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<v 0>Could you state your name for the record, sir?</v>

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<v 1>Kwame Malik kill Patrick.</v>

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<v 0>How old are you, sir?</v>

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<v 1>I'm 38 years old.</v>

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<v 0>Is this something that you're ready to do today?</v>

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And I say ready in the sense that.

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<v 1>You, that I'm here? Yes. Yes, sir. Okay. Yes.</v>

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<v 0>No question about what's going on today.</v>

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<v 1>Uh, no question about what's going on today. No.</v>

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<v 2>Detroit mayor Kwame Gilpatrick made history today,</v>

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pleading guilty to two felony counts of obstructing justice by committing

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perjury.

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It was the first time in the city's 307 years that a mayor was charged and

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convicted while in office, as part of the deal, he struck to resolve his case.

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Gilpatrick will resign,

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pay up to $1 million in restitution and serve four months in jail.

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<v 0>Mr. Gilpatrick you understand that by pleading guilty that you're gonna give up</v>

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certain constitutional rights and one is the right to be tried by a jury.

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You understand that, sir?

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<v 1>Yes.</v>

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<v 0>You're also giving up the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.</v>

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You understand that?

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<v 1>I think I gave that up a long time ago. Yna yes.</v>

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<v 3>Okay.</v>

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During his five years on probation kill Patrick cannot run for public office,

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bringing to a halt, a political career that once held such promise,

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the nearly eight month drama began when a free press investigation exposed text

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messages,

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showing that the mayor lied under oath during a police whistleblower trial.

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K Patrick's first appearance after the story broke was in a televised address in

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which he pledged to never quit on Detroit. Matthew.

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<v 4>Patrick, Patrick, the mayor have to go.</v>

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The mayor have to.

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<v 2>Go controversy and public protest followed K Patrick's announcement.</v>

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The free press's freedom of information lawsuit uncovered a secret settlement

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agreement.

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The mayor made no mention of this deal before convincing city council members to

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approve an 8.4 million payout to the cops.

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It was only through the newspaper that council members learned the mayor's true

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intention, paying off the cops to bury his incriminating text messages.

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<v 1>There was no the, uh, the cover up there wasn't any of those things.</v>

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And everybody, uh, can see that if they read the documents themselves.

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And I know many of you were expecting something different,

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but it's just not that that's.

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<v 4>You're meeting with talk.</v>

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<v 3>As well.</v>

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Gil Patrick's interaction with the media was limited relations between the two

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declined as the months passed.

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<v 4>You keep saying the answer questions. You're not get the back here. Let's go.</v>

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I'll.

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<v 1>See if Frank downstair.</v>

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<v 4>You only do it on your platform.</v>

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<v 1>Sir. That's right. You hate that.</v>

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<v 2>In his 2008 state of the city address,</v>

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Gilpatrick blasted the media for what he called false accusations.

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<v 1>This unethical illegal Lynch mob</v>

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mentality has to stop.

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<v 3>He also reprimanded city council, president Ken Cockrell, Jr.</v>

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For electing not to sit on stage during the speech.

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<v 1>And at this moment in our history,</v>

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we must start to turn to each other and not on each

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other.

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<v 2>As city council explored ways to remove the mayor from office Wayne county</v>

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prosecutor,

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Kim worthy announced felony charges co Patrick was arraigned in 36

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district court bond terms were set and calls for the mayor's resignation.

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Grew.

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<v 1>I look forward to complete exoneration.</v>

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Once all the facts surrounding this matter have been brought forth.

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<v 3>In August, Michigan attorney general,</v>

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Mike Cox brought two new felony charges against kill Patrick.

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He said the mayor assaulted two law enforcement officers.

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When it was discovered that killed Patrick had also violated the conditions of

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his bond. He spent one night in the Wayne county jail.

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<v 5>I'm here to assure the citizens.</v>

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The city government will continue to operate at an optimal level.

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<v 2>The saga came to ahead. When governor Jennifer Grant,</v>

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Homem scheduled an historic hearing to determine whether to remove the mayor

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from office near the end of the proceedings. First day,

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rumors of a near final plea deal materialized.

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The next morning Gilpatrick was in court to sign off on it.

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<v 1>I lied under oath in the case of Gary Brown and Harold ne versus the city of</v>

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Detroit case number

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regarding information that was relevant to claims made by Gary Brown and Harold

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ne I did so with an intent to mislead the court, the jury, and to impede,

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to obstruct impede and obstruct the fair administration of justice.

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<v 3>Kill Patrick's guilty plea means that he will forfeit his office making city</v>

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council, president Ken Cockwell Jr Detroit's mayor.

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He's expected to take office on September 19th.

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<v 7>During this abbreviated transition period.</v>

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I look forward to meeting with the mayor and his staff to ensure a transition

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that will be as seamless as possible for our citizens.

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<v 2>The fallout from K Patrick's resignation is still being measured moments after</v>

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his court appearance, Detroit police,

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chief Ella bully Cummings announced her retirement.

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Sharon McFail said she too would be leaving soon.

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The mayor's former chief of staff and ex lover,

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Christine Beatty was also in court today,

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but she has not reached a plea deal and will be back before a judge on

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September 11th.

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<v 6>Well, I don't think any of it puts her in a bad spot or a good spot.</v>

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We'll continue our discussions. We've had 'em we had one this morning.

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It's just not been fruitful, but if it isn't, we'll try the case.

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How is she doing? Not well, not well at all. What do you mean.

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<v 3>Kill Patrick's plea deal was a victory for Wayne county prosecutor, Kim worthy.</v>

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She said her team never wavered on the terms of the deal.

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<v 8>But responsibility taken without consequences, no responsibility at all. And so,</v>

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yes, like I said, a bargaining chip for me was not resignation.

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I'm glad he resigned.

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That is something that certainly was a part of disagreement,

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but other things were important as well. Restitution was critically important.

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Jail time was critically important.

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You have to have some consequences to your actions.

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That's something we tell our children.

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<v 2>K Patrick's attorneys were not happy. The case ended in a plea deal.</v>

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They said it would not have been possible for K Patrick to receive a fair trial.

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And what they described as a politically charged atmosphere.

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<v 9>This man knew he had defenses. Okay.</v>

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But he had to make decisions because he also had his family to consider.

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And what was gonna happen if we went through a trial and,

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and the governor's proceeding of removal,

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he had the issues of whether there had been reach such a point that wouldn't

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threaten his ability to govern.

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<v 3>Calling a press conference late in the day,</v>

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kill Patrick talked about the great accomplishments that he said have been made

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under his administration and apologized for his shortcomings.

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He took a stab at governor grand home for holding a hearing on his removal and

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told the citizens of Detroit that his career is far from over.

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<v 1>F Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that there are no second acts in American lives.</v>

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The great writer that he was F Scott Fitzgerald was not a Detroiter

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because we fall,

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but this city always gets up.

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And I want to tell you Detroit,

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that you done set me up for a comeback.

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<v 11>I'm asking us to author a new chapter together.</v>

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I would hope that Michigan citizens will demonstrate our compassion as a people

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and pray for the mayor's family.

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I would ask all of us to pray for this city to uplift

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this community and its citizens,

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and to see this as an opportunity to build a great city and region

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together, city and suburb east and west,

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north and south in moments of great pain,

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no people are more compassionate and determined than Michigan

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citizens.

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So now is the time for us all to put feet to our prayers

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for the city of Detroit.

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<v 2>For the Detroit free press. I'm Jim Shafer.</v>

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<v 3>And I'm ML Erick.</v>