Sulaimon Brown held up money orders supposedly given to him by Mayor Vince Gray’s campaign as he testified Monday during a D.C. Council committee investigating the Gray administration’s hiring practices.
Councilwoman Mary Cheh had long sought Brown’s testimony, but he earlier declined to testify, then challenged a subpoena that ordered him to appear. The former mayoral candidate was wearing sunglasses when he finally appeared to testify, and his exchanges with council members were confrontational. Councilman David Catania at one point called Brown “delusional.”
Brown accused Gray of providing “more than $1,000” in payment and a job offers in return for Brown’s support of his candidacy. Brown himself ran for mayor and frequently attacked then-Mayor Adrian Fenty on the campaign trail and told voters that if they didn’t vote for Brown, they should vote for Gray.
The council members on Monday questioned the details of Brown’s story – down to the serial numbers on the money orders.
“I think if they had a videotape like Rodney King, they’d be trying to argue it,” Brown told The Washington Examiner during a break in the hearing.
