Posted on 11/30/2021 5:36:16 AM PST by blam
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett staged a racist and homophobic assault and told police he was the victim after the television studio where he worked didn’t take hate mail he had received seriously, a prosecutor said during opening statements in the ex-“Empire” actor’s trial Monday.
Smollett has maintained he was attacked in downtown Chicago in January 2019 by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, a report that ignited political and ideological divisions around the country. But special prosecutor Dan Webb said the actor recruited two brothers to help him carry out the fake attack, then reported it to Chicago police, who classified it as a hate crime and spent 3,000 staff hours on the investigation.
“When he reported the fake hate crime that was a real crime,” said Webb, who was named as special prosecutor after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office dropped the original charges filed against Smollett. A new indictment was returned in 2020.
Smollett, who arrived at the courthouse in Chicago Monday with his mother and other family members, is charged with felony disorderly conduct. The class 4 felony carries a prison sentence of up to three years, but experts have said it is likely that if Smollett is convicted he would be placed on probation and perhaps ordered to perform community service.
Webb told jurors that the two brothers — who worked on the “Empire” set with Smollett — say the actor paid them $3,500 to pose as his attackers after he was unhappy about how the studio handled the letter he received. That letter included a drawing of a stick figure hanging from a tree and “MAGA,” a reference to Trump’s Make America Great Again campaign slogan, Webb said.
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They’re going to actually admit he was trying to defame Trump supporters? Astonishing!
I’d wager that he sent the letter too.
I want him to get up and admit: “Kamala made me do it!”
Has anyone even seen this drawing that made him “unhappy” enough to fake a crime and call the cops? Likely he orchestrated the whole thing from beginning to end.
The need for this trial is to curb the Hoaxes. It diminishes any real crimes.
“Of course, the need for Hate Crimes far exceeds the supply”
Actually Smallet was colluding w/ Michelle obummer when he got nabbed.
Finally, Smollett’s career could take center stage. Prosecutors could make the same point that then-Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson made when he announced Smollett’s arrest in 2019: that Smollett thought the attack would win him more fame and a pay raise.
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He got half his wish.
Prosecutor: Jussie Smollett Orchestrated ‘Fake Hate Crime’ To Look Like Attack By Supporters Of Donald Trump
Leftists on jury: Alrighty, not guilty then
Lol...if a jury of his peers it might turn out that way...or he just gets community service
So he, “maintained” as in continued the sham, the narrative or the lie. He did not, however, deny staging the fake hate crime. He continues to let the lawyers “maintain” a long deteriorated and useless defense.
The boy ought to go to the Big House where they punk the punks.
“I’d wager that he sent the letter too.”
We have a winner, folks. Ridicule is the best offense and this is priceless. Language Warning*
Smallett wasn’t a politician working for the FBI and Hillary Clinton. If he had been he would have been the media’s darling. No difference in what Smollett did and what our FBI did.
“When he reported the fake hate crime that was the real crime,” said special prosecutor Webb (named after Cook County State’s Attorney know-nothing Kim Foxx dropped the original charges).
Smollett maintained he was attacked by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, a report that ignited political and ideological divisions around the country......
But gay blade Smollett had staged a racist and homophobic assault and told police he was the victim ........ as a ruse to increase his TV salary.
He was still holding his Subway tuna sandwich when police arrived after the so called attack.
As bleak as things are right now, I view this court case as another small victory for America. We are starting to see many of these across the spectrum.
Time to double down on our conservative activism, build ourselves up in our neighborhoods. Become conservative community organizers. We certainly have a more bright and prosperous future in store once we defeat and continue to defeat the criminals who are the dimocrat party.
These small wins help galvanize our neighbors once we share the good news, it’s up to US to get it done. Talk to a neighbor today, it’s a good time to do it considering we’re smack dab in the holiday season. Please, don’t let these opportunities pass us by, get after it, America will thank you.
This is the prosecution talking, although I agreed with them at the time of the crime. Jussie, a low-level actor, had friends in high political places. Although, its not clear what prompted him to engineer this "false fag" (pun intentional) operation.
Good post. Need more like it on FR.
He deserves a felony conviction. At least then he can't legally harass fake attackers with a handgun.
It is the truth, hopefully it prevails.
It was clear early on that this was a fabricated event . The aftermath resulted in clear defamation of nearly half the country and stirred racial tensions on a national scale. There should be some relative punishment for his blatant lies.
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