I hope Smollett follows through on his PD lawsuit.
The Prosecutor, Mayor and Cops are already pissed enough. Getting his political buds to drop the charges was one thing. Claiming the police, prosecutor, and grand jury all got 16 felony counts wrong either out of intentionally or negligently reaching the wrong conclusion isn't going to help matters.
Besides, he's not innocent. He cut a deal. The forfeiture of $10,000 bail is proof. Nobody donates $10K to the city/county as a parting gift when they are innocent.
You show up for court or the case is dismissed, then you get the bail money returned. If you use a bondsman, they keep 10% you put up rather than pay the whole bail amount to the court.
That's how it works. To "forfeit" the $10K, he had to have made bail directly to the court. Otherwise, the bondsman would keep the $10K.
For him to sue, he would have to prove the arrest was unfounded.
An entire grand jury disagrees.
He was not only afforded due process, but he was also given special treatment in the style of Hillary Clinton.
No law suit.