While the DA's office is standing behind him, the backlash online has been less forgiving, with some calling for his firing.
The Harris County District Attorney is standing by a prosecutor whose deleted tweets disparaging Black from 2015 and 2016 have resurfaced.The Harris County District Attorney is standing by an assistant district attorney whose deleted tweets disparaging Black women have recently resurfaced.On social media, Wesley is better known as. He has hundreds of thousands of followers.
Retired U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore said that considering his position as a prosecutor, an apology isn't enough. The backlash online has been less forgiving. The company Tastemade said in a tweet, "We're shocked and disappointed to see this past behavior coming from a partner creator; behavior that we do not condone and certainly does not align with our values. He has been removed from our platform, and we do not plan to collaborate in the future."
Gilmore, who spent much of her career combatting bias in the justice system, said Wesley's consequences should extend to the courtroom, where she questioned how fairly he can make decisions about the demographic he disrespected.
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