A retired judge seeking the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate exactly what lead Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office to drop charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has subpoenaed Foxx, her chief deputy, and Smollett to appear at a hearing to discuss the case.
The Chicago-Sun Times reports that retired Cook County appellate judge, Sheila O’Brien, filed a petition last week demanding that a special prosecutor be appointed to investigate Foxx’s office. O’Brien’s filings included a subpoena demanding Foxx’s presence at a hearing to discuss the potential appointment. In addition, O’Brien is seeking to compel the appearance of Foxx’s deputy, Joseph Magats, who was the public face of the “plea deal” Foxx’s office brokered with Smollett, and Smollett himself.
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