Thread by @jtlarsen

Attorney for the South Bend Common Council told me he's considering suboenaing @PeteButtigieg before year's end to testify about what's on the secret police tapes.

Two Council members told me they would support that.

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@PeteButtigieg The Council meets on Monday night. Unless the Council votes to block the subpoenas or drop the suit, the first subpoenas could go out as early as next week.

Attorney Bob Palmer told me he'd want to get any testimony wrapped by year's end.

@PeteButtigieg I discussed the new developments--and where things may go next--this morning on Hill TV's Rising with @krystalball and @esaagar...

thehill.com/hilltv/rising/…

In a remarkable shot at local media, Council Pres. Tim Scott in a press release this week praised our reporting and suggested that it could obviate the need to keep pursuing the tapes in court...

We don't know what happened at Wednesday's closed-door session, but here are some of the strategic options Council members were expected to get briefed on:

Ironically, the Council gets most of the blame for the $2 million the city has spent on the tapes, even though most of that was settlements okayed by Buttigieg and his own legal fees.

The $ puts the Council in a bind, but 2 of them told me they'd like the tapes AND subpoenas...

Here's my report on what was said on the tapes.

If subpoenas are issued, Buttigieg et al could be asked to testify as to the authenticity of the documents we quote/screengrab describing the tapes' contents.
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I also obtained the deposition of Mike Schmuhl, Buttigieg's former CoS and now pres. campaign manager.

I reported Schmuhl's apparent contradictions with Buttigieg's public statements. Buttigieg's campaign said they are consistent.
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I've posted several of these documents online. The deposition (which some redactions by South Bend city attorneys) of Mike Schmuhl, who served first as Buttigieg's chief of staff and is now running his campaign, is here:
documentcloud.org/documents/6432…

Taking Qs on this at 11:30ish eastern over at YouTube.com/TYTInvestigate…

Aaaand here's today's edition of TYTI Daily in which I break down the story and field questions about it from, well, people like you.

UPDATE: @JeffHParrott of @SBTribune reports the South Bend Council attorney is not inclined to subpoena ANYONE right now.
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