Chicago prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges accusing 'Empire' actor...
CHICAGO - Chicago prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges accusing “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett of staging a phony hate crime, a stunning move that drew the fury of the city’s police superintendent and mayor, who called the decision a “whitewash of justice.”
“This is a whitewash of justice,” Emanuel told a news conference. “From top to bottom, this is not on the level.” “Do I think justice was served? No,” Johnson told reporters. “I think this city is still owed an apology.”Actor Jussie Smollett leaves court after charges against him were dropped by state prosecutors in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
“The fact there was an alternative disposition in this case is not and should not be viewed as some kind of admission there was something wrong with the case,” he told the newspaper. The allegations against Smollett gave fresh ammunition to Trump’s supporters, who argue the press is too quick to embrace any news that casts the president in a negative light.
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