Trump can claim other people were attacked. You said
Dont move the goalpost.
Crime All charges dropped against Jussie Smollett
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Trump can claim other people were attacked. You said
Dont move the goalpost.
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Not at all what I said and you know it.
You're the one comparing apples to oranges.
And moving the goal posts.
Do you believe Jussie was assaulted?
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Jussie claimed he was assaulted, Trump did not. Unfortunately you can't grasp this.
Again do you believe Jussie was assaulted?
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You know...
I bet if any type of laws are made behind this, they will mainly impact those bored and lonely women we saw making bogus 911 calls all last summer.
So yeah, I hope something gets done about playing on the gotdamn phone.
I bet if any type of laws are made behind this, they will mainly impact those bored and lonely women we saw making bogus 911 calls all last summer.
So yeah, I hope something gets done about playing on the gotdamn phone.
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Not exactly. The night they were arrested they said a Hispanic man raped her while one of them (Central Park 5) held her down and another one of them groped her breast. The DNA seems to support this story along with things they knew about the crime scene and things later confessed to friends or family.
They also beat someone unconscious with a weapon and assaulted other people that night.
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Jussie Smollett
Chicago prosecutors were so eager to protect Jussie Smollett, they took the ethically-questionable step of telling cops to stop investigating him — and they even let the actor’s lawyers dictate what to say in court in dropping the charges, according to bombshell new documents.
The embattled Chicago State’s Attorney Office — which was supposedly picking up the probe from cops after Smollett’s indictment in the suspected phony race-hate attack — also never even requested the evidence that cops had built their case around, according to documents released by the Chicago Police Department on Thursday.
Prosecutors bent over backwards to keep Smollett’s lawyers happy, texts released by the state’s attorney’s office Friday night show.
“We are still bouncing around language to use in court tomorrow,” Risa Lanier, chief of the criminal prosecutions bureau, texted Smollett lawyer Patricia Brown Holmes on March 25, on the eve of the charges being dropped.
“As soon as I receive the final draft I will send it to you,” she promised.
Five hours later, Lanier does send the draft statement, apologizing, “Sorry for the delay.”
Smollett’s lawyer then complains that the prosecutors’ draft statement makes it sound too much like the actor is getting a deal — like the charges are being dropped in return for his doing 15 hours community service.
The prosecutor makes the requested adjustment, adding in a return text, “I will state this instead. This doesn’t indicate or suggest that he has done anything at the request if [sic] the state.”
To which Smollett’s lawyer answers: “I like this one. Thanks.”
The revelations mark still more instances where the Cook County prosecutor’s office run by Kim Foxx appeared to straddle ethical lines and break protocol.
The documents also detail the police department’s discussions with Lanier over the case well before the charges were dropped.
Shortly after a grand jury handed up a 16-count felony disorderly conduct indictment against Smollett, the cops were told by the prosecutor’s office that “they could no longer investigate the crime,” documents said.
Law-enforcement sources told The Post on Friday that the directive was highly unusual and the prosecutor’s office “had no authority” to ask cops to get off the case. But police followed the order.
The cops added that they were told to hand over all of the evidence and items left on their “to do” list to Lanier whenever asked, according to the massive public-records dump.
That same day, Lanier told police she’d “likely” send a request for the evidence by March 11. She never did, the records show.
The documents also shine a light on how the police department was apparently duped by Foxx’s office into thinking Smollett would be prosecuted after all.
The black “Empire’’ TV star was accused of lying to cops that he was beaten by a pair of Trump-loving white men on a desolate street corner near his house Jan. 29 in a bid for publicity.
On the same day cops were asked to stop investigating, Lanier told them she felt that the case would be “settled” with community service and a $10,000 fine. This led police to finish their final detective report with the words “CLEAR CLOSED ARRESTED PROSECUTION,” under the impression “settled” meant there would be an acknowledgment of guilt, the papers stated.
