Lawmakers ponder whether Rahm Emaneul reflects the values of the Biden administration because of his previous management after the Laquan McDonald shooting.
In 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times as he ran away from police and for more than a year, Emanuel's administration chose not to publicly release the police dash cam video. When the video was finally released after being compelled by a state court, the city witnessed weeks of protests, most of them peaceful, in response.
Several lawmakers and House representatives believe Emanuel's actions following the shooting do not align with the Biden administration's mission of"comprehensive and meaningful police reform" and should disqualify him from nomination for an ambassador position.Foregin Relations Committee on Wednesday, which also happens to be the seventh anniversary of McDonald's killing.said Biden's"commitment to police reform speaks for itself.
The White House is confident Emanuel will be confirmed by the Senate despite sharp criticism by several of the president's allies in the party's liberal wing of the House, whose members do not vote on confirmations.
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