Chicago mayor: "This is a whitewash of justice"
He also compared the case to the recent college admissions scam, in which the Department of Justice accused wealthy families of bribing college coaches and admissions officials to get their children into schools. “Jussie Smollett has always maintained his innocence and we are gratified that all charges against him have been dismissed,” spokesperson Chris Alexander said in the statement.
Reporters and cameras swarmed the"Empire" actor as he waited for a vehicle. Smollett ignored questions shouted at him.Smollett charges dropped "not part of a deferred prosecution"
The real story. You decide.
Why does Chgo.’s Leadership look so confused and inept? This looks bad for Chicago. No wonder you can’t bring crime down in your city.
Smollett is not innocent but, he has lost his job, paid a fine, performed community service and must live with the shame to his family’s name. Looks like a reasonable prosecutor made a reasonable decision. Or.. do black people always have to be jailed for everything?
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Why is this Mayor Speaking? Every time a Black Man gets killed in Chicago we never see him or hear him 😡
Not an honest word f/fake news CNN on JussieSmollett hoax knowin full-well DONLEMON KamalaHarris involved. Were this realDonaldTrump or any Republican theyd be indictin all day. Only FOX reportn truth CNN JeffZucker colludes w/criminals thedemocrats SHOULD CONCERN ALL
Where was ha anger and passion when blacks were being gunned down in Chicago? 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
Did anyone else think Rahm Emanuel was wearing a hat?
But Van Dyke gets 81 months Stop it!! Y’all wanted him to suffer but Van Dyke doesn’t Like we didn’t know how long 81 months is. Leave Jussie or Jessie Lying Self alone.. Now Watch he come back to Court for money against the City of Chicago...
How come you're not reporting Michelle Obama's former aid was acting on her behave to have the charges dismissed? is still the worst 'news' outlet. We all know you saw the texts. You're outlet is going to be remembered for lies and deceit.
This isn't the reason why, but rahm just isn't cutting the mustard as Mayor. He runs one of the worst protected citys in the country. Does anybody recall mayor Daily ? Serpico was right.
Isn't there laws preventing people of influence from obstructing justice when cases like this could have brought fourth a serious race riot in chicago? Especially since the premise was created by false accusations and facilitated by a ruse the defendant funded as a hate crime?🌽
realDonaldTrump no comment on this JussieSmollett bullshit!?
The word whitewash is racist.
Just imagine how people of color feel when an injustice happens and cops get off scott free.
ChicagosMayor, what a poor choice of words. Even the black officers standing behind you cringed at 'whitewash'.
It's a muslim, don't trust him...
Cases this big don’t get suddenly dropped unless the police did something dirty. And cool that Emmanuel’s never said anything like this about his own cops killing and beating innocent people.
I truly hope that mayor gets voted out of office. He's been on every news show today whining and bitching. Seriously it was the states attorney that dropped all charges Not Smollett. Where is his outrage when innocent kids are shot and noone is held accountable?
As a white person, how do I get some Jesse Smollett privilege?
Lol sorry i follow OANN
This is the last guy who should be talking about justice
TheDailyShow StephenAtHome RealTimers Can't be only ones thinking it's WEIRD or SardonicIrony™ w/ ChicagosMayor using WhiteWash referring to JussieSmollett Couldn't find better adjective?🤔 We believe Dude needs psychiatric help NOT jail...
Will they withdraw Michael Avenatti's indictment, now that they wiped Jessie Smollett's indictment clean? It's good to be a Democrat. Who said we are a country of laws? A lesson to Roger Stone and those Republicans indicted.
First thing I can say I agree with Raymond
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Meanwhile, 81 months for Jason Van Dyke for muder..
Yah that guy needs to resign. He's not helping Chicago at all he's hurting that town.
ChicagosMayor we can only hope you show this much energy when African Americans are discriminated against police officers, because you have refused to make any comments about the obvious
Oh no, one black person is not subjected to the most corrupt justice system, and white people start to going crazy
Can you talk about the affordable care act?
Your country is getting screwed royally by your own president, and this is one of your head line news?
OJ Smollett! 😂😂😂
Just know Michelle Oblamba she will get you off
Funny I’ve never seen RahmEmanuel come out like this for the numerous police abuses committed against his citizens. He needs to sit the hell down and figure out how to run a city. The last time I checked he isn’t a judge. Keep this anger for when your cops kill innocent people.
It was a nola contendre plea deal. I heard his lawyer call it that.
Where was the Mayor and the police when Laquan McDonald was shot in the back a unarmed man.
