Kim Foxx Deputies Resign in Wake of Jussie Smollett Scandal

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx speaks to reporters at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse after R. Kelly was ordered held on a $1 million bond in Chicago ,on Feb. 23, 2019 . Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP

Two top deputies of Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx have resigned in the wake of the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax scandal.

Smollett, the “Empire” actor, saw all charges against him dropped by Foxx’s office in an unusual agreement that did not require him to admit any wrongdoing.