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I was just watching Smollett's statement to the media, "I have been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one..."
Brazen shit.
Brazen shit.

My wife made an interesting comment about this. She thinks Smollett did something wrong, but she also thinks there may have been misconduct by the police during the investigation. If there's no trial and the files are sealed, then it lets both sides maintain their positions without anything ever having to come to light. Pretty shady. But then, it's Chicago.
"This was not an exoneration. To say that he was exonerated by us or anyone is not true," Magats said. "We believe he did what he was charged with doing."
"Our goal and our No. 1 priority is combating violent crime and the drivers of violence and we look to our resources to do that and I don't think that Mr. Smollett is a driver of violence or a violent individual," he said.
you are vastly over stating the public impact of misconduct on a PD. and if they were coordinated in the dropping and sealing, then surely the PD and Mayor wouldn't have combined and exploited the political gain they now "have"
All I can say about this case is that Smollett's lawyers are apparently really fucking good.
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Smollett is nominated for the 2019 NAACP Image Awards, scheduled for Saturday. Six-time host and "Black-ish" star Anthony Anderson told Variety on Wednesday that he hopes to see the controversial actor there.
“I hope he wins," Anderson added. "I’m happy for him that the system worked for him in his favor because the system isn’t always fair, especially for people of color. So I’m glad it worked out for him."
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