Kentucky's Republican lawmakers are getting their chance to shape the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
They reconvened Tuesday for a special session expected to last at least five days.
Suspended Cincinnati City Councilman PG Sittenfeld will face a jury on June 20, 2022, setting up back-to-back public corruption trials that could bring national attention to the Queen City for two months next summer.
SUSPENDED CITY COUNCILMAN P.G.SITTENFELD WAS IN COURT TODAY,WHERE HE LEARNED WHEN HE'LL BEBACK FOR HIS PUBLIC CORRUPTIONTRIAL.
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERPAULA CHRISTIAWAS N THE ONLYREPORTER IN THE COURTROOM.(PAULA LOOKLIVE)I'M HEREOUTSIDE OF THE FEDERALCOURTHOUSE, WHERE CAMERAS ARENOT ALLOWED INSIDE.
BUT I WASTHERE FOR THE 10-MINUTE COURTHEARING WHERE JUDGE COLE SET AJUNE 20TH TRIAL DATE F ORSUSPENDED CINCINNATI CITYCOUNCILMANG PSITTENFELD.
THETRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LASTTHREE TO FOUR WEEKS.VO)SITTENFELD WAS THE FRT-ONRUNNER TO WIN THIS YEAR'SCINCINNA TIMAYORAL RACE UNTILTHE FBI ARRESTED HIM LASTNOVEMBER.
THE FBI SAYSE HPROMISED TO DELIVER COUNCILVOTES ON A DEVELOPMENT DEAL,IN EXCHANGE FOR $40,000 INCONTRIBUTIONS TO HIS POLITICALACTI FONUND.
BUT SITTENFE LDSAYS HE IS INNOCENT (SOT)CLAJ55301ó020:40:00 I'm veryconfenidt that when the fullfacts come out I'll becompletely exonerated.Youstill plan on fighting this?Ohyeah, we're going to fight itto the very end.Sittenfeld ise ththird Cincinnati citycouncil member t heFBI chargedwith public corruptn iolastyear.
Former council womanTimaya Dennard pleaded guiltyto honest services wire fraudand is serving an 18 monthprison term.
SuspendedCouncilman Jeff pastor will goto trial on May 2.
The FBIaccuses him of taking $55,000inbribes in exchange forcouncil votes.
Seven weeksafter pastors trial, adifferent judge and adifferent jury will hearSittenfeld case at the federalcourthousen iCincinnati,Paula Christian w CBO nine Iteam