During a contentious public meeting that ended with Ed Zuercher being rehired to run Phoenix, he presented a misleading version of how he handled one of the biggest scandals in city history. Zuercher original retirement in 2021 came in the wake of an ABC15 investigation. The news station uncovered that city police and county prosecutors had colluded to invent a fake gang and falsely charge protesters as members. ABC15 also exposed a police challenge coin that celebrated violence against demonstrators and contained language tied to hate speech.

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