Chicago Prosecutor Kim Foxx & deputies subpoenaed over Smollett case

What the heck happened in the Jussie Smollett case? How is it a person can falsely claim a hate crime, have a ton of evidence to dispute the claim, and get less than a slap on the wrist without even needing to apologize?

It looks like Cook County wants to find out.

A retired judge, Sheila O'Brien, is seeking the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate exactly what lead Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's office to drop charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. She has subpoenaed Foxx, her chief deputy, and Smollett to appear at a hearing to discuss the case. Hopefully, Smollett won't be too busy to make an appearance.

The Chicago-Sun Times reports that the retired Cook County appellate judge filed a petition last week demanding that a special prosecutor be appointed to investigate Foxx's office. O'Brien's filings included a subpoena demanding Foxx's presence at a hearing to discuss the potential appointment. In addition, O'Brien is seeking to compel the appearance of Foxx's deputy, Joseph Magats, [[pronounced "Maggots"] who was the public face of the "plea deal" Foxx's office brokered with Smollett, and the mediocre actor himself.

Also, the petition demands that the three subjects produce a copy of all documents they may have in their possession relating to the case, to ensure “that they have not been altered or destroyed and will not be destroyed throughout this case."

“Foxx’s conflict in this matter is beyond dispute,” O’Brien wrote in her petition. “Instead, Foxx misled the public into believing that Smollett’s case was handled like any other prosecution and without influence.”

It is  unclear if O'Brien can compel a special prosecutor's investigation, but it appears she's going to try. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

She has been vocal about the lack of oversight of Foxx's office in this case, and Foxx's own lack of attention to how her office handled the Smollett investigation, the charges, and the subsequent "plea deal."

O'Brien wrote an article for the Chicago Tribune earlier this month saying that the city and county needs to pursue an investigation into how Foxx handled her clear conflict of interest in the Smollett case.



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