State Attorney Who Dropped Jussie Smollett Charges: ‘We Didn’t Exonerate Him’

State Attorney Who Dropped Jussie Smollett Charges: ‘We Didn’t Exonerate Him’
"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail following his release in Chicago on Feb. 21, 2019. Kamil Krzaczynski/AP Photo
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The Chicago district attorney who made the final decision to drop the 16 felony counts against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett said that the charges being dropped did not mean the actor was innocent.

“We didn’t exonerate him,” Joe Magats, the assistant state attorney who made the decision, told the New York Times.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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