A few more tidbits about the Smollett case.  

The Chicago police are claiming that Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx interfered in the investigation after receiving a call from Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff Tina Tchen.  Foxx recused herself from the case on Feb. 20 "out of an abundance of caution" because of "familiarity with potential witnesses in the case."

Tchen contacted Foxx because "a member of Smollett's family" had concerns about the investigation and wanted it transferred to the FBI.  Apparently the Chicago police told Foxx to go pound sand.

Now I wonder who that family member was, whose name was redacted in the police reports?  Must've been a pretty well connected person to just ring up the Obamas and ask for a criminal case to be transferred.  It also shows that the FBI is a captured agency still following orders from the ex-Obama administration.

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