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City council sends Rampart oversight question to Public Safety committee after debate over federal role
Summary
Los Angeles City Council voted to send a motion about a joint local, state and federal review of the Rampart affair to the Public Safety Committee, after heated debate over whether the Department of Justice or other federal agencies should immediately take a lead role in the criminal investigation.
The Los Angeles City Council voted 8-3 to send a motion about creating a joint local, state and federal task force to investigate allegations tied to the Rampart investigations to the Public Safety Committee for further study.
The motion, described by proponents as a route to ensure an impartial review after new news reports raised questions about federal agencies’ involvement, prompted extended debate. Councilmembers, the police chief and public commenters disagreed about immediate federal takeover of criminal work and about how to restore public confidence.
Councilmember Feuer argued the city should “elevate the investigation and the prosecutorial aspects of Rampart to Washington” and warned that recent news reports “call into question”…
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