Investigations against Dolton and Tiffany Henyard could be reopened

CHICAGO – Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot may end up conducting a full investigation into Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard.

Lightfoot said the Dolton Township Board will hold a vote as early as Monday, June 3, to override Henyard’s veto of the council’s original attempt to put Lightfoot in charge of the investigation.

She added that the veto did not stop her from investigating Henyard’s conduct.

“We did not stay silent,” Lightfoot told Fox 32 Chicago. “We continued to do our work.”

Lightfoot said she was confident the trustees had the votes to overrule Henyard and that the investigation was justified.

“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Lightfoot said. “The people of Dolton deserve a government that works for them, that is transparent and fiscally responsible.”

Dolton is reportedly the target of a criminal investigation by the FBI and has received several subpoenas from federal officials.

Lightfoot’s comments came during a taping of “Paris on Politics,” which aired at 9:30 p.m. Friday.

The conversation touched on several topics, including her reaction to the Trump ruling, her expectations for Chicago as the host of the Democratic National Convention, and her thoughts on a new stadium for the Bears.

Lightfoot said she was surprised by the 34 convictions in Trump’s New York criminal trial on Thursday.

“I had believed the jury was unlikely to reach a settlement,” Lightfoot said, noting that she did not believe Trump would succeed on appeal.

“He was judged by a jury of his peers, had every opportunity to examine them closely, and I think the defense made mistakes in this case,” Lightfoot said.

You can watch the entire interview with Lightfoot in the video above.