Tag: Jussie Smollett

Authorities released nearly 70 hours of video related to the alleged racial and homophobic attack against 'Empire' star Jussie Smollett. #SpecialReport #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines…

Judge orders probe into actor's dropped charges; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.' #TheFive #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer streaming service,…

Fallout continues for Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx following her decision to drop charges against 'Empire' star Jussie Smollett; Mike Tobin reports from Chicago. FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio,…

Our Political Fights Are Intense Because We No Longer Agree on the Rules Matthew Walther, writing about Julian Assange in The Week, lists how many Democrats and Republicans changed their minds about Assange depending upon whose secrets he was exposing and concludes: [if Assange exposes Trump’s secrets], we can expect to see both sides revert once more to their circa 2010 defaults. One of the reasons our politics is so contentious and angry is that we can’t agree on what the rules are. But a vocal chunk of Americans don’t really care about what the policies are; they would much rather argue that their side is right. For many people, it depends upon the partisan status of the person accused. For many Americans, when the side they like uses heated rhetoric, it’s speaking truth to power. Is the desire to make more money inherently greedy? For years, the mantra of Bernie Sanders was that the wealthy were driven by an intensely selfish desire: “How many yachts do billionaires need? Boy, Joe Biden’s efforts in the fight about forced busing and desegregation sure are getting a lot of attention these days, aren’t they? At the time, the motivation for spotlighting the teens was clear: to disagree with their often-heated and sometimes factually wrong assertions about gun violence amounted to “attacking children” in the eyes of their pro-gun control allies. Say, who’s the president married to again?

The Chicago police union and Jesse Jackson are set to hold dueling demonstrations outside the offices of prosecutor Kim Foxx; Matt Finn reports from the scene. FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News…

Attorney Mark Geragos is the unnamed co-conspirator in the Avenatti criminal complaint Attorney Mark Geragos is the unnamed co-conspirator referred to in the Southern District of New York's criminal complaint against Michael Avenatti, a source familiar confirms to CNN. Nike says it "will not be extorted" Nike released a statement today after prosecutors in New York announced charges against attorney Michael Avenatti for attempting to extort more than $20 million from the company. When Nike became aware of this matter, Nike immediately reported it to federal prosecutors. When Mr. Avenatti attempted to extort Nike over this matter, Nike with the assistance of outside counsel at Boies Schiller Flexner, aided the investigation. Nike firmly believes in ethical and fair play, both in business and sports, and will continue to assist the prosecutors.” Avenatti's alleged scheme against Nike was "an old-fashioned shakedown," US attorney says Geoffrey Berman, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, laid out the timeline of attorney Michael Avenatti's alleged extortion scheme, which Berman said played out over a course of less than a week. The FBI monitored and recorded Avenatti's threats against Nike The Southern District of New York tweeted a timeline of the Avenatti case on Monday afternoon, outlining the events from March 19 to 21. According to the timeline, Avenatti made the initial threats to Nike on March 19. Shortly afterward, Nike informed federal prosecutors in New York of the threats. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged Avenatti for attempting to extort more than $20 million from Nike. Meanwhile, prosecutors in California charged him for wire and bank fraud.

A grand jury in Chicago reportedly indicts the former 'Empire' actor on 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report; Matt Finn reports. #TheFive #FoxNews FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated…

CNN's Don Lemon discusses the plethora of racially insensitive incidents by American politicians and brands during this year's Black History Month, calling it "the worst Black History Month ever." #CNN #News

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson discusses the case his department has against actor Jussie Smollett, who has claimed he was attacked by two people. #CNN #News

Are hate crimes on the rise in America? The data does not support the narrative that America is getting more frightening for minorities, says Robby Soave, associate editor at Reason and author of 'Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age…