Posted on 05/02/2019 6:14:44 PM PDT by Steely Tom
A hearing on a request for a special prosecutor in the Jussie Smollett case quickly switched its focus Thursday from the “Empire” actor to the judge on the bench.
The proceedings grew unexpectedly heated when Sheila O’Brien, a retired appellate judge pushing for the special prosecutor, filed last-minute paperwork suggesting that Cook County Judge LeRoy Martin Jr. recuse himself from deciding the issue because his son has worked as a county prosecutor since last year.
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Martin’s son, LeRoy III, who has been with the state’s attorney’s office since April 2018, works as a prosecutor in the juvenile court.
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Rule of law vs. rule of [political - no 0bmama judges- Traitor Roberts] peeps...
As usual in liberal lala land, the fix is in.
I wish more Judges would grow testys.
Why do I get the sense that this is all show, that it is going nowhere?
It probably is going nowhere. It’s Chicago, after all.
In the long run, Jussie Smollett isn’t finished, by any means. He got away with something big, his career is in real trouble, and evil always overreaches. He’ll up the ante, don’t worry about it.
Why do I get the sense that this is all show, that it is going nowhere?
it is Chicago - rules do not apply to political class
It’s Chicago, of course the fix is in. Black liberal defendant, prosecutor and judges. The fix has be in since the minute Juicy was charged. We know how this ends but it has been fun to watch.
It is deeper than the story reported. LeRoy Martin Sr. the Judge’ Father is the Retired Chicago Chief of Police. The family is more connected than Jesse Jackson.
rest of the search results "Jussie" (they come back in chrono order):
Why bother? If corrupt Chicago can get away with letting this hate crime go unpunished then nothing else will happen.
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