CHICAGO — The Latest on Jussie Smollett (all times local):4:15 p.m. Al Sharpton is defending Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, who has been criticized after her office dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett. The Chicago Tribune reports Sharpton portrayed Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as a hypocrite. Sharpton said “there is a marked difference between how they reacted to this and how they reacted to the Laquan McDonald case.” Sharpton said there was no outrage when video showing a white officer fatally shooting the black teen was withheld. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx tells WGN that she spoke to the police superintendent about the decision to drop the case.

Source: National Post March 30, 2019 21:11 UTC