All Charges against Jussie Smollett dropped.....

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Originally Posted by Keadog

I heard on the radio (and have no idea if it's true) that someone from Michelle Obama's personal staff had intervened early in the process on his behalf.


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The Michelle Obama thing was initial someone who once worked for her contacted the DA to urge her to have the initial "hate crime" aspect of the case turned over to the FBI to investigate as a federal hate crime.

The DA later recused herself from the case due to a conflict of interest after it changed course and Smollett was instead charged.

https://www.tmz.com/2019/03/26/kim-f...arges-dropped/