Prosecutor finds 'substantial abuses of discretion' in handling of Jussie Smollet case

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but fresh charges were later filed earlier this year, with Smollett maintaining his innocence. Special prosecutor Dan Webb was appointed to examine the state attorney’s handling of Smollett’s case, with his report stating that there were ‘substantial abuses of discretion and operational failures’.According to Deadline, Webb’s report says Cook County state attorney Kim Foxx and her staff ‘demonstrated potential violations of ethics’ in their handling of the case and created ‘false statements’ regarding Smollett’s dismissal.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsSpecial Prosecutor Dan Webb reported “substantial abuses of discretion and operational failures” in Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx’s handling of Jussie Smollet’s case.Webb, who was assigned to probe the investigation, released his findings on Smollet’s case and Foxx’s handling on Monday. He writes that Foxx and those working with her created false statements, later shared to the public regarding, Smollet’s dismissal.In January 2019, The Empire star came under fire for supposedly staging alleged racist and homophobic attacks against himself.

A special prosecutor in Chicago said Monday that Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office abused their discretion in the case against actor Jussie Smollett but did nothing criminal.