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Google ordered to turn over 'Empire' actor's emails to special prosecutor
The Hill ^ | Jan 08, 2020 | Rebecca Klar

Posted on 01/08/2020 5:27:37 PM PST by yesthatjallen

Google has been ordered to turn over actor Jussie Smollett’s emails and other private information to a special prosecutor investigating the allegedly staged attack reported by the “Empire” actor last year, The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday.

A Cook County judge on Dec. 6 signed off on two warrants ordering Google to supply the information, according to a copy of the warrants obtained by the Tribune.

Investigators’ reportedly sought Smollett’s emails, photos, location data and private messages from November 2018 to November 2019.

The warrants are part of the investigation of special prosecutor Dan Webb, who was appointed to the case in August the State Attorney's office dropped charges against Smollett for allegedly filing a false report claiming he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack at the end of January 2019.

It’s not clear if Google has handed over the data on Smollett and his manager, according to the Tribune. A spokesperson for the company told the newspaper he could not comment on specific requests for records from law enforcement.

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KEYWORDS: email; google; hoax; illinois; jussiesmollett; smollett
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To: mumblypeg

IIRC it passed before it became obvious to everyone Smollet is a liar.


21 posted on 01/08/2020 7:40:15 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: mumblypeg

Looking more deeply, it looks like it only passed the Senate, was not taken up by the full House.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3178


22 posted on 01/08/2020 7:43:57 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: yesthatjallen

I would love to see the media narrative destroyed. It was never about his career and was always about politics.


23 posted on 01/08/2020 8:15:42 PM PST by JoeRed
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To: yesthatjallen

Woo hoo. It ain’t over until the fat lady sings.


24 posted on 01/08/2020 9:27:01 PM PST by unlearner (Be ready for war.)
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To: yesthatjallen

the walls are closing in ...


25 posted on 01/08/2020 9:42:29 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Fungi

Remember, he was stoopid enough to pay his buddies by check.
Not the sharpest tool in the shed there.


26 posted on 01/09/2020 3:39:32 AM PST by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' baby, Molon Labe)
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