ing , ▁to ▁craft ing ▁a ▁un ified ▁" message " ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁media ▁in qui ries ▁regarding ▁the ▁Mc Donald ▁shooting . ▁The ▁emails ▁included ▁several ▁highly ▁red act ed ▁speech ▁draft s ▁to ▁use ▁if ▁the ▁video ▁was ▁released , ▁prepared ▁nearly ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁dash - cam ▁video , ▁which ▁E manuel ' s ▁top ▁a ides ▁knew ▁existed . ▁The ▁emails ▁also ▁cover ▁the ▁topics ▁of ▁dis cre pan cies ▁between ▁the ▁police ▁reports ▁and ▁dash - cam ▁video , ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁audio ▁on ▁the ▁dash - cam ▁videos ▁( which ▁senior ▁mayor al ▁advis er ▁David ▁Spiel fog el ▁noted : ▁" The ▁number ▁of ▁mal functions ▁seems ▁a ▁bit ▁odd ." ), ▁express ▁ex as per ation ▁with ▁statements ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁IP RA , ▁note ▁the ▁missing ▁Bur ger ▁King ▁foot age , ▁and ▁reports ▁on ▁protest s ▁and ▁social ▁media ▁activity — all ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁highly ▁red act ed . ▁ ▁The ▁media ▁character ized ▁the ▁emails ▁as ▁calling ▁into ▁question ▁the ▁" in dep end ence " ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁Police ▁Review ▁Author ity ▁( IP RA ), ▁an ▁ag ency ▁approved ▁by ▁Chicago ▁City ▁Hall ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁investigate ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁police ▁mis con duct ▁and ▁made ▁up ▁entirely ▁of ▁civil ian ▁members . ▁A ides ▁to ▁the ▁mayor ▁have ▁respond ed ▁that ▁the ▁communic ations ▁were ▁routine ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁the ▁IP RA '