JUST IN: Kim Foxx, the embattled Chicago state's attorney whose office has come under fire for its handling of the Jussie Smollett case, asks local inspector general to conduct an 'independent review' of their investigation.
Kim Foxx, the embattled Chicago state's attorney whose office has come under fire for its handling of thecase, has asked the local inspector general to look conduct an "independent review" of their investigation, she confirmed in a statement.
Foxx said that she "invited" the inspector general, Patrick Blanchard, to look into her office's handling of the case, which involved the "Empire" actor's claims of being a victim of a hate crime that police alleged was a hoax. The decision to review the case comes after the decision by the state's attorney's office to drop all 16 felony disorderly conduct charges against Smollett.
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