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Jussie Walks as Cook County Drops Case
2019-03-27
[TMZ] State's Attorney Kim Foxx's office says, "After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett's volunteer service in the community
[evidence of this is not readily available]
and agreement to forfeit his bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case."

The statement is consistent with what our sources said about Jussie only getting community service if he'd been convicted. The decision is NOT sitting well with Chicago PD.
Posted by:lord garth

#20  Cook County officials may be penalized for legal irregularities but the voiding of the indictments can't be undone.

Of course there is still the issue of the death threat letter that Juzzie presumably sent to himself. If there is enough evidence that one would be a Federal charge.
Posted by: lord garth   2019-03-27 20:04  

#19  Okay, if there was never a motion to void, then nothing happened. Maybe they are testing us. No motion, no record, no dismissal. If it wasn’t written down, if it wasn’t documented, then it never happened.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2019-03-27 17:46  

#18  Let them enjoy their influence while it still means something. Five years from now their friendship will be worth less than Chelsea Clinton’s, and dear little Malia won’t have ever had any at all.
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-03-27 16:56  

#17  Just showing us their ass now. Just lazy; no show trial, no oops prosecutor fumbled evidence, just eh let him go. Not even a shut up about it. Not even a courtesy reach-around.

The whole ordeal has been a giant butt fumble.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2019-03-27 16:37  

#16  the Cook County Clerk said that there was never a motion by Juzzie's lawyers or by the prosecutors to void the charges

it just happened

The Chicago Way
Posted by: lord garth   2019-03-27 16:18  

#15  Crooked bastids.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-03-27 14:55  

#14  If you are a very suspicious person, and you know of the Obama canal deep links in every part of Chicago politics, and the importance of the gay and minority political sects in the Democrat coalition, you note how damaging a highly visible fake hate crimes trial would be, and you desperately want to get the Mueller report off the public’s screens, you then might appreciate the telegenic drama displayed by the Mayor and Police Superintendent. The public has a terribly short and shallow attention span and this is so much more like real TV shows.... are BHO and ValJar’s fingers up Rhams ass again?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2019-03-27 14:07  

#13  Feds need to look at this DA, and CPD (or FBI) needs to launch a payback undercover corruption investigation to this DA.

Looking for corruption in Chicago DA office would be like looking for privilege at an Ivy League campus.
Posted by: Injun Bucket8891   2019-03-27 13:33  

#12  The Chicago PD just fired back.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2019-03-27 12:45  

#11  Any way the Feds can crack open this rotten egg for all to see?
Posted by: Vespasian Unairt7733   2019-03-27 12:38  

#10  word is that the "community service" Jussie did was a few hours on two days at the HQ of Jesse Jackson's PUSH
Posted by: lord garth   2019-03-27 12:19  

#9  Sealed records. The same tactic used in the Epstein case in Miami. Usually, used to protect the guilty.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-03-27 12:06  

#8  Any chance they can be unsealed?

The final part of my prediction was he had to move from Chicago and not return. I'm guessing if he doesn't, they get leaked ifyaknowwhuttImean.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2019-03-27 11:01  

#7  Any chance they can be unsealed?

Only if the subject is a republican running for the Senate in IL.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-03-27 10:43  

#6  Forget it, Jake. It's Chicago.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-03-27 10:13  

#5  I understand the records have been sealed. Any chance they can be unsealed?
Posted by: gorb   2019-03-27 09:20  

#4  ...including Mr. Smollett's volunteer service in the community

Reported to be a few hours of stuffing envelopes at Operation Push HQ. Nicely done. Very nicely done.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-03-27 07:45  

#3  BTW, you're never going to get Western Civ back till you put the pain in 'bearing false witness'.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-03-27 07:43  

#2  Orwell's Inner Party, Outer Party, Prols on display.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-03-27 07:42  

#1  The real comedic drama was the faux disgust and outrage displayed by the mayor and police chief. These two should be on SNL.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-03-27 03:26  

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