LAPD chief’s cutting takedown of cocktail-loving mayoral candidate Nithya Raman: ‘I was there’

Source: New York Post

LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell fired back at radical mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman’s attacks on police over their handling of ICE raids in Los Angeles last year — saying he was there as violent protesters unleashed chaos on the city and 52 officers were assaulted by protesters. The chief’s comments came after the California Post revealed Raman spent hours sipping drinks at a trendy Silver Lake restaurant while riots erupted in downtown Los Angeles on June 6, 2025. 7 LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said he was there as violent anti-ICE protesters unleashed chaos on the city last year.