Smollett Now Under Investigation for a Felony, Dozen Search Warrants Authorized (Video)

Smollett Declared Suspect In “MAGA Country” Hate Crime Hoax

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Update: Jussie Smollett is now officially a suspect and is under criminal investigation for filing a false police report – a Class-4 felony, according to Chicago PD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. Detectives are currently presenting evidence before a Cook County Grand Jury.

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Empire star Jussie Smollett is expected to be indicted in “a matter of hours. Not days,” according to Chicago’s Fox 32 reporter Rafer Weigel.

The news comes shortly after word that Smollett’s defense team was able topostpone testimony in front of a Cook County grand jury testimony by two men once considered potential suspects in the case.

Two men once considered potential suspects in the alleged attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett were moments away from testifying to a Cook County grand jury, before a last-minute phone call from Smollett’s defense team convinced prosecutors to postpone the testimony.

CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar has learned the brothers were waiting outside the grand jury chambers at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Tuesday, just minutes from testifying, when the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office got a call from Smollett’s lawyers, claiming they may have new evidence. –CBS Chicago

The two men, brothers Ola and Abel Osundario were arrested last week, however Chicago PD released them without charges after they reportedly said that Smollett paid them $3,500 each to stage a January 29 predawn “hate crime” attack designed to make Trump supporters look like bigots.

According to CBS, “About a dozen search warrants have now been issued, including ones for Smollett’s financial and phone records, and detectives are waiting for those records to come back.”

The Osundario brothers said that Smollett concocted the hoax after a racist letter containing a white substance which was mailed to the Chicago Empire studio failed to have the impact Smollett intended.

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