Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx, who was widely accused of meddling in the Jussie Smollett case after recusing herself from it, has claimed Jussie Smollett's 150-day jail term is 'mob justice' and an example of the system failing. 

Foxx is the Cook County State's Attorney - one of the most senior prosecutors in the state of Illinois.

In January 2019, when the crime was first reported to police as a hate crime and Smollett was still being considered a victim, she exchanged text messages with his a friend of the Smollett family who was angry about the Chicago Police Department leaking details of the case. 

Foxx personally lobbied the then-chief of police, Eddie Johnson, to have it moved into the care of the FBI. When her involvement was revealed as Smollett became more and more of a suspect, she recused herself. 

She then however continued to meddle, instructing deputy Joseph Magats to ignore the recommendation of a grand jury who charged Smollett with lying 16 times. 

Under the direction of Foxx's fury, Magats entered a deal with Smollett which meant he would serve 15 hours of community service and pay a $10,000 fine to avoid jail and have the whole case wiped. 

Now, after a different prosecutor successfully convicted Smollett of lying, Foxx is claiming that the 150 sentence he received (a seventh of the maximum he was facing), is too harsh. 

Writing for The Chicago Sun Times, the unapologetically Democratic prosecutor wrote: 'On Thursday, the damaging, costly, and disingenuous criminal prosecution of Jussie Smollett came to an end.