Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's former attorney Tony Brass talks about withdrawing from representing her

[@TimedOut...NoWayo]

One smart attorney . Bail out now before screwing your career

[@pattih7]

Agree

[@vndragonslayer1]

he already did with that statement last week.. dude's dumb af.

[@derrickwashington1713]

Word. A content creator said Brass resigned because she didn't read the speech he prepared for her (and that's putting it mildly). Another reminder of how the wrong people can f**k up your business..

[@silentmajority8365]

Rats leaving the ship

[@johng4093]

If your client isn't following your advice or even notifying you of a press conference, and her actions are making it impossible to succeed, why would you stay?

[@SpaceDreamer9000]

So the lawyer just resigned today but the mayor says she hired a new lawyer over the weekend

[@gerrylee1687]

Smart lawyer. Get out while you can before she destroys your reputation

[@derrickwashington1713]

Exactly! 💵💵

[@RisitasKEKW]

The mayor needs to resign. Oakland needs a leader without these legal issues.

[@hmonghistory]

Why...bc she is asian?

[@RisitasKEKW]

@@Вивсівідстій that makes literally no sense whatsoever.

[@ThaiRoney]

She didn’t do anything bad. It’s just people are out for her because she’s Asian. Black folks think Oakland belongs to black folks so they want only black leaders

[@jeraldb2868]

Smart move by this attorney…

[@hmonghistory]

This lawyer is either chicken or bias.

[@NormanSilver]

This action speak volumes. She is going down.

[@JawandoOokomondo-cb7fm]

Just like her job at the massage parlor

[@stevenmitchell1]

@@JawandoOokomondo-cb7fm Now, that is racist.

[@JawandoOokomondo-cb7fm]

Just like in the massags parlors

[@LexusGX460-OFF-ROAD]

*Raise you hand ✋️ if you've ever had your house raided by the FBI. Also raise your hand if anyone you've ever known has been raided by the FBI. Let that sink in Wokeland. The Girl-King of Wokeland had enough dirt for a Federal judge to authorize a raid*

[@toyajackson556]

Dude, you got issues & lost the plot.

[@johng4093]

Is she a bi-trans lesbian qwir? It might help if she could check more oppressed group boxes.

[@THEhorihito]

Based on your rhetoric, I can tell oxygen to your brain is in short supply. So I will make this really simple: It's not the left that continuously defends politicians who are the subject of criminal cases.

[@diggingmystyle]

This guy is smarter than Leo Dicaprio. He jumped before the ship sank.

[@mbgrocott7115]

She's already opened her pie hole and spoken as though she is the target, which means she feels guilty of something. There is a proverb in scripture which reads, "The wicked flee when no one pursues." Very true.

[@macworkz4338]

He knows she’s guilty

[@bigfornoreason1]

He doesn't know she's guilty, he knows that she doesn't listen to him, and no lawyer wants to be part of a high-profile case in which their client doesn't listen to their advice That's what a lawyer is, essentially, is a legal advisor, but if you don't listen to your lawyer's advice, what good is the lawyer? And the lawyer will be made to look like a fool because it will appear as if the lawyer is giving bad advice when the client loses in court...so that's why lawyers bail when their clients don't listen...

[@silentmajority8365]

@@bigfornoreason1 He knows he can't win with a guilty client

[@johng4093]

He always knew she was guilty, now he knows she's stupid as well.

[@bigfornoreason1]

@@silentmajority8365 She could be guilty of something (who knows what?) or she could not be. I don't think that's why he bowed out. I think he bowed out because he told her specifically not to do or say something, and she did the exact opposite of what he said. At that point, he was probably like "okay I'm done"

[@ThaiRoney]

Guilty of what? I bet London breed has done worse but she’s not being investigated because she’s black

[@3ofus135]

This is becoming a total distraction, which is the last thing Oakland needs. Do the right thing and step down, Sheng.

[@doesitmakesense5696]

Why? People will vote for her again. I know you would if you could 😂🤣😂🤣

[@leonardodalongisland]

Oakland needs to recall itself. Remove the city from all maps. Start from scratch.

