Mark Geragos, a member of Jussie Smollett’s defense team, said Friday that news that the “Empire” star was indicted on 16 felony counts by a Cook County Grand Jury on Friday was not a surprise to him.
“This is not a newsflash. I expected it,” Geragos told “Access” on Friday. “The way the process operates is they have to do a probable cause proceeding, so this is what’s called a probable cause proceeding. I never thought they would do a preliminary hearing.” Watch the clip above.
In a separate statement provided to TheWrap, Geragos said: “The fact of an indictment was not unexpected.