DA Kim Ogg (L), Judge Lina Hidalgo (R)
Texas â Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg accused Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo of withholding evidence in the investigation into a canceled $11 million vaccine outreach contract.
Kim Ogg demanded Hidalgo provide the evidence under oath to Texas Rangers immediately.
Ogg, a Democrat, also blasted Lina Hidalgo for making ânearly daily public misstatementsâ about the investigation into the $11 million âvaccine outreach contractâ awarded to a one-person firm with no experience in the field.
Hidalgoâs top three staffers were indicted last month after prosecutors expanded their investigation.
Lina Hidalgo knows sheâs going to be indicted next which is why sheâs lashing out at the District Attorney and trying to smear her investigation as a âpolitical vendetta.â
âI expect this political exercise to continue through Election Day. [Kim Ogg] will have me indicted. Or name a âspecial prosecutorâ- an illusion of independence since those are still beholden to the DA. She did that before in a political prosecution that went nowhere. Iâm not deterred.â
I expect this political exercise to continue through Election Day. Sheâll have me indicted. Or name a âspecial prosecutorââan illusion of independence since those are still beholden to the DA. She did that before in a political prosecution that went nowhere. Iâm not deterred. https://t.co/M9tT1wC0Bn
â Lina Hidalgo (@LinaHidalgoTX) May 18, 2022
Hidalgo also trashed the DA in a press conference.
WATCH:
The DA has an agenda, and that agenda is not justiceâitâs political. This isnât the first time she pursues a political vendetta under the guise of a criminal investigation. pic.twitter.com/KBJOvbVfh2
â Lina Hidalgo (@LinaHidalgoTX) May 17, 2022
Kim Ogg responded to Lina Hidalgoâs smear campaign and warned her to keep her mouth shut about the ongoing investigation.
KHOU reported (emphasis ours):
On Thursday, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg blasted Hidalgo in a written statement over what she calls ânearly daily public misstatementsâ made by the county judge. Ogg said she felt compelled to comment about Hidalgoâs recent remarks.
âFailing to do so allows a top county official, in her official capacity, to continue to improperly influence those people of Harris County who will serve on the jury in this case,â Ogg said. âThis harms everyone, including the accused, and must stop.â
Ogg, a Democrat in her second term as district attorney, also accused Hidalgo of publicly revealing information not previously known by authorities.
âJudge Hidalgo has referred to case evidence, to information (that) the investigators and prosecutors donât have,â Ogg said. âShe has an ethical duty and responsibility to provide any evidence under oath to the Texas Rangers and she should do so immediately.â
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