"I do not believe he is innocent," says First Assistant Cook County State Attorney Joseph Magats. The reporter asks then why the charges were dropped:pic.twitter.com/AK0WsdBQlp
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.@20thcenturyfox says Jussie Smollett will be on tonight’s episode of “Empire.”
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Update: The FBI is now reviewing circumstances of why all the criminal charges against Smollett were dropped. Update 2: a leaked email from the prosecutor's office show them scrambling to find other cases where charges were suddenly dropped under conditions like Smollett's.pic.twitter.com/0kswrSbYD3
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“Do you consider him guilty?” State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is questioned by ABC 7 Chicago on why the charges were dropped against Jussie Smollett. She hesitates to answer. It was revealed through a FOIA that she privately communicated w/his friend & family.pic.twitter.com/VfeJPHazqQ
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Source inside CPD relays that it is absolutely NOT NORMAL to have an alternative prosecution where the defendant doesn't admit guilt. (Jussie Smollett actually gave a victory presser proclaiming innocence.)
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The National District Attorneys Association releases statement highly critical of Kimberly Foxx: “When a chief prosecutor recuses him or herself, the recusal must apply to entire office...” “Prosecutors should not take advice from politically connected friends of the accused.”pic.twitter.com/DouTqsOsMg
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The spin Kim Foxx’s office is trying to put out is that it’s entirely “consistent” for alternative prosecutions to conclude in such a way.
@CWBChicago dug through records of those in Cook County w/cases comparable to Smollett. His deal is not normal. http://www.cwbchicago.com/2019/03/kim-foxx-says-smolletts-sweetheart-deal.html …Show this thread -
Kim Foxx has a lot of influential celebrity ties. Who? Jesse Jackson for one. Smollett did his community service for Jackson’s org. Who else? Kamala Harris. John Legend. Foxx previously attended same political rally w/Harris, Smollett & his sister.https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/03/27/cook-county-states-attorney-kim-foxxs-celebrity-ties/ …
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Update: The city of Chicago wants Jussie Smollett to pay back the $130,000 it cost to investigate his
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Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association releases stinging critique of
@SAKimFoxx: “the State’s Attorney & her representatives have fundamentally misled the public on the law & circumstances surrounding the dismissal.”#JussieSmollettpic.twitter.com/UrroE0AFHt
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The main Chicago police union,
@FOP7Chicago, is leading a protest of@SAKimFoxx on Monday in response to her office dropping all charges against Jussie Smollett. Foxx is embroiled in controversy for her private communication w/Smollett’s friend & family.pic.twitter.com/DZCBgCfsFN
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Just to reiterate, Jussie Smollett’s defense attorney asked for the case to be sealed. The prosecutor agreed to that. Hopefully we will find out why.pic.twitter.com/EDc0E8UrzG
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Jussie Smollett is nominated for the 2019 NAACP Image Awards, set for Saturday. Actor
@anthonyanderson: “I hope he wins. I’m happy for him that the system worked for him in his favor because the system isn’t always fair, especially for people of color.”https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/03/28/jussie-smollett-up-naacp-award-host-anthony-anderson-hopes-he-wins/3298234002/ …Show this thread -
“Despite publicly stating she recused herself from the Jussie Smollett case, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office told CNN it was not a formal recusal.”https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/03/28/kim-foxx-says-she-did-not-formally-recuse-herself-from-jussie-smollett-case-but-separated-herself-from-decision-making/ …
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Jussie Smollett’s lawyer is asked why there is record of him communicating with the brothers shortly before the “attack.” Listen to her answer.pic.twitter.com/Ulf59gIGkG
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Prosecutor Kim Foxx is asked about why she was privately communicating with Jussie Smollett’s friend and family: “I tak to victims and victims’ families all the time.”pic.twitter.com/rFCEBbYOWq
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Jussie Smollett's lawyer is asked directly: Does your client plan to apologize to the victims of hate crimes who will now be disbelieved because of his ridiculous stunt? Listen to her replies.pic.twitter.com/iXfUrHoVDJ
