Jussie Smollett’s attorney grills cop over ‘hot sauce’ evidence discovered by Post reporter

CHICAGO – The defense at Jussie Smollett’s trial on Tuesday grilled a city police detective over a key piece of evidence that was recovered by a Post reporter. A hot sauce bottle with the odor of bleach was found by the reporter more than a week after an alleged attack on Jan. 29, 2019, where the “Empire” star claimed two men splashed him with the chemical and hurled racist and homophobic slurs. Smollett’s attorney Nenye Uche asked city police Detective Michael Theis, one of the lead investigators in the case, if a hot sauce bottle was used to contain the… Read Full Article