[@johng4093]

Oakland, a shining beacon of the success of progressive thinking!! 😂

[@Onetazien]

What happened??

[@abdulaliakbar1175]

She is so ignorant that her own attorney resigned based on her ignorance.

[@JohnDoe-yi4xd]

Sorry, but our clients don't manage us. They assist us in their representation. They do not decide legal strategy. When they think they do and can tell us the law or how best to approach the legal system, then it's time to end the relationship.

[@willcox4561]

You need to hear the mayor's former chief of staff who resigned during the transition after the election. She points to the unlawful behavior of the mayor's significant other. This was two days ago.

[@WoodyWoodpeckerisaTroublemaker]

You gotta love that only one person clapped when she finished - They were packed in the room like sardines and even her staff wants her gone. PRICELESS !"

[@MoonChild-po9du]

Her staff calls her Mayor mean face She yells at them too

[@VanityVapid]

No she did not come with the “I broke up with him first!” defense. At this point you know she’s lying cause her mouth is moving..

[@GH-oi2jf]

This illustrates what a rookie the mayor is. I doubt she intended to lose her attorney.

[@qwestpond1687]

Look at her face. I rest my case.

[@JawandoOokomondo-cb7fm]

(-.-)

[@georgewolfiii1170]

She is not really Asian. She is African-American, but SUPER DEEP under cover.

[@pattih7]

She may have made things worse, by this conference.

[@Denniss7420]

......"believe all women" ???

[@johng4093]

May have made it impossible to weasel out of charges. Nothing left for attorney to do, except save his own skin.

[@serenitylo6663]

He probably advised her not to speak, or asked her to plead guilty and she refused and continued on with her speech. So he wiped his hands on off this.

[@CyberCheese392]

The live-feed of the speech getting cut off was weird

[@johnsonnguyen3114]

yeah i was watching it as well and like wtf????

[@gdoodle]

Ethics Commission and the state Fair Political Practices Commission have been investigating allegations that executives at California Waste Solutions, namely members of the Duong family, used “straw donors” to circumvent donation limits and fill the campaign coffers of public officials. On Thursday, as federal agents walked out with boxes from Thao’s home, agents also executed warrants at the Oakland office of Cal Waste Solutions, which provides recycling services to the city, FBI officials confirmed. Agents also searched the homes of the company’s chief executive, David Duong; and his son, Andy Duong, a purchasing agent who is in charge of the company’s public relations

[@syourke3]

It’s not a good look when your lawyer bails out on you. It could mean that the lawyer didn’t think the client was bring honest with him. When that happens, a smart lawyer says “Adios, amigo!”

[@JawandoOokomondo-cb7fm]

Like yer dad

[@stevenmitchell1]

Obviously, she bailed out on the lawyer over the weekend, and he found out Monday morning, during and after the press conference, when he realized she had a totally different story, than the one he'd initially pitched to her.

[@Jr-qo4ls]

As the ship sinks,……

[@summer031977]

The mayor should have allowed the attorney to handle everything.

[@THEhorihito]

She should have. But I'm glad she didn't.

[@Virgo53100]

Yes! because Anthony Brass is a top notch lawyer.

[@summer031977]

@Virgo53100 She's dealing with the FBI, IRS, and postal service. You need a top-notch lawyer.

[@Virgo53100]

@@summer031977 WTH! YOU MEAN, I NEED A TOP NOTCH LAWYER? SHE HAD A TOP NOTCH LAWYER AND SHE TOOK IT UPON HERSELF TO DO THINGS HERSELF AND THAT WAS WRONG. THATS WHY HE LEFT HER.

[@stevenhickey326]

On the Sopranos didnt Tony always say he was in "Waste Management"?

[@bensonyau2302]

Mr. Attorney, didn't you read the search warrant before you decided to represent Thao?

[@JawandoOokomondo-cb7fm]

Shut up

[@randygilbert4577]

I’m he search warrant only tells of the items they are looking for and why they think they are at the particular location.