The police were blindsided when news eventually broke that all charges against Smollett were dropped, with little explanation and no acknowledgment of guilt. This led Chicago’s top police union to call on Foxx to step down over her handling of the case, which is currently being investigated by the city’s inspector general at Foxx’s request.
Later, public records obtained by The Post and other outlets also showed that Foxx continued to meddle in the Smollett case even after she recused herself.
In releasing some 2,000 documents connected to the Smollett case Friday, Foxx also released the following statement:
“This has been a unique case from the very beginning, where the victim became the suspect during the investigation. Allegations of a vicious homophobic and racially motivated attack shook our city and the nation with understandable anger and fear.
I did not have a conflict of interest in this case; only a sincere desire to serve the community. I spoke with Mr. Smollett’s family and others while he was still considered to be the victim of a hate crime in an effort to streamline the case and alleviate any concerns about the integrity of the investigation.
False rumors circulated that I was related or somehow connected to the Smollett family, so I removed myself from all aspects of the investigation and prosecution and delegated my authority and responsibility to my First Assistant so as to avoid even the perception of a conflict.
I regret that my attempts to this end created confusion outside the office. The public’s trust is paramount to our work. That is why today I am releasing material above and beyond what is required. It is my sincere hope that this transparency and the ongoing investigation of the Cook County Independent Inspector General will provide guidance and lessons on how to serve you better. I am sorry that despite the best intentions, our efforts were less than what was required of the moment.”
Chicago prosecutors were so eager to protect Jussie Smollett, they took the ethically-questionable step of telling cops to stop investigating him — and they even let the actor’s lawyers dictate what to say in court in dropping the charges, according to bombshell new documents.
The embattled Chicago State’s Attorney Office — which was supposedly picking up the probe from cops after Smollett’s indictment in the suspected phony race-hate attack — also never even requested the evidence that cops had built their case around, according to documents released by the Chicago Police Department on Thursday.
Prosecutors bent over backwards to keep Smollett’s lawyers happy, texts released by the state’s attorney’s office Friday night show.
“We are still bouncing around language to use in court tomorrow,” Risa Lanier, chief of the criminal prosecutions bureau, texted Smollett lawyer Patricia Brown Holmes on March 25, on the eve of the charges being dropped.
“As soon as I receive the final draft I will send it to you,” she promised.
Five hours later, Lanier does send the draft statement, apologizing, “Sorry for the delay.”
Smollett’s lawyer then complains that the prosecutors’ draft statement makes it sound too much like the actor is getting a deal — like the charges are being dropped in return for his doing 15 hours community service.
The prosecutor makes the requested adjustment, adding in a return text, “I will state this instead. This doesn’t indicate or suggest that he has done anything at the request if [sic] the state.”
To which Smollett’s lawyer answers: “I like this one. Thanks.”
The revelations mark still more instances where the Cook County prosecutor’s office run by Kim Foxx appeared to straddle ethical lines and break protocol.
The documents also detail the police department’s discussions with Lanier over the case well before the charges were dropped.
Shortly after a grand jury handed up a 16-count felony disorderly conduct indictment against Smollett, the cops were told by the prosecutor’s office that “they could no longer investigate the crime,” documents said.
Law-enforcement sources told The Post on Friday that the directive was highly unusual and the prosecutor’s office “had no authority” to ask cops to get off the case. But police followed the order.
The cops added that they were told to hand over all of the evidence and items left on their “to do” list to Lanier whenever asked, according to the massive public-records dump.
That same day, Lanier told police she’d “likely” send a request for the evidence by March 11. She never did, the records show.
The documents also shine a light on how the police department was apparently duped by Foxx’s office into thinking Smollett would be prosecuted after all.
The black “Empire’’ TV star was accused of lying to cops that he was beaten by a pair of Trump-loving white men on a desolate street corner near his house Jan. 29 in a bid for publicity.
On the same day cops were asked to stop investigating, Lanier told them she felt that the case would be “settled” with community service and a $10,000 fine. This led police to finish their final detective report with the words “CLEAR CLOSED ARRESTED PROSECUTION,” under the impression “settled” meant there would be an acknowledgment of guilt, the papers stated.
