The Letter with White Powder is a federal offense and terrorist-related.
Much worse than the Chicago charges for sure.
19 Feb: Daily Mail: EXCLUSIVE: Jussie Smollett appeared in a play about a biracial, gay sports star who endures attacks similar to the one he reported to police just HOURS before his ‘assault,’ and used Instagram to ‘alert Nigerian brothers to his location’
•Jussie Smollett appeared in a reading of the Tony-winning play Take Me Out the day before his attack, about a biracial baseball player coming out as gay
•In the play, the lead character is called a ‘f****t’ and ‘n****r’ by his teammates, slurs that Smollett later said were screamed by his alleged attackers...
By Chris Spargo
Two readings were done by the actors in attendance, which included Zachary Quinto, on the morning and afternoon of January 28.
Quinto would later speak out about the attack on Smollett, saying: ‘I was absolutely enraged by the injustice and the senselessness of such violence. but i was also vividly reminded that we MUST continue our fight for equality and acceptance at every turn in this country and in this world.
‘When talented and courageous young men like jussie are targeted and struck down in our streets - we must collectively RISE UP against such hatred and be IDENTIFIED and be PROUD and be STRONG in our convictions of truth and self-love and love for one another.’...
A source with knowledge of the investigation told DailyMail.com that investigators now believe these stories were all posted so Smollett could alert the men ahead of the attack.
Furthermore, they also believe that this could explain why a woman in Smollett’s building said she saw two men with a rope hanging around near the residences approximately 90 minutes before the incident...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6717419/Jussie-Smollett-appeared-play-biracial-gay-baseball-star-similarly-attacked.html