Prosecutor in Jussie Smollett Case Faces Up to 20 YEARS in Prison if Convicted

WATCH: Former Deputy Assistant AG John Yoo explains reason for US Justice Dept.

Kim Foxx, the Cook County State Attorney that seemingly “masterminded”  (I put this in quotes because “idiot-minded” is more appropriate) dropping of all sixteen of Jussie Smollett’s felony charges, could be in deep, DEEP trouble.

So deep, in fact, that former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo told Laura Ingraham she could be facing 20 years.

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As transcribed by Breitbart:

YOO: First of all, I think a lot of Americans, myself included, are outraged by this, the fact that this fakes a hate crime. Look, I’m a minority, you’re a woman, what if were to be attacked legitimately, and now we’re going to be less believed by police and prosecutors because of the example of this guy. I think that’s terrible. I think a lot Americans realize something ought to be done. Second, this is why we have a U.S. Justice Department. Okay, so maybe they just spent a lot of time investigating President Trump to no good effect. But, now they actually exist to make sure there is no corruption going on in state government. If you look at the details of this case where Mrs. Obama’s chief of staff calls the prosecutor, Kim Foxx, and all of the sudden these machinations occur and then the case gets dropped. That is exactly what the Justice Department is supposed to be involved in — to make sure there is no corruption in state government. So, I hope that President Trump is right and that the FBI is starting an investigation to look into this.

INGRAHAM: What’s the potential criminal exposure here, both for Foxx and the state’s attorney office itself?

YOO: So, Foxx could be potentially liable for what’s called mail wire fraud of depriving citizens of their honest services, which if she is convicted, right? This is the standard law that is used to go after corrupt state officials. Suppose she got a bribe, suppose she was promised a fundraiser or who knows what kind of other influence to drop this case, the maximum sentence is 20 years in prison.

Yeah, sure. She could be facing 20 years. But I wouldn’t hold my breath for her to face anything, let alone prison time. She’ll probably get a humanitarian award, instead.

This is all so gross. I’m honestly repulsed by all of it. This is some third-world-country level corruption. America is supposed to be better than this.

Kim Foxx is under fire after all charges were dropped against the Empire star in connection to allegedly staging a hate crime against himself to boost his career. This week, Foxx’s office backpedaled on claims that the top prosecutor formally rescued herself from the case after Tina Tchen, the former chief of staff of former first lady Michelle Obama, pressured her to have the Smollett investigation transferred from the Chicago Police Department to the FBI

If you think this is WILDLY fishy – that’s because it is.

It all reeks to high heaven.

I just don’t understand how someone could think they could do something SO obvious and not get caught. Unfortunately, it may be that she knows that even if she’s “caught” …she’ll be immune to any consequences.

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