Sheng Thao Trial Calls For Replay Of 2024 Renia Webb Oakland Mayoral Aide Interview With Zennie62Two years ago, Renia Webb, who was Chief of Staff to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, ran for Mayor of Oakland, and came with a story to tell that she also shared with the City of Oakland’s Public Ethics Commission. A story that triggered FBI attention and the trial that’s being held at The Federal Building in Downtown Oakland.What you’re about to hear is searing and at points disturbing, but it’s a key window into the World of Sheng Thao as Mayor of Oakland. Here are selected parts of the transcript of our talk:CHAPTER 1: ROLE AS CHIEF OF STAFF [0:00] Were chief of staff and so someone watching this who seasoned is going to say well gee you know I’ll just say it well okay you’re in a position to be a… [0:08] Corporate heretic with all this going on why didn’t you say something then I’ll say it like this and please if you can… [0:17] Send this out to the masses put this on your social media and this is the best way I can explain it okay it’s like when… [0:26] You’re married to someone or you’re in a relationship with someone you be going to bed with him every night and not… [0:33] Knowing that they’re cheating on youh I did not know I I told someone the other day he was like how didn’t you… [0:40] Know your boss was a crook and I was like first of all I stay in my Lane I dealt with our community our… [0:48] Constituents concern I was hosting meetings with our Public Works Department of Transportation I am the one that held… [0:56] These meetings I’m the one that really help District 4 when I took role in… [1:02] Shang’s office for for a year so on top of running her District 4 office very well there’s not too many people that… [1:10] Could say I did not answer their calls I did not answer their meetings I did not do my due diligence to help them that’s… [1:18] The truth I would implore anyone that said I didn’t do my job for District 4 to come up and show me proof that I… [1:25] Didn’t so Not only was I doing my job as a chief of staff I was working on shang’s campaign as a community outreach… [1:34] Community director communications director so hosting her events getting her in contact with faith-based people… [1:43] Getting her in contact with organizations that I’ve work with getting her in contact with people across… [1:50] Oakland and so doing all that I was in my Lane I did not have any… [1:56] Idea what her and her partner were up to until the day that the FBI stopped me on… [2:05] December 10th 2022 H and I spoke about this at my kickoff which amazing that… [2:12] Two years to the date of my kickoff was the time that I got approached by FBI agent in San Francisco… [2:21] He told me that people in your Camp are under investigation my response was I don’t know anything about that and perspective… [2:30] Though this happened after Shang won the mayoral election but before she…CHAPTER 2: FBI CONTACT AND THREATS [2:39] Was sworn in and before the day of the swearing in that you issued that email… [2:47] Saying I quit exactly well and I’ll tell you so that was December 10th when I got approached by the FBI he told me that as… [2:56] Long as you keep your nose clean you’re going to be okay this man told me about all my kids my father who was military… [3:04] My grandfather was military my great uncle he was like oh you come from a very proud family and I was like I know I… [3:11] Do and I was like all right I left there and quite frankly and this is the truth… [3:19] I was scared to go home that night because someone had broken into my house the night before in that that ninth they had… [3:27] Broken into my house multiple times but that night November I mean December 9th I walked into my house my back door was… [3:36] Open and there was a knife on my counter and so then the next day is when the FBI stopped… [3:43] Me that Sunday and I’ll say his name live on Air Ken Maxie who works for Comcast in their government relationship… [3:51] Wait isn’t Kim Maxi up for an award oh he just got one yeah the got he’s gotten…The full transcript is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37kU1ig_8fkStay tuned,🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://ift.tt/BGop7w0
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