‘One clown investigating another’: Lori Lightfoot trolled after former mayor is hired to probe allegations against Dolton's Tiffany Henyard

DOLTON, ILLINOIS: The Village of Dolton in Illinois voted on Monday, April 8, to hire former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as a Special Investigator to look into Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard's case, per CBS . 

Starting Tuesday, April 9, Lightfoot will be paid $400 an hour to gather information on Henyard’s alleged lavish spending and financial mismanagement as well as "any state and federal violations".

What did Lightfoot say? 

Ahead of Monday’s vote, Lightfoot said she understood the residents want to go in a different direction from Henyard, and promised to "follow the facts where they lead".

"The residents of Dolton deserve nothing less than a government that is fully accountable, responsive, transparent, and effective stewards of taxpayer dollars," she stated.

Lightfoot will submit a report based on her findings to the Village of Dolton at the conclusion of her investigation. What happens after that will be decided by the report's conclusions.

Trustees also re-voted on matters pertaining to payments to suppliers and invoices that the village has not yet paid, as well as topics that the mayor of Dolton had previously vetoed.

Since Monday's vote was not an official Village Board meeting, it took place off-site in the Park District headquarters. In order to accommodate locals who wished to attend, it was transferred there.

The Village of Dolton, Illinois’ monthly town hall meeting once again made headlines last week for fiery confrontations with the scandal-ridden mayor.

For those unversed, Henyard has been charged with crimes ranging from using police as weapons in revenge business raids to using public funds for extravagant trips to Las Vegas.

Henyard allegedly blocked the board's motion last month to look into her spending due to alleged financial misappropriation. The board's resolution had requested that the FBI look into Henyard's use of municipal funds even though the FBI is rumored to have started looking into her for allegedly abusing her local police force.

Internet slams Lightfoot for being made investigator  

Several social media users slamed Lightfoot for being put in charge of investigating the allegations against Tiffany Henyard.

One user commented on Yahoo, "Lightfoot couldn't find the sun in the sky, might as well throw the taxpayer money out of the window." 

Another user wrote, "At the end of her investigation Lightfoot will present a report to the Village of Dolton on her findings. She will also submit an inflated bill for her services. One clown investigating another." 

A user wrote, "They voted her in, they can wait to vote her out."

The next user said, "She should stick to acting. Im sure she earned a lot more in her role as Beetlejuice." 

The next user said, "The worst mayor in the country being investigated by the former worst mayor in the country. What a great idea." 

A user said, "Lightfoot should first write a report on herself, for free."

A user said, "Is this a late April's Fools joke???? Lightfoot will spot a mad major in a heart beat. Lol."

Another user said, "Lawyers usually charge $500 or more per hour. She gave them a discount." 

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