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- Cockrel "Not Surprised" Granholm Will Hold Hearings on Kilpatrick
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Aug 26, 2008General
The man who could be the next Mayor of Detroit says he’s not surprised by the Governor’s decision to move forward with a hearing to remove Kwame Kilpatrick from office.
City Council President Ken Cockrel heard the news at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Tuesday.
Based on his reading of the briefs filed for and against removal of the Mayor with Governor Granholm, Cockrel says he’s not surprised she’ll go forward with the hearings on September third.
“But the question becomes how long will the hearing proceed. The hearing could actually go on for a number of days and I think that really is the issue. So, really, I hesitate to crystal ball or speculate on this, I mean… there have been so many twists and turns in this saga that I’ve given up trying to predict. I think I’m just going to let the universe unfold and just be ready for whatever happens when it’s finally unwrapped.”
Cockrel was one of five city council members who voted to ask the Governor to remove Kilpatrick for alleged misconduct in office concerning the settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit last fall.
If Kilpatrick is removed, the city council president becomes Mayor.
The Governor's hearings follow a failed attempt by the Detroit City Council to pursue forfeiture of office hearings against Kilpatrick. The forfeiture attempt was denied by a Wayne County Circuit Court judge last week.