The Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson and Mayor Rahm Emanuel just held a press conference calling out this deal made between Smollett and the State’s Attorney, and they completely dump on it.
It’s amazing just how blunt Emanuel is being, calling it a “whitewashing” of justice and said from ‘top to bottom it’s not on the level’.
Johnson, who spoke first, said that justice was not served.
Here’s the first video from Johnson:
“Do I think justice was served? No. … I think this city is still owed an apology."
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson responds to all charges being dropped against actor Jussie Smollett. https://t.co/DpurFFq6NW pic.twitter.com/9FkVoIIzgW
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) March 26, 2019
And here’s a short one of Emanuel:
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel compares Jussie Smollett's dropped charges to the recent college admissions scandal: "You cannot have, because of a person's position, one set of rules apply to them and another set of rules apply to everybody else" https://t.co/kNQqMavks3 pic.twitter.com/mwx1mChCqH
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 26, 2019
UPDATE:
Here’s more from Emanuel:
BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on dropping of Jussie Smollett charges: "This is a whitewash of justice." https://t.co/B2ahaJSxt3 pic.twitter.com/UI65nAD8Rp
— ABC News (@ABC) March 26, 2019
And more…
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Jussie Smollett was "let off scot free, with no sense of accountability for the moral and ethical wrong of his actions" https://t.co/kNQqMavks3 pic.twitter.com/tPLBJZe7Sl
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 26, 2019
“HOW DARE HE!”
Rahm Emanuel: "Mr. Smollett is still saying that he is innocent, still running down the Chicago Police Dept. How dare him?"
"You have a person using hate crime laws…to advance your career and your financial reward. Is there no decency in this man?" https://t.co/B2ahaJSxt3 pic.twitter.com/5OJEd8KtmW
— ABC News (@ABC) March 26, 2019
You know it’s bad when someone like Rahm Emanuel calls you out.