What happened? Timeline of investigation into Jussie Smollett's attack claim

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LATEST: “We stand behind the investigation and the facts revealed,” first assistant state attorney Joe Magats says after charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped. “This was not an exoneration.'

. "Despite my frustrations and deep concern with certain inaccuracies and misrepresentations that have been spread, I still believe that justice will be served.”since the alleged attack, performing at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. "Regardless of what anyone else says, I will only stand for love," Smollett said, tearing up before beginning his set. "We hope that you all stand with us.

"They wanted me to give my phone to the tech for three to four hours. I'm sorry but -- I'm not gonna do that," the singer said. "Because I have private pictures and videos and numbers: my partner's number, my family's number, my cast mate's number, my friends' numbers, my private emails, my private songs, my private voice memos."

Yet in a late-night statement from his attorneys on Saturday, Smollett hit back at the suggestion that the incident was a hoax, and expressed disbelief that the brothers could have been involved. The Osundairo brothers agreed to cooperate with authorities after detectives confronted them with evidence that they bought the rope -- allegedly used in an attack that Smollett described to police as laced with racial and homophobic slurs -- at a Chicago hardware store, sources said.

 

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Phillylawyer18 Another talk and talk and talk! Sick of it!!

Something stinks in Chicago.

Who is up for re-election during all of this? It feels like I'm watching a campaign, not a criminal investigation.

'It took me all of 5 minutes to Google...& one of the first videos that showed up actually was one of the brothers was in white face doing a Joker monologue with white makeup on. It's not implausible...' 🤣🤣😂 Seriously?

Congratulations Jessie!! You did the impossible, you united republicans and democrats. In that unity they have determined you must be hel responsible. unite goodjob Smollet

Has she ever wanted those questions answered when they do not prosecute violent rouge officers who kill? You must do justice to receive justice. Angry at Smollett? fine, but investigate when others do the wrong thing also SenAmyKlobuchar Smollett

Damn. Her pivoting though😍😂

Amy - It’s politics! 😏🤮

Why seal the case. BS.

Jussie Smollett is a lying fraud who is – and was – willing to let others take the fall, but who has used his connections to the corrupt Obamas and corrupt lying Obama bootlickers like SAKimFoxx to get a GetOutOfJailFree card. May karma come on swift wings for all of them.

Bought off by Barry machinery.

amyklobuchar No surprise here that a bigoted white woman would agree with the bigoted Mayor of Chicago, she even burnt her own state’s fellow Senator over made up accusations by Roger Stone employees!!!

JFC. It's called 'prosecutorial discretion'. Sometimes it is used wisely, sometimes it is abused...but in either case it is a very long standing concept. Outragious that .amyklobuchar is a f*cking US Senator...and she doesn't have a basic grasp of US criminal procedures?! 😤

It's called being RICH and PRIVILEGED 🗣🗣

Is this an SNL sketch or the real thing?

Cash talks.

There is a Boatload of Bullshit in this Country that didn't make & dont make any sense now ...& untill that Bullshit is straighten out.......Fuck it

Something smells fishy and it ain’t the tuna special.

She is the best among Dems.

Am I surprised the woman who made her name jailing black kids is saying this?

He either paid them or did some knee high favors its that simple

How about focusing your attention on matters that mean something or affect the lives of MANY?! How about that?

Yet... all I care about is what she has to say about health care, affordable college tuition, infrastructure and gender pay gap. Am I selfish to only care about policy and not what she thinks about jussie smollett? Cos how does this affect my life?

The prosecution did explain:

Blame it on Bush 😂

There ya go. Asking people you know don't understand.

Money, corruption, politics..... I solved it for ya.

Lol of course she does they're both Republicans. They're not you say?! Well i...I got nothing.

Sentence Jussie to work under amyklobuchar

Jussie Smollett is not the problem. Donald Trump is.

Corrupt just like the investigation into HillaryClinton and Obama, SAD!!

Why are you still talking about this?

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