Just hours after Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao held a news conference to refuse calls for her resignation and proclaim her innocence in the wake of an FBI raid on her home, her recently hired criminal defense lawyer announced he will no longer represent her. 

Five hours after the mayor’s statement to the press Monday morning, attorney Anthony Brass said via text message, “I have officially withdrawn as Sheng Thao’s counsel.” 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.