The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office called the development in the Jussie Smollett case “a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case,” but Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson says he backs his detectives, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called the action a whitewash of justice. Emanuel said Jussie Smollett was “let off scot free, with no sense of accountability for the moral and ethical wrong of his actions. He also said the $10,000 bond forfeiture doesn’t even come close to covering the costs associated with the investigation.
There was no clear message from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office what prompted the dropped charges.
BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on dropping of Jussie Smollett charges: "This is a whitewash of justice." https://t.co/B2ahaJSxt3 pic.twitter.com/UI65nAD8Rp
— ABC News (@ABC) March 26, 2019
MORE: "I stand behind the detectives' investigation," Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says after charges were dropped against Jussie Smollett. https://t.co/B2ahaJSxt3 pic.twitter.com/bur7wAH3xd
— ABC News (@ABC) March 26, 2019
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A furious Mayor Emanuel calls SA Kim Foxx’s decision to drop charges against #JussieSmollett a “white wash of justice…and it’s just wrong. Full stop.” Adding it sends the clear message that for those who have political influence a different code of justice exists for them.
— Rafer Weigel (@RaferWeigel) March 26, 2019
I also asked #JussieSmollett if he planned to reimburse the city of #Chicago for the amount of money that was spent on his investigation and he did not answer. What about the Osundairo brothers? No response.
— Rafer Weigel (@RaferWeigel) March 26, 2019
Smollett, who posed with fans outside the courthouse, thanked his friends and family for standing by him. He also thanks the state of Illinois for “attempting to what’s right.”
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