{"id":1134843,"date":"2021-12-20T17:20:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T22:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1134843"},"modified":"2021-12-20T17:20:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T22:20:27","slug":"jussie-smollett-special-prosecutor-referring-kim-foxx-to-illinois-attorney-registration-for-ethic-violations-false-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jussie-smollett-special-prosecutor-referring-kim-foxx-to-illinois-attorney-registration-for-ethic-violations-false-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Jussie Smollett Special Prosecutor Referring Kim Foxx To Illinois Attorney Registration For Ethic Violations, False Statements"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjussie-smollett-special-prosecutor-referring-kim-foxx-to-illinois-attorney-registration-for-ethic-violations-false-statements%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1134843&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Monday, Illinois Judge Michael Toomin allowed for the release of a 60-page report regarding Illinois\u2019 Cook County Attorney Kim Foxx\u2019s mishandling of the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax case. That report found major failures and potential ethics violations over false statements given by Foxx to authorities regarding the investigation. In 2019, Foxx initially dropped all charges against the now-convicted hate crime hoaxer who claimed he was attacked on a January night by two MAGA supporters hurling racial and homophobic slurs.<\/p>\n<p>WTTW reported that Special Prosecutor Dan Webb compiled the report as part of orders from Toomin, who appointed \u201cWebb as the special prosecutor in this case after Foxx\u2019s office dismissed an initial set of 16 criminal charges against Smollett, who was accused of orchestrating a hoax hate crime against himself in Chicago in January 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWebb was tasked both with reinvestigating the Smollett case and with determining whether Foxx or any other person or office involved in the case \u2018engaged in improper conduct or committed any criminal offenses,\u201d the local channel explained.<\/p>\n<p>Webb\u2019s report found \u201csubstantial abuses\u201d a \u201cmajor failure of operations\u201d committed by Foxx\u2019s office, but stopped short of saying there was any criminal behavior:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSpecifically, the (Office of the Special Prosecutor) also explicitly asked 37 interviewees who could potentially have information about criminal activity by the (Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office) if they were aware of any actions by anyone at the (office) that might constitute criminal conduct,\u201d Webb\u2019s team said in the report. \u201cAcross the board, everyone asked responded that they were not aware of any potential criminal conduct.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following the release of the report Monday morning, Fox News\u2019 Matt Finn reported that former Judge Sheila O\u2019Brien issued a statement saying that \u201cKim Foxx is a liar and should resign.\u201d As pointed out by Finn, O\u2019Brien successfully filed the motion for the special prosecutor in the Smollett case which led to the actor being re-charged after Foxx\u2019s office dropped the initial investigation<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKim Foxx should resign,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cThis report shows she is a liar, that her administration is in chaos, and that she\u2019s blaming everyone else. She should resign. taxpayers deserve better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Breaking: former judge Sheila O\u2019Brien says Kim Foxx is a liar and should resign. You may recall O\u2019Brien successfully filed the motion for the special prosecutor. O\u2019Brien can be credited in part with Smollett\u2019s conviction. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IEUFMqo91u\">pic.twitter.com\/IEUFMqo91u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattFinnFNC\/status\/1473032610968268803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the Smollett controversy, Foxx won re-election in 2020. Finn also reported that Webb said he would be \u201creferring Kim Foxx and attorneys to Illinois Attorney registration \u2013 for potential ethics violations by making false and misleading statements in Smollett case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Smollett special prosecutor says it\u2019s referring Kim Foxx and attorneys to Illinois Attorney registration \u2013 for potential ethics violations by making false and misleading statements in Smollett case.