MICHELLE OBAMA SAID YOU WERE INFORM YOU KNEW SHE WAS GOING OBSTRUCK JUSTIC she hurt YOUR POLICE FORCE PUT IN HARMS WAY people wonder why we keep losing LIFE OF COPs ITS BECUASE THEIR NOT GETTING RESPECT THEY DESERVE how can you allow OBAMAs have any say in how your city run?
In 2014, Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke fired 16 shots into Laquan McDonald as he walked away from him. Van Dyke was sentenced to just 81 months in jail for the cold blooded murder. I don’t want to hear Chicago police or politicians talk about a lack of justice.
Blackwash
CORRUPTION KNOWS SURPRISE WHATSOEVER!!! BORN AND RAISED IN CHICAGO ON THE SOUTH SIDE!! ALL THE BIG CITIES RUN BY DEMOCRATS!! GET WHAT THEY DESERVE !!!
Where's that energy when one of y'all shoot somebody who was unarmed? Suck it up.
Rahm, you really might want to consider rephrasing this. Whitewashing of justice is what's *been* going on. For years.
How in the world does someone skirt 16 felony charges without setting foot in a trial courtroom? Did they think the country would bite on this and forget all about the last 3 days?
Right after the college fraud scandal, a celebrity gets over again. Absolutely revolting. A prominent Chicagoan (Obama) made a call to the prosecutor to drop all charges and then make sure the records were sealed. Integrity doesn’t exist anymore.
Thought I’d never say it but WAY TO GO MAYOR RAHM!!
Well here we go again justice for all
This is a disgrace. Sending cops in a crime ridden city on a wild chase, trying to promote racism by blaming two white men, trying to push hate with lies about gay slurs and then blame it on Trump supporters to divide our country even more...this guy is evil.
If you have money in America you can buy your way into college and buy your way out of jail
Very rarely if ever do I agree with him but this time I completely agree
Corruption in Chicago. The Dems and the Smollet crime.
tariqnasheed
europeanpounds clownery
It's called Liberal Democrat Privileged...and that's why they're called the party of hypocrites.
Charging someone for every “ lie “ they told is almost as rediculous as saying “ whitewash of justice “ 😏
Rich privilege
About time...nation is going nuts on this
He went full WS tone
Good for the mayor. There is no justice here. Hope the IA does some deep investigating because this is messed up The evidence the CPD have shows Smollette is a hate filled andstoking the racial fires Lets hope the FBI investingating his other potential felony keep their backbone
No reporting on this brutality now disturbingly common in India... Minorities homes being destroyed raped lynched to death force conversion.... Who chose to be Born as they are born before coming to this planet? 😥
Dumb Assess
DAM LIAR fox had letter OBAMA order judge mayor etc 2 SEND CASE 2 HIS FREINDS IN FBI same agent who try take down POTUS well they sure did DISMISS case PAYS 2 HAVE FBI AGENTS AS FREINDS EH? all know Obama only came out 4 blacks had no use 4 POLICE FORCE another American disgrace
Justice for the victims. Those two Nigerians deserved their man....
This is some BULLSHIT
Kim Foxx got paid. Chicago Corruption strikes again!
Yawn, as if you care about justice, your whole goal as mayor as to line your own pockets and those of your sponsors, good riddance
He is the Mayor of a city that was built on 'whitewash'.. I'm sure the CNN ethnic panel of experts are going to blame the whole thing on some type of collusion.
Disgusting judge Steven Watkins
Kristen_Colwell The law only applies to the poor.
Black people been dealing with the 'whitewash' of justice our entire existence...
Wow never seen this coming! I agree with ChicagosMayor
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Where is the outrage from mayors and PD Superintendents after officers are let off 'scot-free' after shooting black men in the back? This case has been a circus from day one!
If Mr. Smollett was truly innocent, he would now be demanding investigations & suing everyone. Instead he has the look of a halfwit child who snuck into the Tiger exhibit, & as he was being swallowed up, the Tiger spat him back out & exclaimed... 'You taste horrible, get out!!'
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Emmitt Till understands what happened today.
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Facts:
Did he just.......son
All the black people are going to say it's long overdue when this happens to white people all the time so I'm not even going to waste my fucking breath
16 counts. 16. No way they all get dropped unless there IS NO CASE.
Someone is hiding something. Maybe Smollett got paid to set this whole thing up. Heard that Michelle Obama put in a word, to let him off easy, so right there I’m suspicious!
RahmEmmanuel U mad Jussie getting white privilege? Are you as passionate when unarmed Black Men are killed by police?
Time for the Fed to prosecute on the basis of a hate crime
Is that what he called the Muller report
It smells like a dirty coverup and political. It’s disgusting!
