Surprising Outcome in Smollett Case Provokes Anger
Clip: 3/26/2019 | 9m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Anger from the police superintendent and the mayor over the Jussie Smollett case.
After the surprise decision by Cook County prosecutors to drop all charges against Jussie Smollett, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson spoke out angrily at a press conference Tuesday. We discuss the legal underpinnings of the stunning move, and how media coverage of the case has played out.
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Surprising Outcome in Smollett Case Provokes Anger
Clip: 3/26/2019 | 9m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
After the surprise decision by Cook County prosecutors to drop all charges against Jussie Smollett, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson spoke out angrily at a press conference Tuesday. We discuss the legal underpinnings of the stunning move, and how media coverage of the case has played out.
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