Los Angeles today surpassed the number of daily Covid cases it saw at the height of the summer 2021 surge, according to data released by officials.
03.05.2022 - 02:21 / deadline.com
Sunday on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver tore into Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who is facing an election this year amid allegations of secret deputy gangs, abuse of power and cover ups in his department — all of which Villanueva denies.
Said Oliver, “His re-election bid this year has been overshadowed by claims in the L.A. Times that he directed a cover-up of an incident where one of his deputies knelt on a detainee’s head for three minutes. It is a damning story about abuse of power and lack of transparency, and Villanueva took swift action against those responsible…for everyone finding out about it.”
Oliver is referring to a news conference Villanueva called last week to blast a variety of his opponents both political and perceived, including election challenger Eli Vera, county Inspector General Max Huntsman and Los Angeles Times reporter Alene Tchekmedyian, who broke an explosive story of an altercation involving deputies’ mistreatment of a handcuffed inmate. Villanueva alleged at the news conference that the Times piece was potentially based on information stolen from the department. He listed six potential crimes involved, including burglary, theft and conspiracy.
Oliver didn’t think the focus on potentially-leaked documents was a good look for Villanueva.
“OK, when you’re accused of being complicit in a terrible act, being more concerned about who said it than the accusation doesn’t exactly convey innocence,” said Oliver.
Today, Villanueva doubled down on his assessment when asked if he thought the leak was worse than the conduct on display in the video.
After at first calling the comparison “apples and oranges,” the L.A. Sheriff said, “one’s at the deputy line level (the video) and the other is a
Los Angeles today surpassed the number of daily Covid cases it saw at the height of the summer 2021 surge, according to data released by officials.
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