More than two hours into Sinclair Skinner's long-anticipated D.C. Council testimony, the controversial friend of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty is shying away from his association with Hizzoner.
Skinner, implicated in a shadowy parks contracting scheme that shifted tens of millions across the District government, was questioned today by lawyer Robert Trout, engaged by the council to [...]

Get ready for the Trout Report.
Nope—not referring to conditions of backwoods Montana streams here. LL refers to the investigative findings of attorney Robert P. Trout, whom the D.C. Council has engaged pro bono to investigate the irregular award of $80 million or more in parks projects to firms with ties to Mayor Adrian M. Fenty.
Trout [...]

"Your office will be well-counseled to bring [the contracts] back to us as expeditiously as possible....This is not a water-under-the-dam moment."
—At-Large Councilmember David A. Catania, Oct. 30

Just in case you thought the Fenty administration might play nice with the D.C. Council's investigation of the $120 million in parks contracts sent to the D.C. Housing Authority, think again.
Interim parks director Ximena Hartsock and her capital projects director had been asked to come to today's hearing on the matter, but they did not [...]

From Kojo:

Ugh.

"The mayor had nothing to do with the contract."—Peter Nickles on Kojo concerning questions related to the parks contracts to Fenty's frat brothers. Then why is there a hearing going on? Maybe Nickles needs to read LL's latest column.
And this from Nickles: "I think Mary Cheh is great....Mary Cheh is a great councilmember."