Judge assigns special prosecutor to investigate handling of Smollett case

Name: Judge assigns special prosecutor to investigate handling of Smollett case
Uploaded: 2019-06-22T02:00:00+00:00
Duration: 1 min 50 s
Description: A judge decided to appoint a special prosecutor Friday to investigate the decision by Cook County prosecutors to dismiss all charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of lying to the police by claiming he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago in January.

A judge decided to appoint a special prosecutor Friday to investigate the decision by Cook County prosecutors to dismiss all charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of lying to the police by claiming he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago in January.

Posted June 21, 2019 9:10pm CDT