Special prosecutor in Jussie Smollett case requests release of full investigative report
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Special prosecutor Dan Webb has requested the full report on the handling of Jussie Smollett's investigation be released. Webb will appear before Judge Michael Toomin on Monday to formally make the request.
Webb was appointed special prosecutor to the Smollett case in 2019, after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office dropped a 16-count indictment against the actor.
Webb's job was to probe the handling of the Smollett case and the decision to drop the charges. His investigation led to a new 6-count indictment and accusations that Foxx's office abused prosecutorial discretion by dropping the original charges.
A 12-page summary of Webb's report was originally released to the public in August 2020, but the full report has remained sealed at Toomin's order. The judge had been worried about grand jury material contained in the longer version of Webb's report.
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