The council meets one more time, on Tuesday, before its winter recess.
The man who was apparently shoved by de León, Jason Reedy, issued a statement through his attorney Shakeer Rahman saying"Kevin de León is a disgrace. Video footage clearly shows him and his supporters initiating this assault while Mr. Reedy stands prone. Not only has Kevin de León lost all political legitimacy, his claims that he was the one attacked here simply underscores how he's lost touch with reality.
Council President Paul Krekorian immediately announced a recess and then went over to de León to have an animated discussion, at one point gesturing at the rowdy audience. All the members then walked out of the room. Councilman Mike Bonin, whose son was the target of racist comments during the leaked conversation, said on Twitter that he, along with Council members Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Nithya Raman, walked out of the meeting.Later, while speaking in opposition to a motion that would report on any damages that have occurred in the council chamber due to the protests, Bonin repeated his call for de León to resign.“The problem was on those tapes,” Bonin said. “The problem is in this room.
An ad hoc governance reform committee began discussing Thursday potential consequences for censured members, as the City Charter does not currently state any penalties.During several interviews after the recordings were leaked, de León claimed that resigning would be the easy way out, and he wants to do the work of healing with the communities that he has hurt.
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