Drama involving “Dolton Dictator” Tiffany Henyard has followed her out of office.
The former mayor of the Chicago suburb pleaded the fifth Friday when she was asked to testify as part of a civil lawsuit with a federal probe still hanging over her head, according to reports.
Her lawyer, Beau Brindley, told WGN that he advised her to decline taking the stand because of the investigation.
Tiffany Henyard’s (pictured) attorney, Beau Bridley, pleaded the Fifth on his client’s behalf after she was ordered to hand over public records from her time in office. FOX 32“I think that’s what anybody that’s smart and reasonable and has a lawyer is going to do under these circumstances,” Brindley said.
“She’s not a public figure anymore; she’s not in office. She has every right to exercise her rights under the Constitution to protect herself.”
Henyard’s tenure as mayor of Dolton and supervisor in the town of Thornton was dogged by allegations of money mismanagement that led to scrutiny from the FBI before her resounding defeat in a Democratic primary earlier this year.
Her lawyer conceded that the former mayor does not have the requested document, with an Illinois judge allowing Henyard’s legal team to submit an affidavit in its place. @stylemebrandon/InstagramThe ex-pol showed up at the Friday hearing that was connected to a lawsuit filed by the Edgar County Watchdogs in a bid to get documents requested via the Freedom of Information Act.
Henyard, a Democrat who once called herself “super mayor,” was supposed to provide public records that were requested last year, but she’s claiming she doesn’t have them, according to the Chicago Tribune.
“She does not have these documents,” Brindley told the newspaper. “The one document they’re asking for, she doesn’t remember what it is. She doesn’t possess it.”
Henyard, 41, was sued while she was still in office in February 2024 after the village didn’t fork over paperwork requested the month before.
The embattled former mayor was unseated after losing her re-election bid to Jason House, who was sworn in last month. Instagram / @tiffanyhenyardOne of the documents the organization wants was held up by Henyard in a January 2024 meeting, where she claimed it was proof that her fellow trustees canceled a village credit card, according to the Tribune.
“We don’t believe that someone can just burn a piece of paper or get rid of … the document, and the Watchdogs aren’t going to stop until they get it,” lawyer Edward “Coach” Weinhuas told the news outlet following the hearing.
Cook County Judge Kate Moreland held Henyard in contempt last month and would continue to impose a fine of $1,000 per day until she either hands over the document or files an affidavit.
Brindly reportedly said the affidavit would be submitted Monday.
“The smear campaign against Tiffany Henyard, which began while she was in office, continues even now that she is out of office,” Brindley argued in a statement to Fox News Digital this week.
