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Michael Johnston: “We view our job as they could ask for emails from 13,000…”

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 01:13

They could ask questions about what our city's DEI policies are. They could ask questions about what our city employees did when they worked in shelters across the city. We view our job as they could ask for emails from 13,000 employees or documents. And so this is meant to protect and support all of our city employees from all of the actions that they took and also to protect the city from having … (01:13–01:18)

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