The Spin: Katie Wilson's Story Keeps Changing
Mayor Katie Wilson said her deputy never told SPD to hold off on a press conference the night of the Bite of Seattle shooting. SPD's assistant chief said otherwise. Then a voicemail surfaced — from someone else on the mayor's team — doing exactly that.
So did Wilson know? Was it political semantics? Or did her own staff act without her?
On this episode of The Spin, Luke Duecy walks through a timeline of shifting explanations and a lesson in what happens when you don't future-proof your messaging before the hard questions come.