“Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel compares Jussie Smollett's dropped charges to the recent college admissions scandal: "You cannot have, because of a person's position, one set of rules apply to them and another set of rules apply to everybody else"”
Rahm Emanuel on Smollett: "You have a person using hate crime laws that are on the books to protect people who are minorities from violence, to then turn around and use those laws to advance your career and your financial reward, is there no decency in this man?"“
“To be clear, in order to believe in Smollett’s innocence you have to believe that his two Nigerian friends randomly assaulted him and yelled “This is MAGA country” and Smollett not only didn’t recognize them but honestly mistook them for white men.”
“The backlash against the decision Tuesday by Foxx's office to suddenly drop all charges in the high-profile "hoax hate crime" case continues to mount. On Wednesday, the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), which represents prosecutors across the country, released a statement detailing what Foxx's office did wrong. On Thursday, the IPBA, which "serves as the voice for nearly"The events of the past few days regarding the Cook County State’s Attorney’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case is not condoned by the IPBA, nor is it representative of the honest ethical work prosecutors provide to the citizens of the State of Illinois on a daily basis," the statement reads. 1,000 front line prosecutors across the state," issued its own, even more directly accusatory statement.“
"The manner in which this case was dismissed was abnormal and unfamiliar to those who practice law in criminal courthouses across the State," the association continues. "Prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges alike do not recognize the arrangement Mr. Smollett received. Even more problematic, the State’s Attorney and her representatives have fundamentally misled the public on the law and circumstances surrounding the dismissal."
Among the "fundamentally" misleading statements Foxx and her office have made to the public: falsely claiming that she had recused herself, which would require appointing a special prosecutor, which she failed to do, keeping the decision in-house and thus still influenced by her. She has also "falsely informed the public that the uncontested sealing of the criminal court case was 'mandatory' under Illinois law," a claim which "is not accurate." The prosecutors also point to the still unexplained "emergency" hearing that resulted in the decision, which has "compounded" the appearance of "impropriety."
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I guess celebrity privilege is a thing. As if we didn't already know this.
“Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel compares Jussie Smollett's dropped charges to the recent college admissions scandal: "You cannot have, because of a person's position, one set of rules apply to them and another set of rules apply to everybody else"”
Rahm Emanuel on Smollett: "You have a person using hate crime laws that are on the books to protect people who are minorities from violence, to then turn around and use those laws to advance your career and your financial reward, is there no decency in this man?"“
“To be clear, in order to believe in Smollett’s innocence you have to believe that his two Nigerian friends randomly assaulted him and yelled “This is MAGA country” and Smollett not only didn’t recognize them but honestly mistook them for white men.”
“The backlash against the decision Tuesday by Foxx's office to suddenly drop all charges in the high-profile "hoax hate crime" case continues to mount. On Wednesday, the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), which represents prosecutors across the country, released a statement detailing what Foxx's office did wrong. On Thursday, the IPBA, which "serves as the voice for nearly"The events of the past few days regarding the Cook County State’s Attorney’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case is not condoned by the IPBA, nor is it representative of the honest ethical work prosecutors provide to the citizens of the State of Illinois on a daily basis," the statement reads. 1,000 front line prosecutors across the state," issued its own, even more directly accusatory statement.“
"The manner in which this case was dismissed was abnormal and unfamiliar to those who practice law in criminal courthouses across the State," the association continues. "Prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges alike do not recognize the arrangement Mr. Smollett received. Even more problematic, the State’s Attorney and her representatives have fundamentally misled the public on the law and circumstances surrounding the dismissal."
Among the "fundamentally" misleading statements Foxx and her office have made to the public: falsely claiming that she had recused herself, which would require appointing a special prosecutor, which she failed to do, keeping the decision in-house and thus still influenced by her. She has also "falsely informed the public that the uncontested sealing of the criminal court case was 'mandatory' under Illinois law," a claim which "is not accurate." The prosecutors also point to the still unexplained "emergency" hearing that resulted in the decision, which has "compounded" the appearance of "impropriety."
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