Judge Bars Rahm Emanuel From Testifying in Chicago Police Raid Trial

Overview

• U.S. District Judge John Tharp reversed a ruling from two days earlier and prohibited plaintiffs from calling the former mayor to the stand.
• Tharp concluded the plaintiffs had not properly disclosed Emanuel as a witness and said his 2015 remarks can be introduced through exhibits.
• City lawyers said they will not dispute that Emanuel delivered the speech, and the judge noted there was no plan to vigorously cross-examine him.
• The lawsuit centers on an Aug. 9, 2018 raid that forced Ebony Tate, her four children, and their grandmother out of their home at gunpoint, with no arrests made and no contraband found.
• Jury selection begins Monday following a flurry of filings that included a subpoena push involving Emanuel’s attorney, Ed Siskel, who was in London.