‘Major Failure’ in How Foxx's Office Handled Smollett Case
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A judge on Monday released a 60-page summary report from special prosecutor Dan Webb.
Finger-pointing, misleading statements, “substantial abuses of discretion” and a “major failure" of operations were among the findings included in a special prosecutor’s investigation into Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
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‘Major Failure’ in How Foxx's Office Handled Smollett Case
Clip: 12/20/2021 | 4m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Finger-pointing, misleading statements, “substantial abuses of discretion” and a “major failure" of operations were among the findings included in a special prosecutor’s investigation into Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
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