Seattle Mayor Wilson claimed her 'Gun Violence Prevention Plan' was endorsed by King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion. Except that turns out to be a lie.
"KCPAO spokesperson Casey McNerthney said the office was not given a full copy of the plan before its rollout, and that Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion and her staff first learned about it by watching the announcement on television.
...The mayor’s office later told KIRO Newsradio KCPAO had provided quotes supporting the plan when KCPAO said they did not."
What actually happened was Community Assisted Response and Engagement Chief Amy Barden asked King County Prosecutor Manion for a quote endorsing CARE. "Manion agreed with the stipulation that her quote not be edited and be shared in full."
CARE Chief Barden then gave Manion's quote about CARE to the Mayor's Office, who then used it as an endorsement of Wilson's entire gun violence plan:
See for yourself here:
wilson.seattle.gov/2026/09/1…
As if that wasn't bad enough; the Mayor also claimed to have the support of the US Attorney's Office. That too turned out to be a lie with the office saying:
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office did not get a draft of the plan in advance, nor were we asked to provide a quote.”
Future 42 has seen (and exposed) a lot of corruption and dishonesty in our state and local governments, but this is unreal.
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