A County judge surprised everyone today and ordered the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the controversial decision to drop all charges against Jussie Smollett, Chicago Tribune reports.
Judge Michael Toomin ruled that State’s Attorney Kim Foxx had the right to withdraw from the prosecution but could not legally appoint her top deputy to handle the case in her place.
The special prosecutor could end up charging Smollett, Toomin said, and if the investigation uncovers suspicion of wrongdoing by others, additional charges could be brought.
There is an investigation ongoing by State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office to investigate itself. [That’s never a reliable way to run an investigation.]
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Kim Foxx is soft on crime and butts up against all law enforcement regularly. She is one of George Soros’s picks and he put a lot of money into her campaign.
BREAKING: Special prosecutor approved in Jussie Smollett case. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/pD7oPMo1sN
— Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) June 21, 2019
— Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) June 21, 2019
The entire prosecution of Smollett, all the way through, was invalid since Foxx didn’t have the right to declare her own successor, Toomin says. pic.twitter.com/DWuYIzUAIs
— Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) June 21, 2019
We stand firmly behind the work of detectives in investigating the fabricated incident reported by Jussie Smollett & #ChicagoPolice will fully cooperate with the court appointed special prosecutor. pic.twitter.com/bCDF0NYfzP
— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) June 21, 2019
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