The Duran Quick Take: Episode 120.
RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou take a look at the shocking decision by prosecutors in Chicago to drop the Jussie Smollett case.
Smollett pled guilty to nothing, his record was expunged, no written records of the deal were filed with the court, and all existing records of the crime were sealed. Smollett exhibited no remorse or humility, as the Empire actor was not willing to admit he fabricated the attack, telling reporters, “I have been truthful and consistent from day one.”
Michelle Obama’s former chief, Tina Tchen, contacted the state’s attorney, Kim Foxx, who would hand off the case to her assistant, and the assistant would later give Smollett the deal of the century. Chicago mayor and former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel blasted the obvious corruption at play, and called the entire spectacle a complete "whitewash of justice."