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At a recent House hearing, Mr Discaya admitted to paying kickbacks to lawmakers - "We couldn't do anything but play along with them" - but the Congressmen disputed his allegation.

In the run-up to that hearing, the city hired Gibson Dunn, a powerhouse law firm that secured a landmark Supreme Court ruling that upheld laws prohibiting homeless people from camping in public spaces.

The defence has asked the court to order the suppression of the alleged statements and has requested a hearing so the issue can be decided.

“They deserve the truth and that’s what we’re going to give them for the first time in the history of the agency,” Kennedy told the Senate Finance Committee earlier this month during a contentious hearing.

The hearing at Liverpool Town Hall also heard questions raised about whether the parents of killer Axel Rudakubana had been neglectful in allowing him to buy knives prior to the killings, on 29 July 2024.