The special prosecutor will have the ability to recharge Smollett with a crime as a result of their investigation.
Foxx’s recusal cited contact via text messages with one of Smollett’s family members when the case was initially investigated as a hate crime-based assault. However, the, obtained by FOIA request, indicated that the recusal may also have partly resulted from false rumors that she is related to Smollett.
Although charges were dropped by Foxx’s office, the special prosecutor will have the ability to recharge Smollett with a crime as a result of their investigation. Smollett is also currently facing a defamation lawsuit from the Osundario brothers, who may be accomplices in Smollett’s case. Additionally, the city of Chicago is also suing Smollett for the cost of police overtime that arose from the initial criminal investigation.
Foxx was elected to Chicago’s top prosecutor role in 2016, becoming the city’s first black woman to obtain the position. She campaigned on her background as a
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