Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice

D.C. Mayor Gray Hires Defense Attorney to Respond to Sulaimon Brown Allegations

D.C. Fox 5

March 10, 2011
D.C. Fox News

The FBI is now looking into accusations made by fired District of Columbia employee Sulaimon Brown. The allegations read like a political thriller: money slipped in envelopes. Pay-to-play for a government job.

However, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has retained Robert Bennett to represent him. And the Mayor is not running from questions. Professor Paul Butler joined Karen Houston to provide legal analysis. How should we interpret the fact that Brown has mired such a high-powered lawyer? Are criminal charges expected? Professor Butler provides answers in the video segment, below.