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The Chicago Way

The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Kim Foxx’s rebuke to justice and THE book on Mike Madigan

The Chicago Way

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Kass, Jeff, Radio, Wgn, News, Tribune, Plus, Politics, Way, Columnist, Carlin, News & Politics, The, John, Chicago

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The Chicago Way w/John Kass (03/07/2022): During the COVID-19 pandemic, John Kass & Jeff Carlin continue to podcast socially distanced from secure locations. To close out a big week in Illinois politics, veteran Chicago Tribune political reporter Ray Long talks about his new book “The House that Madigan Built: The Record Run of Illinois’ Velvet […]

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0:00.0

Jesse Smollett, the star of Empire, the song and dance man at the Obama White House,

0:09.0

entertaining Michelle, Michelle Obama and Tina Chandler Chief of Staff, and everybody

0:15.1

else loved Jesse.

0:17.1

Well, he got what was coming to him.

0:20.9

He faked a hate crime, a racial and homophobic hate crime, faked it, made himself a victim,

0:29.2

without that ridiculous news around his neck to suggest a lynching.

0:38.2

And it turned out not to be true.

0:40.8

The judge found that he lied throughout the entire trial, and so he was given 150 days

0:48.5

in jail.

0:49.5

That sounds reasonable to me.

0:52.7

I didn't even think he'd get any time.

0:55.2

All I wanted to see him was walking along the hike with the other convicts, with a sharp

1:02.2

stick, and a bag picking up trash, avoiding dogs' gata, and I'm glad he got time.

1:13.5

And Judge Lynn made a great argument, great statement, and explained it step by step.

1:21.1

But you know what?

1:22.7

Jesse started screaming.

1:24.3

He didn't like that.

1:25.7

He didn't like going away.

1:27.4

And he started screaming, I'm innocent.

1:31.1

I'm innocent.

1:32.5

You will pay a restitution to the city of Chicago, in the amount of $120,106.

1:39.0

You are fined $25,000, which is the maximum fine.

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