People are asking if he was innocent, why did he have to forfeit his bail? That's how the criminal justice system works in Illinois. You can pay your way out directly to the the state and make things go away.
' white' wash
For once Rahm is right
Civil suit here we come!
CNN...CLINTON fake NEWS NETWORK
You do know there’s a flood epidemic; a constitutional crisis; extreme poverty; massive fraud; global warming at an end of days level and some other stuff...
Notice how they are never this upset when one of their own kills a black person.
It's OJ all over again! This is a shot in the back for people who have suffered REAL racial attacks and this SCUMBAG has set race relations back a decade! Why should we believe ANYONE that says they were attacked - we're just going to think it's for FINANCIAL gain!
It was a white wash lol the brothers didn't come up with that on there own lol and who sent the letter? He did it,they just didn't have the evidence
I don't want to hear abt. another hate crime! What a joke!
The money trail goes through Democrats to Michelle Obama.
The system is broken in favor of progressiveness and leftist. We’re F up as a nation!!!
I am confused if this guy is innocent then why did the brothers say he paid them to do it and why did Smollett hand over 10k to the veryppeople that falsley accused him of a crime. They are hiding something.
Dear Mayor, Please explain: So the check he wrote to his 'trainers' were for 'nutrition or training? What about the video showing those trainers buying red hats, rope and bleach? Was that for Halloween party I call BS.
Q followers knew this weeks ago. Incredible to know the news before it hits the news. It's just the beginning of this case.
You have a secret warehouse that you torture people in without lawyers. Take the L on this one.
First time i've agreed with Rahm in a while. 🙃
I guess a lot of people are okay with Jussie being okay with letting innocent people get sent to prison which would have been what happened if CPD hadn’t investigated. It could have been the nigerian guys or your family members rotting in prison for a crime Jussie made up.
Corrupt Obama administration & DNC shall be no more!
So the attorney general brought one bag of fed charges to kill his career. Then dropped said charges when the hype died down? Got it.
So how long until you guys tell us that JussieSmollett forfeiting his bond is a normal thing for victims to do? ClownNewsNetwork FactsLastorNever
No collusion, nothing to see here🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sounds like there were some issues on how the police investigation handled information with media.
Yeah well, whats good for Trump is good for Smollett.
Someone needs to ask prom Rahm how many complaints Van Dyke had before he killed someone. How many cops are walking around with tens of complaints for brutality with no justice at all for their victims.
smollett can go straight to the center of the 9th circle of hell.
Gay privilege
And what’s he gonna do about it? Nothing, exactly.
That’s crap!!!
What a word to use, whitewash.
I agree with the mayor, a lot of money and man hours were wasted. Thank you Kim Foxx for telling the PD money talks boo
This is the part where the folks that normally deny that privilege exists would say “get over it” and “time to move on”. Right?
Then fuckin do something about it. RESIGN NOW or there will be repercussions if justice isn't served. He committed a HATE CRIME. ANY white man would be locked away forever.
White people really hate it when black people get treated like white people.
Uhm. The use of the term”whitewash” probably wasn’t the best idea.
Now free r kelly
The Osundairo brothers thrown under the bus.
Look at that a black racist gets away with it. If it had been a white guy he would be in jail for ever
The Chicago DA caved in. Very disappointing
I couldn't agree more!
So... it helps you get away with crimes, if you have money and are famous.
And we know the Police have a squeaky clean record on prosecuting perpetrators of crime
I guess laws dont matter...what a country
Is he that upset when his officers get away with murder? Bet not
Damn Chicago do you need money that bad. If he was innocent he would have got his bond back. JussieSmollett donlemon isn’t going into hysterics about the complete mystery surrounding this case is he FakeNews
If you’re the president or famous you get away with anything!
More like a brown out of justice
'whitewash' carefully chosen word
No, A whitewash of justice is the unnecessary, undeserved killing and harassing of black people by the Chicago police. The police force is corrupt and instead of focusing on the problems within the police department the Mayor wants to continue to slander Jussie’s name.
This is outrageous. The Obama’s make a couple calls & it’s game over...jeeez, incredible. Rahm should be angry-
So much for the charge of a racially bias criminal justice system... we all know race has nothing to do with it .. if you are wealthy with resources and connections then he system lays down for you ... a middle class or poor person get nailed to the wall regardless of race
We finally agree on something ChicagosMayor !!! Please make him pay for what he did. JussieSmollett is guilty.
So true what rahm is saying.the police had evidence.I think the da and judge need to be investigated as to why they aren't proceeding with case
He still works there?
JussieSmollett is still GUILTY regardless of if the charges are dropped. PublicityStunt
Well said, Rahm Emanuel.
