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Judge Orders Jussie Smollett's Lawyer Not to Question Brothers Connected to Staged Attack

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In his ruling, the judge spoke of „evidence“ that lead him to believe the lawyers did speak to the brothers following the incident in 2019.
A judge ordered one of Jussie Smollett’s lawyers not to question the two brothers, Abinbola and Olabinjo Osudairo, who were allegedly hired to stage a racist and homophobic attack against Smollett in 2019, the Associated Press reported. Cook County Judge James Linn ruled Friday that if the case goes to trial, someone other than the attorney, Nenye Uche, would have to do the questioning. In his ruling, Linn specified that he believed Uche did speak to the Osudairo brothers following the incident in 2019. „The totality of the evidence shows clearly and convincingly that at different points, Mr. Uche talked to both brothers and their mother,“ Linn wrote.

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