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Jussie Smollett Charges Dropped Over Alleged Attack Hoax
The Blast ^ | By Daniel Goldblatt

Posted on 03/26/2019 8:20:10 AM PDT by DCBryan1

Jussie Smollett is in the clear after the District Attorney in Cook County dropped all charges against the “Empire” star over allegations he lied to police in faking an alleged hate crime against himself.

According to reports, the state filed the motion to dismiss the case and the judge signed off. The judge also granted a motion to seal the case, according to Charlie De Mar of CBS Chicago.

Jussie Smollett is expected to speak to the media once the hearing has concluded.

Smollett’s attorneys released a statement saying, “Today, all criminal charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped and his record has been wiped clean of the filing of this tragic complaint against him. Jussie was attacked by two people he was unable to identify on January 29th. 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 judgment.”

(Excerpt) Read more at theblast.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; cookcounty; corrupt; crookcounty; farce; fbi; forgetitjake; geregos; hatecrimehoax; ill; illinois; jussie; jussiesmollett; smollett; smollettcasedropped
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To: mewzilla

Easy..THE OBAMAS and KAMALA HARRIS wanted this GONE


101 posted on 03/26/2019 10:15:42 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: drwoof

Thank you for your “very insightful comment.

Public perception, sigh ...


102 posted on 03/26/2019 10:35:55 AM PDT by Weirdad (Orthodox Americanism: It's what's good for the world! (Not communofascism!))
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To: marajade
They had the check he paid to the two brothers. He paid them for something.

The $3500 check was for workout training. (that's why it was in the news). He paid that way before the incident. THEN, he paid them $500 to go buy the rope, masks, etc. and meet him by the Subway just prior to them leaving for the airport. That is the part that the news keeps forgetting to mention.

103 posted on 03/26/2019 10:36:28 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Sans-Culotte

That guy is a Genius.


104 posted on 03/26/2019 10:37:50 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

There is a guy here in Houston who calls himself “The King of Bonds” (bail bonds, that is). One of his billboard slogans was “We understand. Sometimes bad things happen to good people”.


105 posted on 03/26/2019 10:39:28 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (If it weren't for fake hate crimes, there would be no hate crimes at all.)
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To: UCANSEE2

I hate to say it but I agree with Rahm Emanuel. Sometimes you have to try a case even though you think you may lose it for the principle of it.


106 posted on 03/26/2019 10:46:24 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: VideoDoctor

Well I can’t see the DOJ, Barr, not pursuing the federal case because the guy is an actor in Chicago, IL.


107 posted on 03/26/2019 10:47:36 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: Bob Ireland; bitt; LucyT

in other news, Avenatti and Mark Geragos were coincidently arrested the previous day...


108 posted on 03/26/2019 11:09:41 AM PDT by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: DCBryan1

Jussie Smellsofshit


109 posted on 03/26/2019 11:19:35 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: Brown Deer

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5767566/State-s-Attorney-Kim-Foxx-s-text-and-emails.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0ShUV6WWm5EPKkaMq9MP90s_kE7SeiwY8MnxiRLehvfLvkN8VPJe2Fnmo

ha, here’s some phone records..


110 posted on 03/26/2019 12:11:18 PM PDT by bitt (The pain IS coming!!!)
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To: DCBryan1

111 posted on 03/26/2019 2:08:06 PM PDT by Baynative ("A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." - John Barrymore)
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To: DCBryan1; All

Word is like Ron Brown said he was going to talk if indicted.... Next thing we know he ended up dead.

Jussie Smollett said he was going to rat out Obama that that is behind this attempted race war do the same thing if indicted. Then all of a sudden all charges are dropped.

Yeah this thing is A LOT BIGGER than on the surface.


112 posted on 03/26/2019 2:09:33 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: bitt

https://heavy.com/news/2019/03/joseph-magats/


113 posted on 03/26/2019 2:23:35 PM PDT by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

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Smollett is her nephew!

She and Booker used him (He has no brain of his own)


114 posted on 03/26/2019 4:27:45 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor

You can see the look on Jussie’s face today, that was NOT the face of an innocent person, that was the face of a person who knew he got away with it because of his connections


115 posted on 03/26/2019 4:40:24 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: marajade
Well I can’t see the DOJ, Barr, not pursuing the federal case

Let us HOPE that your statement becomes reality.

116 posted on 03/26/2019 4:45:23 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Magnum44

He’s checking golf courses first.


117 posted on 03/26/2019 4:48:32 PM PDT by MortMan (Americans are a people increasingly separated by our connectivity.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

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He’s a Pod Person from the planet Faeces!
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118 posted on 03/26/2019 5:14:19 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: DCBryan1

119 posted on 03/26/2019 5:47:54 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: DCBryan1

Chewbacca defense - Wikipedia

Chewbacca defense clip

120 posted on 03/26/2019 5:52:14 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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