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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.”

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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: BBQToadRibs

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U - Bet!


21 posted on 03/26/2019 8:24:29 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: DCBryan1

Prosecutors don’t feel they can get a conviction. Of course not, Mr. Smollett is considered a hero in Chicago.


22 posted on 03/26/2019 8:24:33 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: DCBryan1

The next common criminal thug like Smollett will be able to fool the press and play corrupt judges...

They’re all democrats after all... gullible, vile, and cheering for thugs over decent people.


23 posted on 03/26/2019 8:24:45 AM PDT by GOPJ (Did the Southern Poverty Law Center assist with organizing (and funding) Charlottesville?)
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To: DCBryan1

Kamila Harris stepped in and had the charges dropped is my guess.


24 posted on 03/26/2019 8:24:45 AM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: editor-surveyor

Federal case would be different. But the federal case will still pull from the same pool of jurors.


25 posted on 03/26/2019 8:25:18 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: DCBryan1

Forget it, Jake. It’s Chicago.


26 posted on 03/26/2019 8:26:43 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: DCBryan1

I wonder how much the payoff was


27 posted on 03/26/2019 8:27:16 AM PDT by McGavin999 (Border security without a wall is like having a Ring doorbell without a door)
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To: DCBryan1

He’s got 16 federal counts already filed after a federal grand jury pending.

And they carry pretty serious MANDATORY time


28 posted on 03/26/2019 8:27:17 AM PDT by wardaddy (Progressives are simply unhappy people attacking thesand e world rather than fixing these twmselves)
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To: DCBryan1
"No reasonable [Democrat] prosecutor would bring such a case."

-PJ

29 posted on 03/26/2019 8:27:57 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: DCBryan1

Several people on FR called this weeks ago!


30 posted on 03/26/2019 8:28:32 AM PDT by Fury
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To: marajade

Jussie meet OJ...OJ say hello to Jussie.


31 posted on 03/26/2019 8:28:33 AM PDT by Portcall24
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To: DCBryan1

Like OJ, he will be free, but everyone will know he’s guilty.


32 posted on 03/26/2019 8:28:35 AM PDT by The people have spoken (Proud member of Hillary's basket of deplorables)
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To: ThePatriotsFlag; DCBryan1
The Feds can’t help us ... maybe send in the Russians? :-)

"Send in the nuns!"


33 posted on 03/26/2019 8:28:43 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Trendy theory, wrong species)
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To: DCBryan1

Blame it on Kavanaugh! That’s the ticket!


34 posted on 03/26/2019 8:29:38 AM PDT by ReleaseTheHounds ("The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher)
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To: DCBryan1

Celebrity privilege


35 posted on 03/26/2019 8:29:50 AM PDT by Sloopy
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To: DCBryan1

to coin a phrase. ‘but not exonerated’


36 posted on 03/26/2019 8:30:59 AM PDT by sappy (criminaldems)
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To: BBQToadRibs

He has connections to Obama through Kim Foxx the Crook County states attorney. And it is Chicago after all.


37 posted on 03/26/2019 8:31:23 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: DCBryan1

Let’s hope it is a deferred prosecution and that the Feds are still pursuing the letter matter.


38 posted on 03/26/2019 8:31:47 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: DCBryan1

“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”

Grrrr, he remains the victim.


39 posted on 03/26/2019 8:33:12 AM PDT by MNDude
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To: Yo-Yo

You’re probably right. Family connection, Chicago, etc.


40 posted on 03/26/2019 8:33:30 AM PDT by sanjuanbob
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