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Michael Johnston: “I think if you looked at some of the university presidents…”

Featuring: Michael Johnston, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Denver | Colorado

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Johnston explains need for outside law firm ahead of 'sanctuary city' hearing Denver

Published | Video Starts at 01:42

And so we didn't want to take a huge amount of our city employees time to do that. But you know, this is a very comprehensive investigation for comparison. I think if you looked at some of the university presidents that came out for hearings, those universities spent 30, 35, $40 million on those hearings. And so we think we'll be probably among the lowest of any of the city's expenditures. But we do think we want to make sure we're protecting our city ordinances, counsel our city employees. (01:42–01:50)

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