I don't believe anyone else posted this one. Now he's blaming racism, not his criminal activities, on people's desire for him to leave office:
And lest anyone worry that the residents of the area are losing interest in this case, 987 comments (as of this minute) were posted today for this article alone!
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said this morning he thinks Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy’s investigation against him is “going to hell quickly” and accused the prosecutor of playing to racism in the region.
“She’s on the verge of committing some real prosecutorial misconduct,” the mayor said at a morning news conference at Campus Martius about Labor Day weekend events. “I think that it’s only now out of personal motive, there’s no justice involved … it’s a perversion of the law.”
Kilpatrick said it is unfortunate Worthy is issuing warrants and spending money on his case when the city has homicide and armed robbery cases that need to be solved.
“I think that her case is dying and she’s trying to do anything and everything she possibly can to make this a personal vendetta on her part,” he said. “It’s horrible.”
Kilpatrick and Beatty are facing perjury charges after text messages revealed that they lied under oath during a police whistle-blower trial last year.
A decision is expected today on whether Worthy will amend a charge to indicate that Kilpatrick lied about his relationships with his former chief of staff, Christine Beatty, "and others."
At the news conference, Kilpatrick accused Worthy of trying to “poison the jury pool” through the media.
“Her hopes is that the racism of this region will convict me instead of the issues of the law and justice,” he said.
Worthy’s spokesperson Maria Miller declined comment on the mayor’s assertions when contacted by the Free Press.
“It’s just sad,” Kilpatrick said. “It’s sad for this city, because I think the citizens want this over. I think there’s an honorable way for her and our lawyers to come together and figure out a way we can stop all this nonsense.”
The mayor said he wants to put the focus back on rebuilding the city.
City Councilwoman Sheila Cockrel said after hearing about the mayor’s remarks: “I’m not going to comment on his growing criminal matters. I have stated previously he needs to resign.”
Following the news conference the mayor's legal team released the following statement:
"Kym Worthy is clearly reeling from a string of losses in court, which prompted her to request upwards of a million dollars from a cash-strapped county budget and devote the majority of resources in her office to go after the mayor. Throwing out wild accusations, trying to disqualify an entire bench of Detroit judges and hiding behind your staff are all clear signs of desperation on the part of the prosecutor."
Kilpatrick said he is continuing to do his job in the midst of the controversy.
“We’ve been able to deal with a $300 million problem in the budget, so I’m just thankful to God to still be able to wake up in the morning, kiss my wife, hug my children and do my job,” he said.
Kilpatrick’s wife has recently been living at the family’s home near Tallahassee in Florida with the couple’s three sons.
Free Press reporters Joe Swickard and Ben Schmitt contributed to this report