[@caiuspostumiusturrinus1024]

She's broken like 50 Felonies... How is she not even arrested at this point???

[@DarkstarDarth]

The back of some of the agents jackets said “ FBI IRS UNIT “ connect the dots.

[@A6ugslife]

When an attorney withdraws from representation, it means the client’s case has no merit. Simple as that. He no longer believes in her innocence.

[@alfredvalrie5541]

That’s not what that means at all. Attorneys are human beings and businesspeople. They withdraw for good and bad reasons. He probably heard the Mayor has no representation and got ahead of being fired by a client.

[@A6ugslife]

@@alfredvalrie5541 Same difference. Her case doesn’t have merit.

[@alfredvalrie5541]

@@A6ugslife What do you mean by “her case doesn’t have merit”? She’s not a plaintiff in a civil action. That language is only used when a plaintiff wants to sue at law or at equity. You appear to be saying that the Mayor’s potentially guilty of whatever eventual charges might appear, but there’s no evidence that the government is going to mount a case. And even so, the government would have to prove its case, and a decent defense lawyer would ensure that the government has does just that!

[@A6ugslife]

@@alfredvalrie5541 Her case has no merit simply means should she sue anyone, it won’t hold up in court. She may not be the target of the investigation, but she is associated with the people the FBI is probing as seen through photographs.

[@toyajackson556]

It means that she went rough, just like he said. That press conference was pathetic for so many reasons. Makes her impossible to defend if she doesn't listen to him, guilty or innocent.

[@ellenchan2357]

Dragon Lady

[@falynn31]

I think the only one who could beat this wrap is the ghost of Johnnie Cochran.

[@RisitasKEKW]

That’s a professional NOPE if I’ve ever seen one 😂

[@bayarealegalstuff9451]

As an attorney, he should have just resigned and then kept his mouth shut. He owed that much to his former client.

[@henryt9281]

No way. He'll hurt his own career doing that.

[@obie224]

As a random youtube idiot, you should just keep your mouth shut. you owe that much to your poor parents.

[@alfredvalrie5541]

I agree.

[@darkkstar5647]

He looks like a wannabe celebrity

[@toyajackson556]

Not if he is getting bombarded with press. Now they will leave him alone.

[@bonzo2842]

It’s hard to represent someone that basically admits to wrong doing and then plays the victim card as the defense. She blew his defense up with that speech.

[@JacobusErasmus-q9z]

! Just follow the money !!! The trail of crumbs will lead the F.B.I. to it !!!

[@Marcia-k7g]

Ding Duong time for Andre to call for the attorney...he hasn't come out to say anything public and he is a stinking part of this too.

[@late4086]

Gov Sheng Thao and Gov Katie Hobbs should resign immediately . P2P 🤡

[@Abbygirl918]

If it isn’t about the mayor, it has to be about her husband either way they’re going down they were doing some shady deals.

[@visibletoallusersonyoutube1277]

I’m pretty sure its about Duong family - the owners of Calwaste Solutions.

[@geoall2710]

The lawyer is a genius

[@catmer9460]

Why

[@catmer9460]

Why

[@daveclark8337]

"Yo Mr. White. You don't want a criminal lawyer. You want a CR I M I N A L lawyer. You know what I'm saying?" - Jesse Pinkman

[@Fecker_Carlson]

Bye Felicia!

[@guile-md6mg]

Victimhood

[@josephrice29]

Anybody find it odd that she blamed it on a right-wing Conspiracy from billionaires in San Francisco ( Which in and of itself is an oxymoron).... As if they're going to spend millions of dollars of campaign resources to affect the politics in a city that votes Democrat by a margin of 80%...

[@toyajackson556]

There are ordinances that billionaires throw money at, the real movers throw money at both sides so they have leverage with whoever wins. She is trying to use the same defense that Trump used, but she doesn't have any supporters left. She is grasping for straws, basically crying "why didn't I get a deal" I would have ratted out those above me. You dropped the ball, campaign finance fraud & the people are trying to recall you before? Her best bet is trying to resign, the longer she tries to hold that position while not doing the job, the more details of your incompetence will come out, some of them will be crimes.

