger?

Damn, I hope no one at reading this.

hummmmm, looking at the dates( 03/26) I might have to respond

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