“Mr. Smollett was afforded the same opportunity that anyone in Cook County who had a nonviolent offense and the required background check would get,” the prosecutor said.
on Wednesday said she played no role in the controversial decision to drop all the charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett and insisted he did not get special treatment from her office.
“Jussie SMOLLETT made false reports to police claiming to be the victim of an Aggravated battery/Undetermined motive,” the reports allege. Much of the criticism over the decision to drop charges has been directed at Foxx, even though she had recused herself from the case Feb. 19.reported that Foxx, who is the county's first black female state's attorney, had tried to persuade Johnson to turn the case over to the FBI, which raised questions of whether Smollett might be getting special treatment.
Foxx said that at the time she spoke with the Smollett relative, the actor “was considered a victim in the case.” “I know he can attest that this case was not treated any differently than someone who was similarly situated,” Foxx insisted.
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