Attorney Anthony Brass no longer representing Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao
Just hours after Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao held a news conference on Monday to refuse calls for her resignation and proclaim her innocence in the wake of an FBI raid on her home, her recently hired criminal defense lawyer announced he will no longer represent her. Watch as ABC7 political insider Phil Matier announces Brass' withdrawal from representing Mayor Thao and offers more insight following the shakeup. abc7ne.ws/3XzFDxZ
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Crazy when the millionaires start blaming the billionaires.
@Eldot5
3 күн бұрын
Poor. She said she’s poor, everybody has to believe her. She’s credible and full of integrity. Trust what she said about herself. She’s poor.
@x-men69-96
3 күн бұрын
Democrat
@shareefk9039
3 күн бұрын
😂
@mikeg3439
3 күн бұрын
She's an evil liar. The billionaires may have some among them who should answer to something or other, but it has nothing to do with her alleged felonies, I'm sure, just as I expect she damned well knows.
@silentmajority8365
3 күн бұрын
@@Eldot5 I no beereeve you
He said , “nah fuck this” and bounced 😂
@derrickwashington1713
4 күн бұрын
After she said that goofy shit? Oh Absolutely! 💵💵
@cottagegymfun
4 күн бұрын
Lawyer has got to protect his reputation. He ain't f'g with the Fed for a Mayor.
@TenFalconsMusic
3 күн бұрын
He probably jumped to the other side, because prosecuting her would be way easier than defending her.
@esq5011
3 күн бұрын
I'd like to hire you as a news broadcaster.
@RisitasKEKW
3 күн бұрын
@@esq5011 what’s the salary
She held a press conference and made a statement without talking to her lawyer. WOW! Talk about stupid. Then she goes out and cries victim 20 times.
@silentmajority8365
3 күн бұрын
@@aaap3875 Then Biden
@donaldotrumpriguez2024
3 күн бұрын
Corruptocrats trying to Steal our county before our eyes but were not going to let it happen
@donnadea3081
3 күн бұрын
Yep another sign that she is not competent to run complex urban Oakland with lots of problems.
@kittysysagal1209
3 күн бұрын
It's not the mayor's fault she's in the office. People of Oakland put her there. They got what they voted for.
@eyebeebak
3 күн бұрын
it means she has nothing to hide. Trump brings a lawyer with him for every press conference and court case and he's found guilty on every one of them. When you know you're guilty, you bring a lawyer.
Her argument is “others did it too and they’re not getting investigated” that’s not a defense 😂
@gerrylee1687
4 күн бұрын
That’s firing shots. They are definitely going to make her life miserable now. As a Asian even I want her in the federal penitentiary
@RandA1220
4 күн бұрын
Heard that same defense from speeder in court all the time, it had worked for 0 people that I have observed
@gerald-uo7ry
4 күн бұрын
you're not white wake up call
@Noconstitutionfordemocrats1
3 күн бұрын
Hunter did it, too.
@TenFalconsMusic
3 күн бұрын
They probably didn't forget to pay 10% to the big guy.
Lawyers quit for three reasons: a client that can't pay, a client that will not follow instruction(s), and/or a client who does not tell their lawyer the truth.
@Charles-Darwin
3 күн бұрын
Or an elite that buys/snipes said lawyer's time at a higher rate
@silentmajority8365
3 күн бұрын
4 she is a criminal
@mikecanul
3 күн бұрын
Yup - 💯
@user-de5td1jm7b
3 күн бұрын
He got higher paid to not support her or maybe he is one of those that wants her out. We will never know until proven guilty 😂😂😂
@pb12661
3 күн бұрын
or they know their client is so clearly guilty that they simply don't want to get involved.
She's playing the identity blame game. Victim much?
He knows she's guilty and that she will go down spectacularly.
@MH_6160
4 күн бұрын
Lets hope so!
@derrickwashington1713
4 күн бұрын
He's no dummie!
@isarili747
3 күн бұрын
You know too much going
Let the FBI do their job.
@Noconstitutionfordemocrats1
3 күн бұрын
Of going after parents and setting up whitmer plots.
@silentmajority8365
3 күн бұрын
@@Noconstitutionfordemocrats1 You were ok with them going after Trump
@donaldotrumpriguez2024
3 күн бұрын
@@silentmajority8365TRUMP 24 .. we going to celebrate with sideshows and fireworks when he wins !!!
@Noconstitutionfordemocrats1
3 күн бұрын
@@silentmajority8365 Nope. Add that to the list.