[@manjitsadosingh4848]

No, that is the excuse. Didn't the recalled DA in SF blamed it on right wing conspiracy as well?

[@fattoria_di_bastoni]

If she’s “seeking council now” she must be a target in someway for some reason. Just wonderin’ 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@leonardodalongisland]

Yea but if she was rich none of this would be happening.

[@MANUELPEREZ-ub9hv]

Everyone is jumping ship.😂😂😂

[@markalbert9011]

Never a good sign when your attorney resigns after two days. The mayor is listening to TERRIBLE political advice, although I'm not sure there is any good advice to be given except resign......In the end I'm pretty sure she's going to blame her boyfriend (the father of her children). She'll claim she didn't know what he was doing.

[@beelikemizu604]

2:12 The triceps on that girl, damn 💪

[@johng4093]

She's probably a man.

[@CalvinMorris-cf8jk]

he was all for it until he looked into those giant boxes there is no way in hell he is going down with the ship his attorney career would go down the drain for sure he is high tailing it out of town just as fast as he can. smart man. I would have nothing to do with this madness if I was a attorney. man I bet her basement looked like King Tuts Tomb those were some very big boxes the FBI was rolling around on them dollies.crazy crazy stuff man.

[@gerrylee1687]

Don’t forget irs and usps police

[@johng4093]

"King Tut's tomb" 😂😂😂

[@larrystaley21]

She will be gone soon!!

[@TheGilgameshLore]

Yay!

[@snow-uq4gx]

Incompetence and arrogance

[@Onetazien]

Does anyone have a clue what even going on before jumping to conclusions? Can't find any clear explanation anywhere.

[@uyeda]

Aw.

[@catmer9460]

Who is running ths city because today I've seen 5 new stolen cars stripped and dumped outside?

[@pushslice]

she decided she needed a lawyer with even GREASIER hair than her original one....gonna need the absolute fanciest law-talkin' to worm out of this mess she's dug for herself!!

[@RobertaFierro-mc1ub]

You shouldnt have to pay off "the Higher Ups" to attain and keep your job or your standing on a waiting list for affordable housing. Last time i checked, this is ILLEGAL!!

[@OCVeritas]

This is what happens when you associate with scoundrels.

[@guile-md6mg]

Disgrace

[@markskelton1127]

They must have found evidence that the mayor can't run a pancake breakfast. 😬

[@gregdahlen4375]

wonder what approach he thought she should have used. seems like she obviously has to say something to the public

[@germanleon2775]

Men netflix better be filming for a documentary

[@Zetler]

The news conference was unhinged.

[@LuckyMe-x7l]

Wow what an incredible lawyer hard to one nowadays to be able to choose a client that resonate with your values not the number

[@anodyne57]

It's pretty clear that her partner is the target.

[@GH-oi2jf]

Nothing is clear.

[@kleingreenlee]

Corrupt Mayor who knew? lol

[@jrizzle3124]

He knows it's a lose battle. 😂😂😂

[@Freddie-oz4ys]

They thought they’d come to America and not pay their way. One way or another the european folk will put you in your place.

[@DokBua0424]

Wow just wow. If i ws her everything every move from then on forward always consult your attorney. She messed up on that part and now the man aint wana help her 🤦‍♀️😵‍💫😵‍💫🫣🫣🫠🫠👀👀👀😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@onlyliveonce7708]

Sheng Thao for Governor

[@Pachochay8045]

Attorney Tony Brass maybe you can also be interested just hearing this Chinese mayor in Bamban , Tarlac who have an identity problem and other charges to her !

[@randygilbert4577]

He didn’t want to call her prosecution racially movitated.

[@psylee8687]

I thought he was her primary attorney? Lmao

[@fredliperson9171]

You think that guy wants an IRS audit every year the rest of his life?

