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Special Prosecutor Condemns Handling of Jussie Smollett Case

‘OPERATIONAL FAILURES’

The investigator found that Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office abused their discretion in the case.

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The office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx abused its discretion in the case against Jussie Smollett, but the abuse did not amount to criminal action, a Chicago special prosecutor said Monday.

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