@isarili747
3 күн бұрын
Trump 34 CT , trump supporter still celebrate, is it no crime at all even the mayor hasn't done wrong? You blame her faulty.
Her lack of accountability reeks.
Mayor Sheng needs to throw in the Thao.
@megancao5988
4 күн бұрын
😂
@correa40
4 күн бұрын
HAHAAHAHAHAAAAHAHAHAAHAHA
@user-yx5fo3fu4s
4 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Nogoingback424
4 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@ZAPPED916
4 күн бұрын
Ha! Got HEEM!
Ohh he wasted no time hitting the eject button…not a good look….
She is shady
@MF-iy2iy
3 күн бұрын
there all shady
She needs to resign immediately. Sheng Thao needs to stop embarrassing herself.
@isarili747
3 күн бұрын
How?
@drive8892
3 күн бұрын
Just because she fired one of your dude haha
can we just recall her already. We don't want this
The lawyer says you're so guilty you make OJ.Look innocent
@fatteebaddee
4 күн бұрын
You ever deal with lawyers? It's your ability to pay that determines if they'll work for you. This will be a monstrous case, she does not have monstrous money. Your conspiratorial, good for you
@CA-kj4sf
4 күн бұрын
@@fatteebaddee From a renter to owning four properties in two years?
@BLUELEADER78
4 күн бұрын
@fatteebaddee 2:37 they'll probably freeze her assets soon.
@tadape5513
4 күн бұрын
@@fatteebaddeethe dude boning her has monstrous money 🤷🏽♂️
@WithoutRemorse12
4 күн бұрын
@@CA-kj4sfYou need millions to have a decent defense against the feds. Even if you're innocent a defense attorney would probably advise their client to take a plea deal to avoid a long sentence.
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. All these politicians are out for their own. Every single one!!
I always appreciate hearing Phil Matierj, whether on KCBS or on TV. He is always very straight forward with the stories and facts as presented.
Nothing says leadership, like accepting accountability instead of blaming others.
@lozensfire
3 күн бұрын
Should folks accept accountability if they don't do something?
@THEhorihito
3 күн бұрын
@@lozensfiredoes the FBI show up with a warrant at a sitting politician's house if they did nothing wrong?
@darkmankind
3 күн бұрын
If folks didn't do anything wrong, they should say just that. All the extra babble is unnecessary; that's why the lawyer quit.
She gives that awful press conference and then her lawyer bails. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to see there is something not right going on here.
You gotta love that only one person clapped when she finished - They were packed in the room like sardines and even her staff wants her gone. PRICELESS !"
@johnsonnguyen3114
4 күн бұрын
I noticed several moments where she was pausing for sympathy....thinking she got everyone "emotionally" cant wait to see how this turns out!
@mrffbmanagerguy6322
3 күн бұрын
so whats this woman guilty of? sorry i just happened to come across this video
@user-de5td1jm7b
3 күн бұрын
Packed??? 😂😂😂 Barely anyone.😂😂😂
@readyfortheworld9232
Күн бұрын
@@user-de5td1jm7b her staff - !!!!!!!!!
Attorney: Yes, the claims of political corruption against Mayor Sheng Thao are baseless, and I am sure her innocence will be proven. With that, I tender my resignation.
@hearswhat8734
4 күн бұрын
Will she be performing at her church?
Oakland has deteriorated under her watch. And her speech was pathetic, awful!
@richardque4952
3 күн бұрын
She make matter even worse.
@user-de5td1jm7b
3 күн бұрын
Oakland has been deteriorated a long time ago. For her to do her job, all these envious, pathetic, awful people need to stop the hate.😒
@JennyWren333
3 күн бұрын
@@user-de5td1jm7b she's been missing in action since she began her j o b. Sorry, but she stinks and Oakland residents know it.
Smart lawyer. He knows she’s about to go down and she will take him down with her.
Her response to the investigation is so shady. Her lack of effectiveness as a Mayor is also shady.
@ryverchoy1370
3 күн бұрын
But that victim card is quite compelling 😂
She's fried. Her press conference today was stunning desperation.
If she has knowledge of crimes by former city leaders perhaps as mayor she should have reported that knowledge to some agency…
This ain’t about money girl! You ain’t poor!
playing the victim card - surprised she did not blame trump - must be trumps fault
@marcusgarvey6231
3 күн бұрын
the victim card is the trump card.
No, she did not convince anyone. Get her OUT!!
Smart move by the lawyer
Now go after newsome and pelosi!
He is no longer representing the mayor because there's too much heat. I could be wrong.
