Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Responds to Indictment
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s Attorney spoke in a press conference and stated that he would not be resigning as Mayor and that for him to resign would be an admission of guilt. The attorney stated that the trial should be held in the court room and not in the media.
Kwame Kilpatrick spoke briefly and stated that he would be fully exonerated in court once all the facts were known, that he has some city business to attend to in the mean time, and that he looks forward to his day in court.
It is already a fact that he lied under oath, so this will be an interesting court battle if Kilpatrick claims total innocence.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick had as affair with his former Chief of Staff, Christine Beatty, and then both lied about it under oath. Text messages have since surface and led, to a public apology from Mayor Kilpatrick apologizing for the affair, and the dismissal of Christine Beatty from his staff. He has been under investigation for perjury. Prosecutor Kym Worthy of Detroit announced that Kilpatrick and Beatty are being indicted with perjury and obstruction of justice charges. Kwame Kilpatrick is also being charged with misconduct while in office, and various other related charges. Christine Beatty also charged with misconduct. Kilpatrick and Beatty are being indicted with a total of 12 counts. Kilpatirck is expected to make an announcement later Monday, up to this point the Mayor has been unwilling to resign from office.
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