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#1 | Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Jussie Smollett datum

Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:00 pm

Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Jussie Smollett
Cortney O'Brien
@obrienc2
Posted: Mar 26, 2019 11:21 AM

UPDATE: Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson asks, "Do I think justice was served?" He answered, "No...I think this city is still owed an apology."

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sounded off on the "ethical costs" of the investigation. He regretted that Smollett had used hate crime legislation laws to "self promote" his own career. Especially because it comes at the expense of actual hate crime victims.

"This is a whitewash of justice."

Emanuel further noted how the actor continued to claim innocence even after evidence of the hoax surfaced.

"How dare he!" the mayor said. "There's still no sense of ownership of what he�s done."

That wasn't all.

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.@ChicagosMayor on Jussie Smollett:

"This is a person who has been let off scot-free. You have a person using hate crime laws to advance your career. Is there no decency in this man?" pic.twitter.com/MLXAYxcrE0
� Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 26, 2019

It seems like this case may not be over.

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Chicago police detective tells @FoxNews �We have a lot more evidence than we told the media about and we were fully prepared to go to trial. We�re very angry this happened.� #JussieSmollett
� Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) March 26, 2019

ORIGINAL POST

Prosecutors in the city of Chicago have suddenly dropped all criminal charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of faking a hate crime. A grand jury has returned the 16-count felony indictment against the actor and his record has apparently been wiped clean.

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Just got a tip from my Chicago PD source that SA Kim Foxx is going to drop the charges against #JussieSmollett. The question @Chicago_Police now have for him is how does #smollett plan to reimburse the city for all the money that was spent on his investigation?
� Rafer Weigel (@RaferWeigel) March 26, 2019

Smollett filed a police report in January saying he had been attacked by two President Trump supporters in the middle of the night in Chicago. In the filing, Smollett claimed the men had yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him and placed a noose around his neck. Later, the ambush was reported as a hoax. The actor was accused of paying a pair of Nigerian brothers, one of whom had worked as an extra on "Empire," to stage the whole thing. Throughout the case, Smollett was adamant he did not make up the attack.

�Jussie was attacked by two people he was unable to identify on January 29th," Smollett's attorney said Tuesday. "He was a victim who was vilified and made to appear as a perpetrator as a result of false and inappropriate remarks made to the public causing an inappropriate rush to judgement."

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BREAKING: Charges to be dropped and record wiped clean in the case involving embattled �Empire� actor Jussie Smollet, Jussie Smollett�s attorneys confirm. https://t.co/FKZXOYi35O pic.twitter.com/6iVeCkrIy8
� Good Morning America (@GMA) March 26, 2019

Chicago police have expressed their frustration over the amount of resources they used to get to the bottom of the alleged hate crime.

"It pissed everybody off," Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said.

Smollett is expected to speak to the press as he leaves court on Tuesday.

The Cook County State Attorney's office explained why they abandoned charges.

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Statement from the Cook County State�s Attorney�s Office. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/jJOuyQn1YJ
� Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) March 26, 2019

"We are very anxious for Jussie to get on with his career and his life," Smollett's attorney Patricia Brown Holmes said on Tuesday after her client's charges were dropped.

"I have been truthful and consistent on every single level from day one," Smollett said in a brief statement.

Editor's Note: This post has been updated with additional information.

https://townhall.com/entertainment/cortn...t-case-n2543761

Illegitimi non Carborundum

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.- Orwell

The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it - Orwell

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#2 | RE: Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Jussie Smollett datum

Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:14 pm

A poll conducted by my ISP:

Do you agree with the decision to drop the charges against Jussie Smollett?

14%
Yes.

71%
No.

15%
I'm not sure.

Based on 127,492 responses.

The article also contained this info which doesn't say much.

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"After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett's volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit his bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case," the Cook County State's Attorney's Office said in a statement to TheWrap Tuesday.

How can the Democrats say they support border security when they also advocate for sanctuary cities?

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#3 | RE: Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Jussie Smollett datum

Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:03 pm

Enforcing the Law, the Cook County Way

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#4 | RE: Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Jussie Smollett datum

Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:48 pm

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#5 | RE: Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Jussie Smollett datum

Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:55 pm

Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #2

The article also contained this info which doesn't say much.

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"After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett's volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit his bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case," the Cook County State's Attorney's Office said in a statement to TheWrap Tuesday.

Doesn't this phrase come to mind?

"...our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case." End of Story!!!

So...define "reasonable"

�Sometimes I was just writing a lot for the audience,� Benny says. �I knew well what they wanted to read. Even if I didn�t believe it.� Benny Johnson ["BuzzFeed Benny"]

"It�s a movement comprised of Americans from all races, religions, backgrounds and beliefs, who want and expect our government to serve the people, and serve the people it will." Donald Trump's Victory Speech 11/9/16

INSIDE EVERY LIBERAL IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT -- Frontpage mag

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#6 | RE: Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Jussie Smollett datum

Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:06 pm

Quote: algernonpj wrote in post #1

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sounded off on the "ethical costs" of the investigation. He regretted that Smollett had used hate crime legislation laws to "self promote" his own career. Especially because it comes at the expense of actual hate crime victims.

"This is a whitewash of justice."

Emanuel further noted how the actor continued to claim innocence even after evidence of the hoax surfaced.

"How dare he!" the mayor said. "There's still no sense of ownership of what he�s done."
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.@ChicagosMayor on Jussie Smollett:

clean.
[quote] Just got a tip from my Chicago PD source that SA Kim Foxx is going to drop the charges against #JussieSmollett. The question @Chicago_Police now have for him is how does #smollett plan to reimburse the city for all the money that was spent on his investigation?
� Rafer Weigel (@RaferWeigel) March 26, 2019

Smollett filed a police report in January saying he had been attacked by two President Trump supporters in the middle of the night in Chicago. In the filing, Smollett claimed the men had yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him and placed a noose around his neck. Later, the ambush was reported as a hoax. The actor was accused of paying a pair of Nigerian brothers, one of whom had worked as an extra on "Empire," to stage the whole thing. Throughout the case, Smollett was adamant he did not make up the attack.

https://townhall.com/entertainment/cortn...t-case-n2543761

New details emerge in Jussie Smollet case after police release files

Chicago police released nearly 60 pages documenting their work on the Jussie Smollett case Wednesday. It details detectives� work and the exhausting way in which they investigated every detail of Smollett�s story.

Page 1, right in the right hand corner, is how this case began: with a report of an aggravated battery resulting in minor injury to the "Empire" actor.

Detectives found the hardware store where brothers Olabinjo and Abel Osundairo � two friends of Smollett�s � are said to have bought rope, masks and other supplies with $100 they said Smollett gave them.

Near the scene of the alleged attack, detectives found a hot sauce bottle the brothers said looked like the one they filled with bleach and poured on Smollett.

Police also went to a bank and obtained a copy of a $3,500 check Smollett wrote to one of the brothers deposited the day before the attack. Smollett said it was for personal training and meal planning.

But it was interviews with the Osundairo brothers themselves that likely clinched the case.

Detectives wrote: �Investigation revealed that a plan was formulated and put into play by SMOLLETT to conduct a staged incident where SMOLLETT was beaten by � brothers� names redacted � posing as persons other than themselves.�

�How can any individual embraced by this city turn around and slap everyone in this city in the face by making up these false claims?� said Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson back on Feb. 21.

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...prosecutors charged Smollett with one felony count of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report. A grand jury would later add more charges. All of them were dropped by prosecutors without the customary caveat that a defendant admit to wrongdoing.

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https://wgntv.com/2019/03/27/chicago-pol...ett-case-files/