Posted on 02/12/2020 3:21:43 PM PST by jazusamo
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is on the defense after former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday on charges related to filing a false police report about the alleged Trump-inspired hate crime he reported in 2019.
Foxx recused herself from the subsequent investigation after Chicago police interviewed two brothers who said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, where he claimed two men in "Make America Great Again" hats assaulted him and called him homophobic and racial slurs, but her office continued the inquiry. The State's Attorney office then dropped all criminal charges against Smollett in exchange for paying a fee and requiring community service.
Foxx is running for reelection and her campaign said the timing of the new indictments were suspicious, invoking when former FBI Director James Comey said the agency would be looking into then-candidate Hillary Clinton's email server use shortly before the election.
"The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office charged Jussie Smollett with multiple counts, and today the Special Prosecutor did the same. What’s questionable here is the James Comey-like timing of that charging decision, just 35 days before an election, which can only be interpreted as the further politicization of the justice system, something voters in the era of Donald Trump should consider offensive," the Foxx campaign said, according CBS Chicago .
Foxx's Democratic rivals have pounced on the new indictments.
"Now we know why Kim Foxx has refused to talk about the case. The Special Prosecutor’s decision is evidence that she was unlawfully influenced by calls from influential politicians and celebrities when she dismissed 16 felony counts against Jussie Smollett," candidate Donna More said in a statement. "This can no longer be considered just an error in judgment or a disappointing lack of transparency. There may be significant wrongdoing on the part of the State’s Attorney."
Former alderman Bob Fioretti called for Foxx to resign from office because her handling of the Smollett's case is just "the tip of the iceberg" of problems in her office.
"The reasons Kim Foxx should resign are many. It is a race between corruption, incompetence and personal dishonesty to decide which is worse in her office," Fioretti said.
What a hoot. :^)
Kramer uses the, because I wanted to be a banker, excuse to get out of parking tickets. ....
https://youtu.be/JqZ2hWWbVFk
What a crazy country when the chief prosecutor goes to the defense of criminals. Can’t make this shite up.
Yours too???
The headline left me with the picture of Trump bundled up in a down parka, skulking around the river shore looking for actors to attack. Probably similar to Kim’s dreams
Chicago’s finest running/ruining the city.
She was sure hoping on Trump’s impeachment.
His impeachment proceedings got over 36 days too soon, it seems.
She’s a dirty A-list D’rat back gal with quite an attitude.
Karma, don’t hesitate.
Hmmmm...... that lady is black
Always Trump’s fault. Idiot.
That woman is a disgrace to Illinois and the human race.
isn’t this too typical of a corrupt Lefty in office? Nothing is ever their fault.
I guess so...
She is a democrat so what can you expect.
Stupid, incompetent, corrupt, and a grossly dishonest liar.
(but it is okay because she is a minority and a woman)
“She’s fit for the position in Zimbabwe, I would argue.”
Not true; people in Africa generally have pretty clear ideas about right, wrong, and justice, unclouded by over-educated and over-privileged white people.
I hope the Feds bring her down.
The view from the street, as per the “Second City Cop” blog:
“We’re actually surprised Webb didn’t bury this until after the primary. What does he know that we haven’t heard yet?
“Are there some internal numbers that hint Crimesha is in a weak spot?
Or is this meant to drive supporters to the polls since a pasty white Special Prosecutor is picking on Crimesha?
“Webb is a product of the Machine. Always has been. If he’s doing this now, at this point, it’s at the behest of someone pulling the levers. The voters have to sift through the bullshit to see which ones.”
FYI: among the locales, and among the cops who despise her, “Crimesha” = Foxx
No Kim aka Crimesha’s belief in “restorative justice” putting felons with gun raps back on the street. Media is in the bag to burying stories of roving bands of “teens” ripping off stores and hightailing back south on El.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.