▁yet ▁file d ▁a ▁wrong ful - de ath ▁law suit . ▁Email s ▁from ▁the ▁mayor ' s ▁office ▁surrounding ▁the ▁case ▁later ▁revealed ▁the ▁settlement ▁deal ▁was ▁final ized ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Rah m ▁E manuel , ▁secured ▁his ▁second ▁term ▁by ▁a ▁run - off ▁election . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁agreement ▁required ▁that ▁the ▁video ▁be ▁se aled ▁until ▁investig ations ▁were ▁completed , ▁which ▁could ▁have ▁delayed ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁video ▁for ▁years . ▁Ald erm en ▁were ▁not ▁shown ▁the ▁dash - cam ▁video ▁before ▁appro ving ▁the ▁settlement , ▁although ▁city ▁Corporation ▁Coun sel ▁Stephen ▁Pat ton ▁said ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁video ▁influenced ▁the ▁council ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁sett le ▁before ▁a ▁law suit , ▁and ▁details ▁about ▁the ▁video ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁Committee ▁during ▁a ▁hearing . ▁The ▁decision ▁took ▁only ▁" 5 ▁seconds ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁two ▁hour , ▁ 4 5 ▁minute ▁meeting " ▁to ▁appro ve . ▁Dick ▁Sim pson , ▁a ▁U IC ▁political ▁scient ist ▁and ▁former ▁Chicago ▁al der man , ▁said ▁" It ' s ▁odd ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁but ▁maybe ▁in ▁others ▁that ▁there ▁isn ' t ▁more ▁debate ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁because ▁that ' s ▁where ▁the ▁public ▁gets ▁informed ." ▁ ▁Leg al ▁proceed ings ▁ ▁Request s ▁for ▁documents ▁Re por ters ▁noted ▁incons isten cies ▁between ▁the ▁narr ative ▁police ▁told ▁rep or ters , ▁the ▁aut ops y ,