Cook County DA Kim Foxx under fire following Jussie Smollett verdict

Published December 10, 2021 6:16pm ET



A guilty verdict in Jussie Smollett’s phony hate crime trial has renewed criticism of Cook County District Attorney Kim Foxx, whose office mysteriously dropped more than a dozen charges against the Empire actor before public outcry forced a special prosecutor to step in.

Smollett was found guilty on Thursday on five of six counts of disorderly conduct for lying to police.

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