▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁asked ▁her ▁critics ▁why ▁she ▁would ▁call ▁in ▁the ▁F BI ▁if ▁she ▁was ▁attempting ▁a ▁cover - up . ▁She ▁also ▁def ended ▁Mayor ▁Rah m ▁E manuel ' s ▁comments ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁prem ature ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁dash - cam ▁video ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁investigation , ▁saying ▁it ▁" was ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁investigation ". ▁Kim ▁Fox x , ▁a ▁former ▁pro sec utor ▁running ▁against ▁Al vare z ▁with ▁support ▁by ▁J esse ▁Jackson ▁and ▁other ▁civil ▁rights ▁leaders , ▁disag rees : ▁ ▁By ▁waiting ▁so ▁long ▁to ▁press ▁charges ▁in ▁this ▁case , ▁State ' s ▁Att orney ▁Al vare z ▁has ▁done ▁the ▁Mc Donald ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁criminal ▁justice ▁system ▁a ▁he in ous ▁dis service . ▁She ▁waited ▁until ▁her ▁hand ▁was ▁forced ▁by ▁inten se ▁political ▁and ▁media ▁pressure ▁surrounding ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁this ▁pain ful ▁video . ▁She ▁waited ▁even ▁after ▁City ▁Hall ▁was ▁prepared ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁Mc Donald ▁family ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁in ▁dam ages . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election ▁for ▁Cook ▁County ▁State ' s ▁Att orney , ▁Al vare z ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁an ▁activ ist ▁campaign ▁( s ometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁"# By e An ita ") ▁that ▁critic itz ed ▁her ▁for ▁her ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁Lac qu an ▁Mc Donald ▁and ▁Re k ia ▁Bo yd ▁cases , ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁bro ader ▁role