Jussie Smollett Charged Again Over Alleged Fake Hate Crime

In a statement to reporters, Webb said the “further prosecution of Mr. Smollett is in the interests of justice.”

Smollett had originally been charged with 16 felony counts in relation to a hate crime he claimed to be the victim of.

Authorities alleged he actually had paid two brothers to stage the attack in order to draw publicity he could leverage during his salary negotiations on Empire.

The attempt to re-prosecute Mr. Smollett one year later on the eve of the Cook County State’s Attorney election is clearly all about politics not justice.”

Soon after Tuesday’s charges were announced, the president’s oldest son was mocking Smollett on social media.