The Chicago police union is calling for a federal investigation into the Jussie Smollett case
Kevin Graham, president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, said the demand is based on news reports about text messages between Foxx and an attorney about, according to him,"diverting the case from Chicago police department to a federal investigation."Foxx, the state's attorney for Cook County, recused herself from the Smollett investigation in mid-February.
Tchen wrote the family had"concerns about the investigation."Foxx emailed Tchen saying in part,"Spoke to Superintendent Johnson. I convinced him to each out to FBI to ask that they take over the investigation. He is reaching out now and will get back to me shortly." Later another person, identified by Foxx's office as a family friend, asked the prosecutor whether they could talk on the phone. She says Tchen gave her Foxx's number.
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