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 Meanwhile, the six officers who Mosby charged with Gray’s death claim that Mosby has several personal, political and professional conflicts of interest and that she should remove herself from the case and allow a special prosecutor to take over. The motion says Mosby’s prosecution has been “overzealous” and “politically motivated.”

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) came to Mosby’s defense, saying she has integrity.

“I understand what they’re doing. They’re going to throw everything including the spigot, the kitchen sink and the pipes at her, but again we need to let justice move forward,” Cummings told CNN. “If the officers are innocent, they’ll be found innocent.”

 The police also claim that Mosby’s political relationship with Billy Murphy, a defense attorney who is representing the Gray family and who donated $5,000 to Mosby’s campaign, is a clear conflict of interest. (The Fraternal Order of Police also donated to Mosby’s campaign.)

Mosby defended the charges in an interview with CBS News, saying: “At the end of the day this was a thorough investigation to get to the right result and I believe that we did.”

There are some who believe that Mosby, as the city’s top lawyer, should stay within the confines of her office and do her job without being seen to avoid the appearance of impropriety. But being invisible is not what Mosby is all about. Baltimore voters elected Mosby because she is an aggressive, outspoken, fierce defender of justice and she takes great pride as the people’s prosecutor.

“I think that the priorities of the state’s attorney’s office are off and they’ve set a tone where there is already a culture of distrust,” Mosby said on Election Night in November. “People are distrustful of the criminal justice system.”

Mosby’s high-profile presence at the Prince concert was also a clear message to her chorus of critics: There’s a new sheriff in town.

What do you think?

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Sorry, Haters, Marilyn Mosby Is Not Going Away  was originally published on blackamericaweb.com

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