You're 24 hours late. But thanks.
He meant that Smollett has ratted out bigger targets. This is why they dropped the charges.
So we trade one conviction (Smollett) for 2 or 3 or 4 BIG targets. Sens Booker and Harris, Michael Obama, etc.
Feds tell IL prosecutors: this is OUR matter now that Smollett has turned state's evidence. If he recants, we charge him with mail fraud, etc.
State dismisses and the FBI takes over. Simple.
Fine. Go tell that to Q. Sorry but this is how the prosecution game is played, all the time.
Exactly. The reason that the matter was expunged is so it cannot prejudice his federal trial if it comes to that. The reason it is sealed is that it implicates the bigger fish.