@josephrice29
4 күн бұрын
We already have seen what the FBI does to lawyers who represent people they are after..... They gave Trump's lawyers Five months in jail when they wouldn't turn over what they wanted
@scottishd0g87
4 күн бұрын
Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.
@MartinisnOlives
3 күн бұрын
@@scottishd0g87 Thanks, De Niro.
@jacktran7024
3 күн бұрын
u r wrong.....jk
@sharontabor7718
3 күн бұрын
He's not representing her because she'a rogue client. She hired him and part if his reponsitlibty is to provide advice and what to say and not say. You don't want to represent someone who destroys their own defense.
Listen to your lawyer and keep the trap shut. He gone
It's always about I was rich/poor/thin/fat/white/black/gay/straight and a thousand other things. But it's never about the fact that you suck at your job and need to be replaced.
@donaldotrumpriguez2024
3 күн бұрын
We need a non Corruptocrat
@thatlittlevoice6354
3 күн бұрын
FBI doesn't investigate incompetence in the workplace.
@drive8892
3 күн бұрын
Maybe she was telling the truth that she is innocent. Remember this the fbi has not said she’s guilty so why don’t we just wait to see what’s the truth about it. AND you need to REALIZE that the people live in Oakland are the problem in the city. This people Generation after generation after generation and has not change. Maybe Sheng is doing her job and fired the people who didn’t do his job and these people are getting angry and saying crap about her. Just wait to see the truth and don’t be so quick to judge her.
@elizabethjaworski3104
2 күн бұрын
@@drive8892Is Trump innocent?
Sheng Thao is an inept disaster...if she truly cares about the city....she will resign...
@donaldotrumpriguez2024
3 күн бұрын
she can go back to Stockton if shes actually from there
she playing victim like the feds need to let her know.
blah blah I’m a victim. she’s full of crap and now basically admitted to what’s going on trying to throw others under the bus. One finger pointed at others while three fingers are pointed right back.
What a wreck this state is. But yeah, just keep voting in the liberals.
Lol that was fast 😂😂
@KingzG2789
4 күн бұрын
Racism
Democrats made already us Los Angeles, San Francisco like a 5 th world country thank u 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@mikecanul
3 күн бұрын
Yup - you’re welcome - don’t worry San Jose is next on deck! We got you boo!
@Jimarceo
3 күн бұрын
It’s their agenda to bankrupt cities so millionaires can purchase everything and they want us to own nothing
@georgegiorgio
3 күн бұрын
That’s what happens when you vote for DEMONRATS
@marcusgarvey6231
3 күн бұрын
You scribble like a 3-4 year old toddler.
@GnomesRox
3 күн бұрын
It's comments like these that are just so hilarious. Like making up terms like 5th world country, when these cities are actually some of the most desired places to live because of their economic power houses and cultural centers.
Corruption at it's best . A vacation by a corporation smells fishy 🐟!!!
@scottishd0g87
4 күн бұрын
Theyre all corrupt tho
What did she ever do for the city of Oakland?
@davidjackson7281
3 күн бұрын
Create entertaining news from the start. Bravo!
@chrischreative2245
3 күн бұрын
The people of Oakland got to prove they’re good people by electing the first blah, blah, blah….they’ll eject another dumpster fire after cause they won’t elect a conservative to clean things up.
Rats abandoning the sinking ship....
She says she is "making the world better" but if Oakland is an example of her work......
@pahouayang1063
3 күн бұрын
America everywhere is so crazy and suck as it is. Nobody can make this country better anymore. Best is to forget about helping city or the peoples now.
entertainingly messy
She's going to pull THAT card, huh? Just throw her in jail already, sheesh...
he probably looked at the evidence and realize that this was not winning situation.
Phil Matier is one sharp thinker. He nailed it, down to the definitions of terms. Thank you, Phil -- great job.
He knows he's not winning that case. She's guilty.
the lawyers are all about money, this one probably smell that her bank account and assets will be frozen for a while.
@lizdahl847
4 күн бұрын
She had a great lawyer but decided to represent herself by holding a press conference with out consulting her legal counsel..its her way or the highway mentality😮😮
@gerrylee1687
3 күн бұрын
@@lizdahl847 she didn’t listen to her lawyers advice.
Oakland is suffering while she's just focused on this!
She's playing the race card... she's done.
@grimmettcleaningservices7003
2 күн бұрын
@@forgiven7005O.J. Simpson . . . .
I love how Thao is trying to divert the subject to people like Trump when she’s the real villain.
She got caught not a victim
Looked like asking for sympathy. Wow..
