Alison Holcomb, director of public safety in the Seattle mayor's office, denied under questioning by the Seattle City Council that the mayor's office asked to delay a police department press briefing regarding a mass shooting.

… City of Seattle to brief the public after a mass shooting at the Bight of Seattle this summer, this person blames this person, this person blames this person. Well, now the director of public safety in the mayor's office has been caught in a very clear lie. So Alison Holcomb was asked by the Seattle City Council, under questioning, if anyone asked from the mayor's office for a delay in the police department's press briefing. Here's what she said at the time: The mayor's office or designee of the mayor asked to pause, delay, not hold a press conference at all, at any time that evening? No, I can't answer that question honestly. I can't answer that question. She says, you know, and, well, why would she be able to? She doesn't know. Maybe somebody did, and she's not aware of it. …