Chicago Police and Mayor Rahm Emanuel blast decision to drop Jussie Smollett charges: "This is a whitewash of justice"
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The Chicago mayor was very angry in speaking to reporters, especially after the Empire star declaring his innocence after prosecutors decided to drop all 16 felony charges against him for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself. "This is a whitewash of justice," said Emanuel. "I’d like to remind everybody a grand jury indicted this individual based on only a piece of the evidence that the police had collected in that period of time. So a grand jury actually brought the charges.” Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said he stood by the decision to go after Smollett. "So listen, I’m sure we all know what occurred this morning," he said. "My personal opinion is that you all know where I stand in this. Do I think justice was served? No. I think this city is still owed an apology.”
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TOPICS: Jussie Smollett, FOX, Empire, Rahm Emanuel, Taraji P. Henson, Crime
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