Smollett Tries To Get Special Prosecutor Dropped, Blames Brother

Disgraced former “Empire” star Jesse Smollett filed a motion Friday in an attempt to prevent a special prosecutor from looking into the handling of his case. As The Daily Wire reports:

Former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett filed a motion Friday requesting that the court nullify an order last month assigning a special prosecutor to look into the handling of his case after its sudden dismissal by embattled State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.

“Jussie Smollett, by his attorneys, Geragos & Geragos, respectfully requests that this Court grant his Motion, vacate the June 21, 2019 Order, and deny the Petition to Appoint a Special Prosecutor,” reads the filing submitted by his attorneys, Mark Geragos and Tina Glandian, as reported by Deadline Friday.

Last month, Judge Michael Toomin ruled that Foxx’s decision to appoint a member of her own office to oversee the case after she “withdrew” over potential conflicts of interest was not legal. Toom also empowered the special prosecutor to potentially bring charges against Smollett if the prosecutor has “reasonable grounds” to suspect that the actor was guilty of criminal conduct.

In another passage of the filing highlighted by Deadline, Smollett’s lawyers state that if their request to drop the prosecutor altogether is denied, they want the scope of the investigation to be narrowed. “In the event the Court is not inclined to grant the Motion, Mr. Smollett, by his attorneys, Geragos & Geragos, respectfully requests that the Court modify the June 21, 2019 Order to clarify that the special prosecutor may investigate and prosecute potential misconduct only, and may not further prosecute Mr. Smollett for the charges that were previously brought and dismissed against him,” the motion reads.

What is Smollett trying to hide?


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