https://chicagoist.com/2016/03...MbmL9j2uT2hHUsmwqeuU

Maybe this sheds some light on WHY.

Foxx's campaign for Prosecutor took big donations from Sorros.

Could it possibly be that the corrupt Chicago DOJ is doing this as payback for the Mueller Report exonerating Trump?

Yeah, I can believe it.

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Originally posted by esdunbar:
So you think Obama would risk an obstruction of justice conviction/investigation over this dude? That just doesn't compute for me.

I agree his story has holes, but there are also holes in this corruption is why he got off angle too. Something just feels off about all of this. I don't think this is as simple as we're making it.

I have no idea if it was Obama or not, but whoever called in a favor doesn't have much to worry about unless the SA decides to go public with it (and implicate herself in the process). All she has to say is "We felt we would have difficulty proving the case beyond a reasonable doubt and felt the limited resources of the prosecutors' office were better used on cases for which we had a better chance of prevailing."

Who can disprove that? It's pretty much an iron-clad way to excuse the non-prosecution.

And why would someone "risk" anything over this case? Because of all the attention it received nationwide. It was a tipping point in the left's identity politics. People were finally recognizing that most hate crimes are in fact hoaxes, and the left can't allow that perception to take hold. They need the narrative of victimhood and the existence of an oppressive force to move their agenda forward. Smollett is magically exonerated, and all of a sudden the left can continue insisting that hate crimes are a real thing and that the real perpetrators are still out there somewhere waiting to prey upon some other marginalized victim.

Notice, by all accounts so far, all charges were dropped. They didn't accept a guilty plea on a single misdemeanor count and give a symbolic sentence. That would have reinforced the fact that this was a hoax and damaged the leftist narrative. They had to him go scot-free in order to plausibly maintain that this was a hate crime and that hate crimes do in fact exist.

Still waiting for the US Attorney. I have seen a number of cases where the state dropped out because the US Attorney was going forward. I would hope the US Attorney prosecutes due to the letter with white powder, hate mail, and use of the US Mail.

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Originally posted by 4x5:
This is how the democrats wipe Trump's victory off the front page.

I was thinking the same thing, if not democrats, the entrenched left.

So much for my idea that this would be portrayed as The Beautiful People vs. The Oppressors, whether in an actual courtroom or the court of public opinion (the left's go-to arbiter).

Thus ends a few days of me feeling better about things. There are epic sticks in the eye and then there's THIS.

I wonder if Smollett attorney Mark Geragos will have a statement




Smollett is sticking to his story.

This is what happens when Democrats control prosecutors

^^^^ Just incredible.

Blatant corruption.

"He was actve in the community." Freakin' kidding me?

Are there no checks and balances anymore? What is stopping this "prosecuter" from simly saying "all black/gay people are immune from that law and can do whatever they want".

CPD not happy.

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
Are there no checks and balances anymore? What is stopping this "prosecuter" from simly saying "all black/gay people are immune from that law and can do whatever they want".

The balance of the check was $100,000 to Chicago's coffers. Must be nice to pay your way out of over a dozen charges.

The DA stepped away from this case a long time ago. Corrupt Chicago and Illinois officials have been around for a very long time. As long as they have a stronghold it will continue. From the PAC donations and Soros having his hand all over this country his money will continue to rule. No one has had the balls enough to take his corruption on.

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Originally posted by darthfuster:
His statement doubles down on his claims. Turns my stomach when a liar's lies are not only allowed to stand but are validated.

This.
It's disgusting.
He wasn't given a break because he's owned up to what he did and he's repentant.
He's still saying that everyone else is lying, and that the CPD are in the wrong here.
By allowing Smollett to double down, Cook County State Attorney's Office has basically come out against the CPD.

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
Are there no checks and balances anymore? What is stopping this "prosecuter" from simly saying "all black/gay people are immune from that law and can do whatever they want".

The balance of the check was $100,000 to Chicago's coffers. Must be nice to pay your way out of over a dozen charges.

This is what you get when the inmates run the asylum.

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Foxx's campaign for Prosecutor took big donations from Sorros.

You can appoint as many conservative judges to the bench as you want. It doesn't matter when the criminal never gets to trial because you own the prosecutor. Kind of like what we have been seeing on a federal level with the DOiJ.

Here's the spin they are going with from the Prosecutor's office:

If CPD really did build a great case, and if they really are pissed, this is not over and it will be a major investigation.

If they are full of shit, this won't go anywhere beyond here.

I hope they're right and the feds take a good hard look for us all.

I don’t believe it. Rahm is making sense right now on Fox.

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Originally posted by esdunbar:
If CPD really did build a great case, and if they really are pissed, this is not over and it will be a major investigation.

If they are full of shit, this won't go anywhere beyond here.

Come on, man. Jesus. The case was dropped purely for political reasons. Just look at the post above yours. For chrissakes, they had the twins on video buying the freakin' mugging supplies!

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Originally posted by sigalert:
I don’t believe it. Rahm is making sense right now on Fox.

Is he really? Is he pissed too?

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Originally posted by ChicagoSigMan:

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Originally posted by RNshooter:
He got community service hours and surrendered his $10,000 bond.
He pled out and got the case sealed. That's not the same thing as having charges dropped for lack of evidence.
Nice spin by his lawyer.

Bruce

What is your source for this? Everything I see says the charges were dropped. That's very different from a plea.

http://m.tmz.com/#!2019/03/26/...s-dropped-dismissed/

It looks like the "community service" and "voluntarily surrendering his $10,000 bond" were done either in lieu of a plea or he pled out and they sealed it in exchange for publicly dropping the charges.

They should have insisted on a gag order so he couldn't keep slandering the police.

Bruce