Steve Timko, to moi, April 17th this year: > > Texts: Chicago prosecutor called Smollett 'washed up celeb' > CHICAGO (AP) - Text messages show the Chicago prosecutor whose office > handled the case of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett told her top deputy that > Smollett was a "washed up celeb" who was overcharged. > The office of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx released thousands of > documents from the investigation late Tuesday in response to media requests. > Smollett was initially charged with 16 counts alleging he lied to police > when reporting he'd been the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in > January. Police insist he staged the attack. > Foxx said in February that she was recusing herself. But she weighed in on > March 8, sending a text to her first assistant that said: "Pedophile with 4 > victims, 10 counts. Washed up celeb who lied to cops, 16." > Prosecutors dropped all charges later that month with little explanation. > Foxx's office declined to release internal Smollett case files, noting the > case had been sealed by a judge. > >> >> And possibly this same judge, after about two months' search, announced the appointment of a special prosecutor to find out why Smollett's charges got dropped.
Dan Webb was a special counsel in the Iran-Contra investigation. The defense tried to stop the process, citing possible double jeopardy. https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/jussie-smollett-special-prosecutor-2-1203312587/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f82d71c3-8f4f-4f59-8895-d90029d5f6c2%40googlegroups.com.