[@juliovargas5029]

🎉

[@juliovargas5029]

Asian Fir🎉eworks ....in Court...LOVE IT.. SHE CROOKED AS A CAT

[@Pachochay8045]

There is this mayor in Bambam , Tarlac Alice GUO who is charges of several things , she was also the owner / operator of illegal casino , sex trafficking, stolen identity ? She is Chinese of origin ! it is now a big news in the Philippines , on senate hearing and other things ! 😂😂😂

[@manjitsadosingh4848]

Where is Jenna Ellis when you need great advise !!!

[@photojones1]

Thanks Mayor Thao, 90% of the businesses are closed, homelessness run amok but you find time to line your own pockets with pay to play politics. Could have been a bright light for the Hmong culture but greed got in the way....Allegedly

[@IDBTitanosaurus]

He's totally breaking attorney-client confidentiality too! He must furious!

[@GH-oi2jf]

No, he has not. He did not mention any privileged conversations they had. He just announced that he no longer represents her because he doesn't want the press calling him.

[@awolpeace1781]

The mayor sounds like a left-wing conspiracy theorists who blames everything on people with more money than her until they have breakdown one day and blames it everyone 😂😂😂

[@taotaostrong]

😂😂😂 he burned through that retainer and ran for the Oakland Hills.

[@so-dan-bought-some-land]

And yet they will continue to vote her party thinking things will chance!

[@GH-oi2jf]

The mayoral position is nonpartisan.

[@so-dan-bought-some-land]

@@GH-oi2jf Maybe so but she clearly posts her party and the 1st sentence of the mayor website she states, "progressive leader".

[@mastermindnetwork873]

She reminds me of a virtnamese teacher I used to work with. She cared only about herself.

[@matthewn4070]

Lawyers go after the money! At least, he got some advertising.

[@fairfax_fran5109]

She going to need oj simpsons lawyer

[@danielfiore8865]

Need an attorney? Silver Law firm

[@silentmajority8365]

Rats leaving the shipshow

[@cindirose3390]

Tha is a nice store.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Throw in Thao!😁

[@RobustArid379]

Don’t worry ethat!

[@darkkstar5647]

She released a statement that she had already hired another attorney over the weekend. This guy just wants to be on TV -- you don't yack about client biz like that if you're a reputable lawyer.

[@THEhorihito]

She's lying. She didn't give the lawyer a heads up that she was doing the press conference, he saw it and how she spoke and he is cutting his losses because he can see representing her will be impossible because she is a loose cannon.

[@darkkstar5647]

@@THEhorihito you have no knowledge that she did or that she didn't. This is what's wrong with folx like you -- flapping your jaws when you have no actual facts or knowledge. You're all so busy jacking off to what you want to be true that you just can't contain your blather until such time the facts actually come out. This is why you're disingenuous.

[@jepperjep84]

entertainingly messy

[@johng4093]

🍿 😊

[@wd7056]

Nobody in the comment section heard what the attorney was saying: it’s the boyfriend that’s the target, not sheng thao.

[@toyajackson556]

That is not what her former campaign manager said, they are both involved. Campaign finance fraud & money laundering and I'm sure there is more. The scam takes both of their positions to work, so she may not be the prime target but she is definitely involved.

[@johng4093]

Attorney did not say that.

[@THEhorihito]

No. He said he doesn't have any information that indicates Thao is the target.

[@mattwillman10]

Mayor Watergate.

[@Jazzfestn]

Vietnamese Mafia

[@mikedx2706]

Mayor, soon to be Ex-Mayor Thao, has jumped on the Trump Train to Witch Huntville and victim land..

[@RobertaFierro-mc1ub]

Hhmmm

[@milesmayhem5440]

When in doubt, blame the Republicans or even blame Trump. There isn’t a damned Republican within fifty miles of Oakland.

[@grapplerunit]

Lol

[@tiborzkarate1]

Sheng Thao looks as a black person.

[@user-xe4es4mq2k]

Asian Hilary