A report released by a judge on Monday revealed there was a “major failure” and “substantial abuses” in the investigation of Jussie Smollett by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Michael Toomin allowed the release of the 60-page report by Special Prosecutor Dan Webb, who interviewed Foxx, her former first assistant Joseph Magats, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and prosecutor Risa Lanier.
In the report, Webb found Foxx and Magats mischaracterized to the media and public why the initial case against Smollett was resolved when they said it was “similar” to 5,700 other cases, which was not accurate.
Webb also found that Foxx’s office misrepresented information when they said the “Empire” star had no criminal background, which was false.
“The fact that the CCSAO (Cook County State Attorney’s Office) represented Mr. Smollett prior conviction related, in part, to making a false statement to police, and thus, similar to this alleged conduct (i.e., making a false police report) in the Initial Smollett case,” according to the Webb report.