It Gets Worse: FOP Chief Asks DOJ for Smollett Case Probe Over Michelle Obama Aide’s Interference

 

 

On March 15th, Fraternal Order of Police President Kevin Graham sent a letter to the Justice Department requesting a federal probe into Cook County’s state attorney. The union chief alleged that Kim Foxx interfered in the investigation of disgraced Empire actor Jussie Smollett.

According to Kevin, Kim acted inappropriately by attempting to convince Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson to turn over the case to the FBI.

She eventually removed herself entirely.

As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times:

Foxx’s call to Johnson came after an influential supporter of the “Empire” actor reached out to Foxx personally: Tina Tchen, a Chicago attorney and former chief of staff for former First Lady Michelle Obama, according to emails and text messages provided by Foxx to the Chicago Sun-Times in response to a public records request.

Text messages show Tchen contacted Foxx on Feb. 1, three days after Smollett said he was jumped by two men as he walked home from a sandwich shop near his Streeterville home. Tchen texted Foxx to set up an early morning phone call.

Kim Foxx assured Tchen, as well as a relative of Jussie’s, that she had attempted to have Johnson hand over the probe.

After texting such, Jussie’s relative replied, “OMG this would be a huge victory.”

Kevin spelled it out:

“Such conduct merits a review by your office. Private attorneys are not allowed to interfere with ongoing police investigations, particularly at the request of private individuals associated with subjects being investigated by the police, in this case, a subject later determined to be the offender, not the victim.”

Was recusing herself enough to make things right? Kevin says No way:

“That recusal is wholly insufficient. In order for Ms. Foxx to properly charge and try this case, her entire office should have recused itself and a special prosecutor been appointed.”

So the mess that was already a gigantic mess (here, herehere, here, and here) is even a bigger mess.

Way to go, everybody.

-Alex

 

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