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Chicago top prosecutor defends staff decision to drop Jussie Smollett charges

Jussie Smollett's legal team is accusing Chicago officials and police of trying to "smear" the "Empire" actor. It follows an angry response to the dropping of all charges against Smollett, who was accused of staging a hate crime against himself. Adriana Diaz spoke to Chicago's top prosecutor, Kim Foxx, about the case.
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