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i m grant lotus and i m vicki liviakis. armstrong was fired for his handling of officer misconduct allegations. and today he criticized the mayor and the federal monitor. robert warshaw kron four s. dan kerman reports friday. former oakland police chief leronne armstrong met with reporters for the first time. since being fired by oakland mayor sheng tao for his handling of officer misconduct allegations wrongly terminated for standing up for the city of oakland as a police chief. i did my job and i believe i did it. well, armstrong then came out on the attack targeting both mayor tower and robert warshaw. the federal monitor overseeing the department. my termination was never really about the facts about performance. my ability to effectively lead the oakland police department. my termination was about federal monitor. robert warshaw and the mayor s failure to fight for the oakland community. armstrong called warshaw a bully and said he continues to find problems with
thanks for joining us. i m ken wayne and i m catherine heenan, former oakland police chief leronne armstrong, not staying quiet after being fired this week. he spoke publicly today in his first on-camera appearance since the city s new mayor announced his termination wednesday. armstrong was fired for his handling of officer misconduct allegations. and today he criticized the mayor and the federal monitor. robert warshaw. my termination was about federal monitor. robert warshaw and the mayor s failure to fight for the oakland community. we still warshaw s history of incentives. our crystal clear that the elephant in the room is being uncovered. he s supposed to be neutral, supposed to be a compliance director that helps the department move forward. but clearly. continues to move backwards. armstrong called warshaw a bully and said he continues to find problems within the opd so we can stay on the job as a federal monitor and collect a paycheck where shaw has served as a
memphis police body camera footage showing the january 7 arrest of tyre nichols, and sunday, they will take to the streets of oakland. i think we are expecting several thousand folks in the street. tara: cap brooks is the executive director of the anti-police tara project, and she says people are fed up. i know black people are tired, but i think white folks that are allies, too, are like this is too much. it s too much, and it s got to stop. tomorrow afternoon at third district at 3:00 sharp, there s going to be a gathering of persons of all walks of life in order that we might express our peaceful protest. tara: amos brown is the leader of the nc the francisco. the issue is not about black officers. the issue is about culture and the police departments in this nation. terror: brooks has been working for change for a long time. i asked what keeps her for. how do you keep going? i cannot call it hope because i actually don t know that i believe that things in this