- 14 Feb 2020 02:05
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When I heard that failed hate hoaxer Jussie Smollet was Re-indicted on six charges after he originally got his charges dropped, I couldn't help but almost feel bad for him.
Then I laughed at the possibility of the special prosecutor waiting all this time just to re-indicted Smollet during Black History month just for lulz but then I realized that it may be timed to interfere with the DA's re-election.
Former 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett indicted again by grand jury in Chicago
It seems like the big debate among the entertainment class, specifically the ultra-woke sector, is whether Smollett should even face punishment. One wahmen says that Smollett should not even face punishment because the police allegedly bought Dylan Storm Roof Burger King before they took him to jail. They are really struggling over this issue.
A few flashbacks from that time:
Then I laughed at the possibility of the special prosecutor waiting all this time just to re-indicted Smollet during Black History month just for lulz but then I realized that it may be timed to interfere with the DA's re-election.
Former 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett indicted again by grand jury in Chicago
Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in Chicago after a special prosecutor re-investigated allegations hefalsely reported being the victim of a January 2019 hate-crime attack, officials said.
Smollett, 37, was indicted on six counts of disorderly conduct related to making four separate false reports to Chicago Police Department officers, claiming he was the victim of a hate crime while "knowing he was not the victim of a crime," special prosecutor Dan Webb said in a statement on Tuesday.
Webb was appointed by a Cook County judge to continue looking into the case after the Cook County State's Attorney Office dropped all charges against the actor.
Webb said the Office of the Special Prosecutor has "now completed all of its investigative steps regarding Jussie Smollett, and has made the decision to further prosecute Mr. Smollett."
He said his office has made arrangements with Smollett's attorneys for the actor to voluntarily appear at an arraignment Feb. 24 in the Criminal Division of Cook County Circuit Court.
Smollett's attorney Tina Glandian questioned the "integrity of the investigation," noting that the same Chicago police detectives involved in the previous probe conducted the investigation that prompted the new charges.
"After more than five months of investigation, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has not found any evidence of wrongdoing whatsoever related to the dismissal of the charges against Mr. Smollett," Glandian said in a statement. "Rather, the charges were appropriately dismissed the first time because they were not supported by the evidence."
Webb's investigation began Aug. 23, after Cook County Circuit Court Judge Michael Toomin appointed him special prosecutor.
Toomin directed Webb to launch an independent investigation to determine whether Smollett should be further prosecuted for the allegedly false reports he made to police and whether "any person or office involved in the Smollett case engaged in wrongdoing, including the Cook County State's Attorney's Office or individuals in that office," Webb's statement reads.
Webb said the grand jury's investigation revealed Smollett "planned and participated in a staged hate-crime attack."
Smollett made "numerous false statements to Chicago Police Department officers on multiple occasions, reporting a heinous hate crime he, in fact, knew had not occurred," according to Webb.
The special prosecutor determined that "reasonable grounds exist" to further prosecute Smollett "in the interest of justice."
In deciding whether to pursue further charges against Smollett, Webb weighed the "extensive nature of Mr. Smollett's false police reports" and the resources expended by the Chicago Police Department" to investigate his bogus claims, Webb's statement reads.
Webb reached "no conclusions" on whether the Office of the Cook County State's Attorney or individuals in the office "engaged in any wrongdoing in connection with the Smollett investigation."
Another "major factor" in determining whether to prosecute Smollett was that the office of the Cook County State's Attorney was unable to provide to the special prosecutor evidence of similar cases that showed Smollett received no special treatment.
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, who has been campaigning for reelection ahead of the March 17 Democratic primary, spoke out Wednesday morning on the new indictment, saying her office filed 16 counts of disorderly conduct against Smollett.
It seems like the big debate among the entertainment class, specifically the ultra-woke sector, is whether Smollett should even face punishment. One wahmen says that Smollett should not even face punishment because the police allegedly bought Dylan Storm Roof Burger King before they took him to jail. They are really struggling over this issue.
A few flashbacks from that time: