CNN Reports Black Lives Matter Trying To Force Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey from Office

RUSH TRANSCRIPT LEMON Jackie ░░░░░░░░ is Los Angeles County ░░░░░░░░ first African American and ░░░░░░░░ woman to hold the ░░░░░░░░ of district attorney But ░░░░░░░░ of the most vocal ░░░░░░░░ trying to force her ░░░░░░░░ of office Black Lives ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Stephanie Elam ░░░░░░░░ CLIP BEGINS Jackie lacy ░░░░░░░░ go In Los Angeles ░░░░░░░░ Lives Matter has been ░░░░░░░░ for two and a ░░░░░░░░ years Their Target A ░░░░░░░░ woman Los Angeles county ░░░░░░░░ attorney Jackie lacy As ░░░░░░░░ black woman I would ░░░░░░░░ be celebrating other black ░░░░░░░░ and I do It ░░░░░░░░ not a matter of ░░░░░░░░ It s a matter ░░░░░░░░ struggling for justice for ░░░░░░░░ people Protestors re casting ░░░░░░░░ November s da race ░░░░░░░░ out front runner incumbent ░░░░░░░░ for what they say ░░░░░░░░ an unwillingness to prosecute ░░░░░░░░ officers for deadly shootings ░░░░░░░░ does it feel to ░░░░░░░░ Black Lives Matter Target ░░░░░░░░ It s surreal right ░░░░░░░░ re treating me like ░░░░░░░░ m the man But ░░░░░░░░ they only knew that ░░░░░░░░ m the girl from ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood I m the ░░░░░░░░ African American woman to ░░░░░░░░ this job in 150 ░░░░░░░░ And here I get ░░░░░░░░ here and the most ░░░░░░░░ group who wants to ░░░░░░░░ me out is a ░░░░░░░░ known as Black Lives ░░░░░░░░ Now in her second ░░░░░░░░ Lacey is up for ░░░░░░░░ election in November A ░░░░░░░░ she nearly won outright ░░░░░░░░ the primary Gaining just ░░░░░░░░ of 50 of the ░░░░░░░░ But that vote was ░░░░░░░░ George Floyd s death ░░░░░░░░ the nation even amid ░░░░░░░░ pandemic turned its attention ░░░░░░░░ the checkered relationship between ░░░░░░░░ law and people of ░░░░░░░░ In June congressman Adam ░░░░░░░░ pulling his support Saying ░░░░░░░░ a tweet that he ░░░░░░░░ his Endorsement a year ░░░░░░░░ of the district attorney ░░░░░░░░ longer has the same ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ lot about why he ░░░░░░░░ his support But I ░░░░░░░░ know and I have ░░░░░░░░ from elected that they ░░░░░░░░ being threatened via e ░░░░░░░░ With a list of ░░░░░░░░ they call Jackie lacy ░░░░░░░░ seven deadly sins blm ░░░░░░░░ Angeles argues Lacey cares ░░░░░░░░ about her law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ and the old guard ░░░░░░░░ than she does about ░░░░░░░░ of color Lacey counters ░░░░░░░░ she is led by ░░░░░░░░ law and says only ░░░░░░░░ fraction of police shooting ░░░░░░░░ brought to her since ░░░░░░░░ took office involved unarmed ░░░░░░░░ You may look at ░░░░░░░░ shooting by an officer ░░░░░░░░ say oh they could ░░░░░░░░ shot him in the ░░░░░░░░ That s not the ░░░░░░░░ under California law The ░░░░░░░░ is was somebody s ░░░░░░░░ in danger The division ░░░░░░░░ Lacey and Black Lives ░░░░░░░░ reaching a boiling point ░░░░░░░░ March Let s invite ░░░░░░░░ out to the community ░░░░░░░░ that she committed to ░░░░░░░░ protestors showed up at ░░░░░░░░ s home Good morning ░░░░░░░░ off of my porch ░░░░░░░░ you going to shoot ░░░░░░░░ I will shoot you ░░░░░░░░ off of my porch ░░░░░░░░ s Lacey s husband ░░░░░░░░ a gun at protestors ░░░░░░░░ the front porch of ░░░░░░░░ house The district attorney ░░░░░░░░ apologize for her husband ░░░░░░░░ actions But that wasn ░░░░░░░░ enough for Black Lives ░░░░░░░░ I think it also ░░░░░░░░ volumes that David Lacey ░░░░░░░░ not charged in that ░░░░░░░░ I especially don t ░░░░░░░░ that you ought to ░░░░░░░░ able to come on ░░░░░░░░ property I think that ░░░░░░░░ a line For your ░░░░░░░░ was that crossing a ░░░░░░░░ for him I think ░░░░░░░░ It was just the ░░░░░░░░ of us in there ░░░░░░░░ you know it was ░░░░░░░░ scary it was a ░░░░░░░░ event Ironically Lacey s ░░░░░░░░ is former LAPD officer ░░░░░░░░ more recently was San ░░░░░░░░ s da Black Lives ░░░░░░░░ doesn t make endorsements ░░░░░░░░ promises to take whoever ░░░░░░░░ to task No matter ░░░░░░░░ occupies the office there ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ with the office itself ░░░░░░░░ so we re going ░░░░░░░░ have to hold accountable ░░░░░░░░ occupies the office If ░░░░░░░░ were to win your ░░░░░░░░ term does it look ░░░░░░░░ than where you are ░░░░░░░░ My next term will ░░░░░░░░ my last term I ░░░░░░░░ to continue to use ░░░░░░░░ bullypulpit of the district ░░░░░░░░ s office for change ░░░░░░░░ don t want it ░░░░░░░░ end like this right ░░░░░░░░ I was the first ░░░░░░░░ American to hold this ░░░░░░░░ And protestors ran around ░░░░░░░░ doesn t seem like ░░░░░░░░ just ending CLIP ENDS ░░░░░░░░ Now besides Schiff Los ░░░░░░░░ mayor Eric garcetti has ░░░░░░░░ seemed to walk back ░░░░░░░░ support of Lacey Telling ░░░░░░░░ criminal justice reform website ░░░░░░░░ might be time for ░░░░░░░░ change Though he endorsed ░░░░░░░░ last year Also interesting ░░░░░░░░ note too though that ░░░░░░░░ Francisco mayor London breed ░░░░░░░░ supporting Lacey and not ░░░░░░░░ Gaston who was the ░░░░░░░░ attorney in her city.”