Chicago Democrat Update: Rep. Smith tries to keep ‘pimping’ comment out of bribery trial

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

State Rep. Derrick Smith referred to himself as a “pimp” in secretly recorded conversations, his lawyers have revealed.

But Smith — who won re-election to his West Side seat last year despite being indicted on bribery charges — says he used the word “pimping” to describe the good work he does for his constituents, not because he has any connection to the illegal sex trade.

He wants a judge to ban prosecutors from playing the recording for jurors when he stands trial in the bribery case in January

Good people to do business with!