Posted on 02/19/2019 7:05:33 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The FBI is working with the U.S. Postal Service to determine whether Empire actor Jussie Smollett sent himself a threatening letter in the days before the “hate crime” he is now under investigation for allegedly staging, two federal officials told ABC News Tuesday.
The two Nigerian brothers who told Chicago Police last week that Smollett paid them to stage a racially motivated attack on him have also told the authorities that Smollett sent himself the threatening letter that arrived on the Empire set on January 22, just seven days before they claim they conducted the hoax attack.
The brothers, one of whom worked as an extra on Empire, reportedly claimed that Smollett was motivated to stage the attack after his coworkers’ reaction to the letter did not live up to his expectations.
The letter, which was accompanied by crushed up aspirin, is now being analyzed at an FBI crime lab.
Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo agreed to cooperate with police last week after they were presented with evidence that they purchased the rope that Smollett claimed was placed around his neck by two attackers who yelled racist and homophobic slurs before shouting “this is MAGA country” as they fled.
Smollett’s attorneys maintain that he was attacked and have denied that he was complicit in staging the assault.
“As a victim of a hate crime who has cooperated with the police investigation, Jussie Smollett is angered and devastated by recent reports that the perpetrators are individuals he is familiar with,” Smollett’s attorneys said in a statement Saturday. “He has now been further victimized by claims attributed to these alleged perpetrators that Jussie played a role in his own attack. Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying.”
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Alright, the FBI is on the case. But will they ever find a motive?
This feebs are on the case should effectively screw it up and prove the Russians did it.
Why in the world would anyone want to threaten themselves in a letter!?!?!?!
Couldn’t they just talk threateningly to themselves???
Oh and it’s Trumps fault.
They surely have better things to do.
Hey...look over here!!!
Hey look over there!!
Ignore the elephant in the room!!!
Read the new book called “The Art of The Frame” by DOJ R. Us.
The FBI will gather up all the evidence and seal it.
A lot of taxpayer money being spent on this guy’s bogus claims.
Ya can’t monkey around with the U.S. mail like that. If you’re going to commit fraud, and other crimes, it’s best to leave the mail out your scheme.
Path of least resistance.
Don’t forget Hillary Clinton’s, “The Art Of The Delete.”
Ya can’t monkey around with the U.S. mail like that.
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Smollett threat letter called “enormous mistake”; Purported attack location identified; Federal charges “certain”
https://www.cwbchicago.com/2019/02/smollett-threat-letter-called-enormous.html
From Link:
A law firm partner who asked not to be identified by name spoke with us about the federal problems ahead for whoever mailed the letter: “If they have Smollett on the letter, he’ll be facing ’terroristic hoax’ charges, a felony. There may be federal obstruction charges as well.”
All in all, the federal legal options are numerous: “If they want to bury him, they can.”
Actually, it’s the US Postal Investigators and the FBI. FBI will be eating their dust.
“Why in the world would anyone want to threaten themselves in a letter!?!?!?!”
Jussie is an actor- he is playing both the victim and the perp /s
The need to make an example out of this rotten screw worm.
He wanted his 15 minutes of fame.
Well, he got it.
Ah yes, lets not forget the USPS investigators. If anyone can stamp out crime, they can!
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