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16 Aug: news.com.au: Kamala Harris and the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax
Vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris may wish she could go back and change this episode of her failed campaign for the top spot.
by Frank Chung
For Kamala Harris, is no noose good noose?...
Less well covered are a number of curious links between Ms Harris, at that point running for the Democratic presidential nomination, and the saga of Smollett’s “attempted modern day lynching”, as she described it...
Despite local media reports suggesting Chicago police strongly doubted the story – Smollett’s claims were run by national and international media for weeks...
Police eventually concluded that Smollett had paid two acquaintances – Nigerian brothers and fellow Empire actors Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo – to stage the attack to boost his profile, and in February he was charged with filing a false police report...
THE KAMALA CONNECTION
Ms Harris had a number of noteworthy connections to the case, not least her friendship with Smollett.
The two were photographed in January 2018 protesting together at a Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles honouring the legacy of Martin Luther King.
The Senator was one of the first major public figures to come out with a statement about the attack, which she used to promote a stalled – and entirely symbolic – “anti-lynching” bill she had co-authored with fellow Senators Cory Booker and Tim Scott.
“(Jussie Smollett) is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I’m praying for his quick recovery,” Ms Harris tweeted shortly after the news broke.
“This was an attempted modern day lynching. No one should have to fear for their life because of their sexuality or colour of their skin. We must confront this hate.”
In February, after Chicago police had arrested the two brothers and Smollett’s story was beginning to fall apart, Ms Harris appeared caught off guard when questioned about the developments during a campaign appearance at a bookstore in New Hampshire...
A female reporter asked whether Ms Harris wanted to amend her January 29 tweet.
“Which tweet? What tweet?” Ms Harris said, looking around for a campaign staffer for assistance...ETC
https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/kamala-harris-and-the-jussie-smollett-hate-crime-hoax/news-story/fee69fc5b217f31eac7e037cd836aa33