special prosecutor
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Seven Things to Know About The Special Counsel Investigating Biden
The attorney general just appointed a special counsel to investigate Biden’s classified documents, and we’re here to answer all of your questions.
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Daniel Cameron Deep in His Feelings Over Megan Thee Stallion's SNL Callout: It Was ‘Disgusting’
It didn’t take long for the clip to go viral: Megan Thee Stallion performing on Saturday Night Live, flanked by backup dancers wearing matching black and white bodysuits, their fists raised high in the air as a message urging viewers to “protect Black women” played behind them. The performance included a brief break in the…
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Newly Appointed Special Prosecutor in the Jussie Smollett Case Will Reinvestigate the Actor’s Infamous Tale and the Saga That Followed
Talk about making a federal case out of something. A Chicago judge on Friday appointed a former U.S. attorney—a fed, y’all—as special prosecutor to investigate what one guesses should be referred to as “Jussie Smollett-gate.” Sigh. According to the Chicago Tribune, on Friday, Cook County Judge Michael Toomin appointed Dan Webb, a former federal prosecutor,…
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Jussie Smollett Case Crusader Files Court Papers Challenging Fitness of Actor’s Lawyers
In a case that just won’t seem to die, lawyers for Jussie Smollett filed court papers Thursday to answer a charge that they are not legally allowed to practice in the state of Illinois and therefore shouldn’t be able to fight to block a judge’s ruling appointing a special prosecutor in Smollett’s case. In response…
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The Saga Continues: Chicago Judge Orders Special Prosecutor Be Appointed in the Jussie Smollett Case [Corrected]
Will the Jussie Smollett case ever end? A Chicago judge Friday ordered that a special prosecutor be appointed to look into how Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office decided to drop all 16 felony disorderly conduct charges against the actor over allegations he staged a homophobic and racist attack against himself in…
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Chicago Judge in Jussie Smollett Special Prosecutor Case Reassigns Matter to New Jurist
The judge who was to decide whether to appoint a special prosecutor to look into how all charges came to be dropped against Jussie Smollett has decided to let a different judge handle it. Judge LeRoy Martin Jr. said Friday he was not recusing himself from the case, merely reassigning it. Martin came under scrutiny…
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If America Can Self-Correct, Then TrumPutin Is Heading for Impeachment
Can you feel it? The walls are closing in on this Negan-ass administration. It feels like it’s only a matter of time—except I don’t trust this Republican Congress, which makes me feel like we might have to endure years of this, and that would be horrible—but for now just go with me. Let’s act as…