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   Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Jim Murphy accused Kim   
   Foxx of caring more about political agendas than for crime   
   victims and prosecuting criminals   
      
   An Illinois prosecutor took Cook County State's Attorney Kim   
   Foxx to task in a scathing, office-wide resignation letter,   
   saying her office cares more about political narratives than   
   crime victims.   
      
   Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Jim Murphy said he "can't   
   continue to work for an administration I don't respect," in his   
   letter resigning his position after 25 years of service. His   
   last day was Friday, according to a copy of the letter obtained   
   by Fox News.   
      
   "I wish I could stay," he wrote. "However, I can no longer work   
   for this Administration. I have zero confidence in leadership."   
      
   Fox News has reached out to Foxx's office but has not received a   
   response.   
      
   Murphy cited a number of reasons for his departure, including   
   the "Safe-T Act," a measure that requires prosecutors to present   
   a higher burden of proof to hold accused criminals until trial.   
      
   While Murphy said he supports eliminating cash-bail, he said   
   Foxx's office rushed the reform and that his concerns were   
   brushed aside. Murphy also cited "dangerously" low staffing   
   levels in all units and bureaus in Foxx's office, to the point   
   where one or two-person courtrooms are now common.   
      
   "If this administration was truly concerned with effectively   
   fighting violent crime, then they would fully staff those   
   courtrooms and units," he wrote. "Meanwhile the rest of us are   
   overworked, overstressed, and under-resourced. But at least we   
   were allowed to wear jeans in July."   
      
   Murphy said Foxx was angry one day several months ago when he   
   was summoned into a meeting about bond hearings he was involved   
   in. One involved a "massive shootout" and the other a woman who   
   was gunned down walking to a store after being caught in the   
   crossfire.   
      
   Murphy said Foxx was upset about a newspaper headline that   
   indicated the suspect would not face a murder charge under the   
   Safe-T Act. He said Foxx appeared to be more upset with the   
   headline than the fact that a woman had died.   
      
   "That is what is wrong with this administration. I've seen day   
   after day," he said. "How many mass shootings do there have to   
   be before something is done."   
      
   "This administration is more concerned with political narratives   
   and agendas than with victims and prosecuting violent crime," he   
   added. "That is why I can't stay any longer."   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-prosecutor-blasts-kim-   
   foxx-resignation-letter   
      
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