One of the most curious things in retired Judge LaDoris Cordell’s report on Sheriff Christina Corpus is a photograph of Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle and president elect Donald Trump.
The photo, marked as Exhibit 32, was taken Sept. 13 when Trump did a fundraising event at the Woodside home of businessman Tom Siebel where the cost of admission ranged up to $500,000 a couple.
Cordell said in her report: “Sheriff Corpus was asked by federal security personnel to designate two people from her security detail to be photographed with presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. The Sheriff designated a captain and a deputy.
“The day after the event in Woodside, on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at 10:45 a.m., then-Assistant Sheriff Ryan Monaghan received a call from a friend who was an FBI special agent in San Francisco, and who had been assigned to the Trump detail,” Cordell wrote.
“The agent described the following interaction that he had with Aenlle at the event: The special agent had the names of the two individuals that Sheriff Corpus had selected for the photo-ops. He was approached by Aenlle who said, ‘I’m here to take the photo for the sheriff. I’m the Chief of Staff.” The agent told Aenlle that he wasn’t on the list and that the sheriff had already selected the two people for the photos and gave Aenlle the names,” Cordell’s report said.
“Aenlle then said, ‘Who? A deputy getting a photo over me?!’ The agent told Monaghan that Aenlle was ‘one of the most arrogant p——s I’ve ever seen.’ He called Aenlle an ‘arrogant a———‘ and said that Aenlle was ‘poor representation of your Office,’” according to Cordell’s report.
“Because Aenlle ‘made a scene,’ the special agent reluctantly acceded to Aenlle’s demand and allowed him to be photographed instead of Deputy (name redacted),” Cordell wrote.
A week after the photo-op, on Sept. 20, Corpus fired Monaghan after he confirmed he had been interviewed by Cordell for her report. However, Monaghan’s firing was blocked by County Executive Mike Callagy, who feared it would lead to a lawsuit from Monaghan for wrongful termination. Callagy said he believed Corpus was retaliating against Monaghan, but Corpus has denied it.
Talk about a Napoleon complex. He couldn’t pass an FTO program and took his anger out on real deputies. Corpus has some severe self-esteem issues to keep this guy in her life.
Having his photo taken with President Trump alone is enough cause for Aenlle to be removed by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
Somebody should see if the Zuckers or Abraham is still around and want to do a sequel to Police Squad.
i’m glad they put the pic up of him because i was so curious to see what this incompetent short ugly little man Corpus is throwing her career away for looked like. looking at him you just know weird lying scrawny Corpus has some deep seated issues, but they deserve each other.
Fortunately Mike Callagy saved the taxpayers a few Million from the settlement that would have been paid to Monaghan.
I’m guessing from all I read in the report and two follow-up articles, the taxpayers are going to be out $10-30Million in settlements for labor law and sexual harassment cases that will be coming down the pike.
Kudos to the Palo Alto Daily Post for great reporting.
Let’s not forgot that Aenlle is a married man.
It appears thos might be a marriage of convenience
Sadly Mrs. Aenlle is just as brainwashed as Corpus. How this miserable little tyrant can manipulate these women is beyond me. What am I missing here?
Wake up Corpus, he will never marry you, he used you. Now you are paying the price. Step down and get rid of this POS.
The accompanying image above appears photoshopped, with a distinct black outline around parts of the figures of both Trump and Aenlle. Aenlle’s left hand looks noticeably out of scale, and Trump’s distinctive bright orange head looks like a cutout cardboard dummy. Is it too much to ask for the name of the photographer, or public relations ageny, staging this portrait? An eight year old could do better than this with an old donated Mac computer, and an outdated CAD program.
Max, the photo comes from Cordell’s report. You should contact her with your suspicions. And you ought to call Trump in Florida. I’m sure he’ll get right on it!
Maximillian is a troll who frequently leaves stupid comments. Doubt he bothered to read Cordell’s report.
Who cares if he posed with Trump? There is so much corruption in the Sheriff’s office that needs to be addressed. People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
The Trump fundraiser that Aenlle crashed was $500k per couple. Trump should send Aenlle a $500k bill as Aenlle used his inflated title to strong arm free entry and a picture with his idol.