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattFinnFNC\/status\/1473030781895204866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chicago-prosecutor-kim-foxx-calls-jussie-smollett-issue-bullsh-says-it-was-just-a-transparency-problem\">Chicago Prosecutor Kim Foxx Calls Jussie Smollett Issue \u2018Bullsh**,\u2019 Says It Was Just A \u2018Transparency\u2019 Problem<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-jussie-smollett-found-guilty-on-multiple-counts-in-hate-crime-hoax-case\">Jussie Smollett Found Guilty On Multiple Counts In Hate Crime Hoax&nbsp;Case<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/judge-admonishes-jussie-smollett-just-answer-his-questions-without-arguing\">Judge Admonishes Jussie Smollett: \u2018Just Answer His Questions Without&nbsp;Arguing\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/smollett-admits-on-stand-to-changing-description-of-attackers-from-white-to-pale-was-being-responsible\">Smollett Admits On Stand To Changing Description Of \u2018Attackers\u2019 From \u2018White\u2019 To \u2018Pale,\u2019 Was Being&nbsp;\u2018Responsible\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, Illinois Judge Michael Toomin allowed for the release of a 60-page report regarding Illinois\u2019 Cook County Attorney Kim Foxx\u2019s mishandling of the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax case. That report found major failures and potential ethics violations over false statements given by Foxx to authorities regarding the investigation. In 2019, Foxx initially dropped all charges against the now-convicted hate crime hoaxer who claimed he was attacked on a January night by two MAGA supporters hurling racial and homophobic slurs.WTTW reported that Special Prosecutor Dan Webb compiled the report as part of orders from Toomin, who appointed \u201cWebb as the special prosecutor in this case after Foxx\u2019s office dismissed an initial set of 16 criminal charges against Smollett, who was accused of orchestrating a hoax hate crime against himself in Chicago in January 2019.\u201d\u201cWebb was tasked both with reinvestigating the Smollett case and with determining whether Foxx or any other person or office involved in the case \u2018engaged in improper conduct or committed any criminal offenses,\u201d the local channel explained.Webb\u2019s report found \u201csubstantial abuses\u201d a \u201cmajor failure of operations\u201d committed by Foxx\u2019s office, but stopped short of saying there was any criminal behavior:\u201cSpecifically, the (Office of the Special Prosecutor) also explicitly asked 37 interviewees who could potentially have information about criminal activity by the (Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office) if they were aware of any actions by anyone at the (office) that might constitute criminal conduct,\u201d Webb\u2019s team said in the report. \u201cAcross the board, everyone asked responded that they were not aware of any potential criminal conduct.\u201dFollowing the release of the report Monday morning, Fox News\u2019 Matt Finn reported that former Judge Sheila O\u2019Brien issued a statement saying that \u201cKim Foxx is a liar and should resign.\u201d As pointed out by Finn, O\u2019Brien successfully filed the motion for the special prosecutor in the Smollett case which led to the actor being re-charged after Foxx\u2019s office dropped the initial investigation\u201cKim Foxx should resign,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cThis report shows she is a liar, that her administration is in chaos, and that she\u2019s blaming everyone else. She should resign. taxpayers deserve better.\u201dBreaking: former judge Sheila O\u2019Brien says Kim Foxx is a liar and should resign. You may recall O\u2019Brien successfully filed the motion for the special prosecutor. O\u2019Brien can be credited in part with Smollett\u2019s conviction. pic.twitter.com\/IEUFMqo91u\u2014 Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) December 20, 2021Despite the Smollett controversy, Foxx won re-election in 2020. Finn also reported that Webb said he would be \u201creferring Kim Foxx and attorneys to Illinois Attorney registration \u2013 for potential ethics violations by making false and misleading statements in Smollett case.\u201dSmollett special prosecutor says it\u2019s referring Kim Foxx and attorneys to Illinois Attorney registration \u2013 for potential ethics violations by making false and misleading statements in Smollett case.\u2014 Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) December 20, 2021Related: Chicago Prosecutor Kim Foxx Calls Jussie Smollett Issue \u2018Bullsh**,\u2019 Says It Was Just A \u2018Transparency\u2019 ProblemRelated:\u00a0Jussie Smollett Found Guilty On Multiple Counts In Hate Crime Hoax\u00a0CaseRelated:\u00a0Judge Admonishes Jussie Smollett: \u2018Just Answer His Questions Without\u00a0Arguing\u2019Related:\u00a0Smollett Admits On Stand To Changing Description Of \u2018Attackers\u2019 From \u2018White\u2019 To \u2018Pale,\u2019 Was Being\u00a0\u2018Responsible\u2019The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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