The police were blindsided when news eventually broke that all charges against Smollett were dropped, with little explanation and no acknowledgment of guilt. This led Chicago’s top police union to call on Foxx to step down over her handling of the case, which is currently being investigated by the city’s inspector general at Foxx’s request.
Later, public records obtained by The Post and other outlets also showed that Foxx continued to meddle in the Smollett case even after she recused herself.
In releasing some 2,000 documents connected to the Smollett case Friday, Foxx also released the following statement:
“This has been a unique case from the very beginning, where the victim became the suspect during the investigation. Allegations of a vicious homophobic and racially motivated attack shook our city and the nation with understandable anger and fear.
I did not have a conflict of interest in this case; only a sincere desire to serve the community. I spoke with Mr. Smollett’s family and others while he was still considered to be the victim of a hate crime in an effort to streamline the case and alleviate any concerns about the integrity of the investigation.
False rumors circulated that I was related or somehow connected to the Smollett family, so I removed myself from all aspects of the investigation and prosecution and delegated my authority and responsibility to my First Assistant so as to avoid even the perception of a conflict.
I regret that my attempts to this end created confusion outside the office. The public’s trust is paramount to our work. That is why today I am releasing material above and beyond what is required. It is my sincere hope that this transparency and the ongoing investigation of the Cook County Independent Inspector General will provide guidance and lessons on how to serve you better. I am sorry that despite the best intentions, our efforts were less than what was required of the moment.”
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Well damn, sounds like a pretty massive example of abuse of power to me. They did everything they could to prevent him from ever having to set foot in court to defend himself. So here is to hoping the police re-charge him and rake him AND the prosecutors office over the coals for this shit.
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It makes you wonder why so much effort in back room string pulling was done for the guy. Must be tied in with politics, but how exactly. Just the optics of having a hate crime be fake so publicly? I get that when stories become big, then people interested in public perception and how it ties in with their politics become 'interested parties' but it still seems odd to go to bat for such a guy.
Corrupt people tend to be corrupt to get ahead personally. Pulling strings for Smollett seems like a good way to get yourself outed. High risk. I have to assume there was something significant to gain in terms of personal benefit to justify the risk involved.
But who knows.
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She is blaming it on racism too. This ugly bitch is a one trick pony.
The office's former ethics officer, April Perry, recommended that Foxx recuse herself, Foxx said in a text.
"April told me I had to do it. There were rumors she claims that I was related or closely connected to the Smolletts. I told her that wasn't true. She said it was pervasive among CPD and that I should recuse. I thought it was dumb but acquiesced. It's actually just racist," Foxx said.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/01/us/kim-foxx-smollett-recusal-texts/index.html
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Note that it seems a lot of stuff hasn't been released yet from what I understand. She wrote some kind of letter meekly admitting they didn't do everything they should have. I'm guessing there is better stuff in there.
Mind you, she is closely connected to the Smollett's. And the relative thing seems to be more bs they found on the internet from some troll. And this doesn't fit, because she didn't recuse herself.
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He used his acting experience to remember to wear his props for the performance.
When the door knocked he probably took a moment to get into character.
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I'm kind of surprised at how conflict-of-interest-y this is.
Huge if true
Huge if true
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Best thing that could possibly happen now is for Kim Foxx to admit she did this under pressure from or to protect Kamala Harris and/or Michelle Obama.
But I'm guessing that she's already been promised different. Remember, she lives in a city that reelected Jesse Jackson Jr while he was in a mental asylum facing felony charges and didn't campaign at all. That's how Chicago voters roll. All Kim Foxx has to do is say all criticism of her is racist like she's doing and she'll still become Mayor.
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Where are the usual black nationalists defending this shit? @Leagon @Falsedawn
Doesn't this topic interest you?
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Kim Ferxxx is going down
Nasty and corrupt woman
Nasty and corrupt woman
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