Kim Foxx will not seek reelection in 2024 after serving two terms as Cook County State's Attorney.
After not charging Smollett with writing a false report to Chicago police officers, the case ended up in the hands of a special prosecutor, who said her office made "operational mistakes" when it dropped the charges.
"I refute the supposition that where we find ourselves today with the rise in violent crime that coincides with the once-in-a-lifetime pandemic is somehow the result of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office," Foxx said. "I talked to his colleagues, who are so proud of the work that we do here, are so proud of the comradery we have here, who felt that his comments sullied not me but them," she said.
She has said, during her time in office, she has been fighting every day to reform the criminal justice system to make it fairer and safer.
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