Kim Foxx is feeling vindicated by the Illinois State Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Jussie Smollett ‘s conviction … saying she still believes her office made the right call by offering him a plea deal.
The Cook County State’s Attorney joined us on “TMZ Live” for an interview Thursday — hours after Illinois’ Supreme Court overturned Jussie’s conviction because he agreed to a plea deal two years earlier — and, she says she’s not surprised by the court’s decision.
JUSSIE SMOLLETT THROUGH THE YEARS
Click Image to Open Gallery
Foxx says she took criminal procedure during her first year of law school … so she understands double jeopardy — and knew immediately Jussie’s conviction in 2021 would be overturned.
Jussie fulfilled his obligations — 15 hours of community service and a forfeiture of $10k in bail money — so, that was that in her mind … until she says Dan Webb , the special prosecutor, felt the public pressure and decided to try Jussie again.