for BigTrial.net
At a press conference yesterday, District Attorney Larry Krasner was asked what he knew about a Big Trial report that G. Lamar Stewart, Krasner's chief of community engagement, was accused in an alleged road rage incident involving an FBI agent.
Instead of answering the question, Krasner proceeded to cover for yet another one of his staffers accused of misconduct by trying to trash me.
"Unfortunately the source of that report is someone whom I can say looking back over more than three years of watching his coverage, I have never seen [him] provide truthful and consistently reliable information," Krasner told the assembled reporters. "In my opinion, he should write fiction."
Krasner then proceeded to fake an attempt at transparency while pandering to all of the reporters in the room, especially his fellow progressives at The Philadelphia Inquirer, who make it a regular habit to cover for Krasner's wretched performance as D.A.
"I can tell you that if there is reliable information that indicates there's an issue to address than we will address it," Krasner assured the reporters. "But in my opinion, all of you legitimate journalists, and I say that with respect, can do a much better job than that source of information."
When asked again if he knew anything about the alleged road rage incident, Krasner said, "I have no further comment on that."
Sorry, Mr. Krasner, but instead of a work of fiction, there's a police report that documents all of the relevant details of the story that I published about G. Lamar Stewart, including the name and the first-hand account of the FBI agent who's accused Stewart of misconduct. And I'm happy to share.
The police report that details the altercation between G. Lamar Stewart and the FBI agent, identified in the report as Joseph Donahue, is printed in full below.
The incident allegedly happened at 9:13 a.m. last Friday. According to the police report, FBI Agent Donahue "stated that while on Lincoln Drive, he swerved into [the] lane next to him by accident. When doing so, the below offender [identified as G. Lamar Stewart of the D.A.'s office] almost was hit."
The FBI agent "turned onto Harvey [Street] and the below offender [G. Lamar Stewart of the D.A.'s office] followed behind" the FBI Agent, the report said. "Offender activated lights and sirens trying to pull [the FBI agent] over."
After Agent Donahue "identified himself as federal agent, offender then drove off," the police report says. The agent "followed feeling he [the offender, G. Lamar Stewart of the D.A.'s office] was impersonating a law enforcement officer."
Donahue pursued Stewart to a car wash at 5800 Wayne Avenue, where Stewart pulled over.
"Police arrived and asked for ID," the police report says. "The offender [G. Lamar Stewart of the D.A.'s office] would NOT identify himself to police or show badges."
There you have it folks, the story is true. But rather than admit that, Larry Krasner covered up for G. Lamar Stewart, and in the process, tried to slander me.
So, Mr. Krasner, the G. Lamar Stewart story is truthful. And so are the other more than 120 stories that I have written in the past four years that document your horrendous record as D.A.
Many of those stories concern armed and dangerous criminals that you let go through your revolving door of a jail, armed and dangerous criminals that went on to maim, rape and kill other people. All of those stories are based on police records and court documents.
Which of those stories, Mr. Krasner, is fictional? I dare you to go back through those more than 120 stories and find one that you claim is false. And then I'd like to see you prove that.
You know what? You can't.
And let's not forget, for every one of these stories, I emailed both you and your spokesperson, in advance, told you what I was working on, and asked you for comment. But both of you refused every time.
Why? Because you can't handle the truth, Mr. Krasner, and that's why you've been stonewalling me for the past 22 months. You're running away from your own pathetic record that you know you can't defend.
That's why at your press conference you fell back on the age old dodge of kill the messenger.
You know that your only shot at keeping the stories that run on Big Trial from spreading to other media outlets is to keep pandering to the rest of the gullible press corps, and hope that they will continue to cover for you, and never hold you accountable.
And never expose you for the fraud that you are.
The stories that I wrote, Mr. Krasner, about you the deadbeat not paying your taxes -- as of June 11th you still owe $52,971 -- are based on city records posted online.
The stories I posted about your brazen repeated violations of the city's campaign finance laws are based on city, state and federal campaign finance reports.
You know, the stories that document how just last year, you took in more than $100,000 in cash, in-kind contributions, and rent money from your favorite PAC, Real Justice of San Francisco, when the city's annual limit for contributions from a PAC is only $12,600.
And, Mr. Krasner, all of the stories I've written about the misdeeds of your staffers are all based on records and emails from authorities. You remember, the ADA who left her four-year-old daughter abandoned in a locked car, the ADA who allegedly stole porn from a stripper, and your former gun violence coordinator who shot and killed a male prostitute?
It's all nailed down.
Remember your two ADAs who were reprimanded in court for lying? Those stories are based on court transcripts.
So is the story about how you failed to disclose your own personal conflicts of interest in your vendetta against former chief inspector Carl Holmes.
Which of those stories, Mr. Krasner, are fictional? Which of those stories aren't true?
I dare you to either put up or shut up.
And, in the event that you can't prove anything I wrote is false, you owe me a public apology. How about at your next press conference?
Here's that police report that I promised on G. Lamar Stewart:
To the rest of the reporters at yesterday press conference --- here's the proof that the story I publishede is true.
Krasner was playing all of you for saps. Now what are you going to do about it?