" Vast Right wing conspiracy " Oakland Obviously is MAGA Country...
@Nikowalker007
3 күн бұрын
😅😅😅
@grimmettcleaningservices7003
2 күн бұрын
Exactly 😂🤣
The attorney was like: I'm out.
Bowed out because it doesn't look good for her.
Oh stop with the nonsense. Oakland is suffering. NOT YOU‼️
She was completely unprofessional. She deflected the entire time.
She is crazy! Poor Oakland!
Even the snakes know when to bail the other snakes
This guy has a voice that sounds just like Bill Maher
Becoming a s politician has been known as the pathway to becoming a multi millionaire for a while.
Well that was quick.
Everyone is distancing themselves around her..
He ain’t going down for racketeering
WHEN YOU ARE SMART AND YOU SEE FIRE 🔥REAL HOT FIRE WHAT YOU SUPPOSED TO DO RUN RUN
did she blame trump
@cocobaconproductions
4 күн бұрын
Only a matter of time. They always seem to squeeze him in.
Crazy how people are complaining about her when they wanted a woke person in leadership
Does she get her retainer back?
@TheGor54
4 күн бұрын
😂😂
Why amanda price is not included in the recall ballot.
So... What she do wrong? What crime? Anyone know?
@ulexite-tv
4 күн бұрын
I think we are about to find out.
@DxModel219
4 күн бұрын
I actually enjoyed this news breakdown… very analytical and objective unlike the constant one sided bashing nbc/abc/cbs has been doing.
@rongold7719
4 күн бұрын
I think pay to play
@user-bg7km4ij7f
4 күн бұрын
Maybe nothing? The allegations are pay to play politics.
@itsallminor6133
4 күн бұрын
@@user-bg7km4ij7f you notice the 22 people picked up recently for laundering Mexican cartel money? Think it's anything to do with that? Look who is, on scene . Federal. And irs. Odd.
I can’t the Brotha’s Hairline Starts at the Crown of His Head.
I am obsessed with this story!
Based on what I have seen in Oakland, you are FIRED!!!!
"She said what! Im out, peace. " -some lawyer maybe 🏃♂️
Well if she goes down then all this just makes Fisher and the loss of the Oakland A’s in Oakland make sense in terms of how they can blame local politicians. This sucks all the way around
She's diming other politicians out already!!
What sticks out to me about her speech is why would you feel the need to get your family safe after such a raid? As well as wondering who you can “ trust” , why would you have to trust anyone at this time ? The mistake of prioritizing that over addressing the public or advising your legal counsel of a speech at all. Is almost as worse as missing that deadline for the funding to actually help the city lol.
brooooooo that took no time for him to peace out....... she must be mixed up in some messy business!!!
Oooh things getting spicy 😱
That was fast. He must have seen something to bail so quick.
This lady went to Berkeley, even though it’s in the UC System, UC Berkeley is equivalent to the IVY League schools, Stanford, and any other prestigious private and public universities!!!! UC Berkeley is one of the best universities in the country and it’s a so called prestigious university and it’s a privilege university. Alll the rich people go there or the poor minorities who get everything paid for go there. I went to a broke university where I paid for my education. This lady is spoiled and privileged!!!!!! She has it so easy!!!!!
Where there's smoke there's fire. No one above the law
She's in over her head trying to manage Oakland.
‘’They are doing it and I’m getting raided cause of my lower millionaire class and my race’’ lmfaooo
I dislike that she is using the I am poor card.
oh man. Isn't in this situation, you should remain silent and keep yourself shut?
Aunt Madea is the only one who can save Oakland.
never ever hire a criminal defense attorney who was a former prosecutor.
@ulexite-tv
4 күн бұрын
I know, right?
Who is this smart white guy. Let’s hear more from him.
Ha, she blames FBI for political reasons. 😅 Blame games!
Nice to see Mayor Thao, a Democrat, taking a page out of the GOP playbook. Defend, deflect and attack, and by all means play the victim. Dr. Samuel Johnson said it best: “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” Her lawyer was probably wise to dump her.
wasnt it 4 days ago he said she has nothing to hide but now he bails?
Money can’t buy you a poker face.
She is about to find out who her friends are. Something tells me there will not be many. Snitches are a whole different kind of friend.
I guess she missed the "shut the F up" Friday meeting with her lawyer.
I find it interesting how she states she got other legal counsel but he disengaged their engagement. This is going to get ugly and anyone representing this will have a tough time. I think there will be many more entities that will be brought into the investigation not the poor Stockton Asian mayor.
Lawyer: You can’t pay me enough