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Rob Ford is denying the latest bombshell allegations revealed in newly released police documents, including that he attempted to buy the video for $5,000, as an “outright lie,” as city councillors demand an explanation from Toronto top cop on why the mayor has not been charged.

The explosive new documents say Ford may have offered $5,000 and a car for the video, while publicly denying its existence, and that drug dealers were claiming they had caught the mayor on camera using hard drugs, allegedly including heroin, several times. While Police Chief Bill Blair was mum on whether Ford would be facing charges, city councillors said he needed to explain why there appears to be a different set of rules for the mayor.

Ford, as per his usual response to scandal, had denied the latest allegations.

“Number one: That’s an outright lie. Number two: You can talk to my lawyers about it,” the Toronto mayor told the hosts of the Washington, D.C. sports radio show, “The Sports Junkies,” over the phone Thursday morning. “I’m here to talk football, guys. If you want to talk about other things then unfortunately, I’m going to have to let you go.”

Ford was on the program to talk NFL picks, but one host repeatedly lobbed him softball political questions, drawing the ire of the mayor, who repeatedly tried to turn the conversation to football.

When the mayor did turn the conversation to football he casually dismissed the NFL’s concussion problem and Native Americans’ problem with the Washington Redskins name.