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Have you seen this 2017 Jussie Smollett music video? It’s an intersectional BLM/Women’s March/hijab anthem. Seen in video: fake Donald Trump & a noose. The video was directed by Smollett. Makes you wonder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2WjyxR79Bc …pic.twitter.com/e5ImceYeqM
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Update: Chicago police officials just had a press conference where they called on
@SAKimFoxx to resign. They say her incompetence goes way beyond Smollett's case. They accuse her office of reducing charges of too many criminals & letting them go free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr9sJS36EiQ …pic.twitter.com/AUPJOxZ1ZPShow this thread -
Update: Chicago is preparing a lawsuit against Jussie Smollett after he refused to pay back the $130k the city billed him for the investigation into his hate hoax. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-chicago-to-sue-smollett-after-he-refuses-to-pay/2019/04/05/7bdb40cc-5759-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html …
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Saani Mohamed, a former assistant prosecutor in Kim Foxx’s office, has filed a petition asking for a special prosecutor to look into Jussie Smollett & whether Foxx or people connected to her interfered in the investigation.https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-jussie-smollett-kim-foxx-special-prosecutor-20190404-story.html …
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Jussie Smollett’s lawyer Mark Geragos sent a letter to the Chicago Department of Law. Smollett rejects the demand to repay the city of Chicago for the costs to investigate the hoax. Lawyer says any future prosecution of Smollett would violate the ban on double jeopardy.pic.twitter.com/yshJqGhamk
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Supporters of Kim Foxx are now using the race card in response to those who are calling for her to resign. Prosecutor Foxx didn’t properly recuse herself from the Smollett case after she privately communicated with his friend and family.https://twitter.com/mattfinnfnc/status/1114581801337610240?s=21 …
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Prosecutor
@SAKimFoxx, who communicated w/#JussieSmollett’s family, had said she recused herself. Newly released texts show she was still involved & told colleagues charges were too harsh. She & her supporters say the scrutiny on her is due to racism.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/us/kim-foxx-emails-texts.html …Show this thread -
Breaking: The brothers involved in
#JussieSmollett hoax are suing his lawyers for defamation. After the charges were dropped, his counsel did a media tour in which she stated the brothers were indeed involved in criminal battery & may have worn whiteface.https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-update-osundairo-brothers-filing-federal-lawsuit-against-actors-attorneys/5266021/ …Show this thread -
"We have sat back & watched lie-after-lie being fabricated about us in the media only so one big lie could continue to have life." The brothers who were paid to attack
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A judge has ruled that Jussie Smollett’s case will be unsealed. Chicago police say they have more than 600 pages of previously sealed evidence, including video. They plan to release this by 3 June.https://abc7chicago.com/judge-rules-to-unseal-records-in-jussie-smollett-case-/5313749/ …
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#JussieSmollett update:@CWBChicago has uploaded the newly unsealed investigation file on the hoax. It shows that in addition to paying the brothers for the hoax, there was a history of him buying ecstasy & cocaine as well. Read: http://www.cwbchicago.com/2019/05/complete-jussie-smollett-file-released.html …Show this thread -
From
@CWBChicago: Jussie Smollett refused to release his medical records or turn over his phone to investigators after he was brutally “beat up” for being black and gay.pic.twitter.com/VLf9hSD5n9
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#JussieSmollett “Perhaps the most significant revelation in the hundreds of pages...is a detective's report in which a Cook County prosecutor is said to have told officers to stop investigating the case & then predicted how the case would be resolved...”http://www.cwbchicago.com/2019/05/cpd-file-prosecutor-predicted-smollett.html …Show this thread -
Evidence
#JussieSmollett scoped the area for his hoax hate crime.https://twitter.com/charliedemar/status/1134607750552588289?s=21 …
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Breaking: Chicago Police Department have released 70 hours of footage related to the
#JussieSmollett hate crime hoax investigation. Local reporters are going through footage now. It includes Smollett having the “noose” around his neck.https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/24/jussie-smollett-chicago-police-video/ …Show this thread - Show replies
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