Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has asked the City Council to pay her legal fees of approximately $240,000 following a failed recall effort against her earlier this year, according to reports.
The recall campaign against the 62-year-old Democrat ended in October when the state Supreme Court unanimously rejected the plan, which was led by six Seattle residents who blamed the mayor for city police using tear gas against protesters during unrest sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.
On Monday, Durkan announced she won’t seek a second term in 2021.The Seattle native – a former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington – faced sharp criticism over the summer from President Trump and others over the.
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