Why is he even commenting on this? You are not the cops, and you are not the prosecutor. Stay in your lane, Rahm.
The letter he threatened with is mail fraud. That's a federal crime - state prosecutor can suck it
cnn you guys maybe should take time from publishing anything and enroll you staff in some remedial truth classes. What guarantees you have to the american people that anything you are saying today is true?
I think the FBI should investigate! Although the FBI have not been very effective either! Our justice system is really fucked up!
He’s right. You don’t just hand over 10k b/c you’re innocent. I guarantee you JussieSmollett won’t sue the city for defamation b/c he’s not innocent.
It is good to be celebrity. You can get away with any crime you commit. How many young African Americans are in jail for minor offenses because they can't afford bailouts?
I’ve seen ppl on LivePD get arrested for a Flake of weed handcuff for a pebble of rock salt on their floorboards (then released) I have lost all faith in Judicial system in the US! seal documents JessieSmollett Barr interpretation of the MuellerReport
We may be divided as a nation in a variety of topics, but we can all agree on one thing: Jussie Smollett IS guilty and a total POS.
RahmEmanuel your cops were sloppy! Showboating in public! Public was prejudiced.
I have to wonder. Did something trigger this to shift the headlines away from Mueller Report?
March is officially now the rich get out of jail month!
The most colossal under-statement of the year. This has become a genuine travesty and a total mockery of justice. What happened to the 16 counts?
12 Angry Men
Disgusting....money can buy everything
Never thought I’d agree with this guy on anything, but he’s right on this
When he says whitewash does he mean exact same thing that happens to rich white dudes?
Jussie Smollett has officially lost his right to complain that the justice system only benefits the rich and powerful.
The democratic darling mayor is calling out the b.s. cnn will have to gag on this.
He's 100% corruption, prosecutor needs to be investigated for wrong doing. A grand jury brought charges
This bull shit. blackprivilege
One hell of a week in America.
Shame on the Mayor. Clearly, the police department screwed up. The prosecutor would not have made this decision. Admit it and don't hide behind blaming the victim. You sounded just like Trump.
Obama is not going to like this
~ what goes around… comes all the way back around.
An act of a corrupt system. Lock Him Up.
I’m confused? Why are charges dropped? This is really wrong
Any ordinary citizens would be charged!
What kind of privilege is this?
Did he say the same thing when the CPD intentionally tried to cover up and destroy evidence in the investigation of Laquan McDonald's murder? I bet there's some people escaping justice, but they're probably corrupt CPD, not Smollet.
Point of the day: In today’s world & climate, it is no longer about truth and justice but fame and money. potus JussieSmollett LoriLaughlin FelicityHuffman RKelly all have something in common: regardless of your crime, if you are rich and famous, you will not be penalized!
Rahm Emanuel and Jaba the Hut Police Superintendent have great nerves to be talking about someone getting privileged treatment in court due to their money and influence with Chicago's track record of police avoiding justice after murdering citizens.
lady justice eyes were gouged out and thrown in the trash
Jaba da Hut out here talking about if you want to clear your name you should do it in court. Smollett do it in court. And the State decided that you were a fat ass liar! Jaba da Hut should remember his words the next time a Chicago cop is accused of murdering or abusing citizens!
Jussie Smollett deserves jail time. You can’t deceive police and walk free. He is not above the law.
Hey hey ho ho States Attorney Kimm Foxx has got to go, Hey hey ho ho Kimm Foxx has got to go. The FBI needs to get involved and figure out what the true story is here. This is Chicago shenigans at its finest!
Thank the dems for that, would never have happened if I did it and blamed an Obama supporter!
Yep..had he been Republican..his ass was toast
Time to knock off the attacks on President Trump and the people that elected him into office.
That's how black people feel everytime a white cop gets off after killing an unarmed black person!
This was orchestrated by Michael Obama
Chicago_Police just leak the evidence! Y'all been fucking leaking from the beginning. If this is as serious as you say, leak the evidence! CNN MSNBC NBCNews politico nytimes AP CBSNews TheAtlantic NewYorker NYDailyNews washingtonpost NPR McClatchyDC MSNBCPR CNNPR
Oh Shit it’s going down ayyye Jussie you embarrassed the Chicago PD payback is coming homie they don’t forget 🍿🍿
I hope Jussie doesn’t beat himself up over Rahm Emanuel’s words.
I don't think that means what he thinks it means.... 🤔
Sure is!!
Because the mayor knows all the details the police and DA know? Since when?!
Holy the super liberal is mad 😂
Whitewash 🤣🤣🤣
Justice is so last season
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