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Why Hasn't Jussie Smollett Been Charged with Perjury?
Townhall.com ^ | December 16, 2021 | Larry Elder

Posted on 12/16/2021 4:05:57 AM PST by Kaslin

This did not wear well. On February 22, 2019, a story posted on Gentleman's Quarterly website was headlined: "The Racist, Homophobic Attack on Jussie Smollett Is America's Endgame. When one of the most famous black and gay men in America is not safe, the message is clearer than it has ever been." One of the most famous black and gay men? Count me among the multitudes who said, "Who is Jussie Smollett?"

GQ.com, of course, referred to the alleged hate crime committed one winter night in Chicago against actor Smollett, coming back from Subway toting a tuna fish foot-long sandwich. He claimed his attackers were President Donald Trump-supporting thugs who yelled racial and homophobic slurs. The tale quickly fell apart, but not before the "America is systemically racist" media and political ambulance chasers weighed in.

The soon-to-be presidential candidate Joe Biden tweeted in January 2019: "What happened today to Jussie Smollett must never be tolerated in this country. We must stand up and demand that we no longer give this hate safe harbor; that homophobia and racism have no place on our streets or in our hearts. We are with you, Jussie."

Biden's future running mate, Kamala Harris, tweeted: "Jussie Smollett is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I'm praying for his quick recovery. This was an attempted modern day-lynching. No one should have to fear for their life because of their sexuality or color of their skin. We must confront this hate."

Rep. Maxine Waters tweeted: "Jussie is my friend -- a very talented and beautiful human being. It is so hurtful that homophobic haters would dare hurt someone so loving and giving. I'm dedicated to finding the culprits and bringing them to justice. Jussie did not deserve to be harmed by anyone."

Even after a Chicago grand jury determined that Smollett staged it and criminally indicted him, he insisted that the crime took place. Now facing several criminal charges of staging the attack and lying to the police, Smollett pled not guilty and even took the stand and insisted he did not fabricate the assault. The only thing missing from his bizarre testimony was a laugh track. A few days ago, the jury found him guilty of five of six charges.

Why does he not face a charge of perjury? According to Illinois law: "A person commits perjury when, under oath or affirmation, in a proceeding or in any other matter where by law the oath or affirmation is required, he or she makes a false statement, material to the issue ... knowing the statement is false."

In 2019, Wilfred Reilly, author of "Hate Crime Hoax," found over 400 serious cases of alleged hate crimes from 2014 to 2019 that were later debunked. Reilly just upped the number of media-reported, but later debunked hate crimes, to nearly 1,000.

This brings us to MSNBC host Joy Reid. After the alleged Smollett attack, Reid tweeted: "Nooses never really disappeared as messages of a very specific kind of terror, but every time they're used, my god, it's chilling. Praying for Jussie's full recovery. And for us all." But Reid also pulled a Smollett. In the mid to late 2000s, she published a blog in which she wrote a series of posts denouncing gays, including "most straight people cringe at the sight of two men kissing" and "adult gay men tend to be attracted to very young, post-pubescent types." The posts surfaced after Reid became a MSNBC host. She denied writing them and claimed her blog had been hacked. Like Smollett, Reid claimed to be a victim of a hate crime against her. The forensic specialist NBC hired to investigate her claim found no evidence of hacking. Reid apologized.

When the demand for hate crimes exceeds the supply, what to do? Fake it! The Rev. Al Sharpton and Tawana Brawley were not available for comment.

Finally, a message for Smollett. Consider these two words the next time you crave a midnight snack: Uber Eats.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; empire; harris; heisnotsuicidal; illinois; jussie; jussiesmollett; kamala; race; smollett; woke
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1 posted on 12/16/2021 4:05:57 AM PST by Kaslin
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ABCs Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts (said to be the highest paid woman on TV) gave Smollett a tongue bath......as GMA viewers across America watched.

ABC used it’s viewership to aid and abet a crime in progress.

Smolletts continual lying and even embellishing the lie boosted by a sympathetic journo .....violated every broadcast standard.

CONTACT THE FCC:
Federal Communications Commission
45 L Street NE
Washington, DC 20554

Phone: 1-888-225-5322
Videophone: 1-844-432-2275
Fax: 1-866-418-0232


2 posted on 12/16/2021 4:10:05 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathnroom to uwe.)
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To: Kaslin

Look in a mirror.


3 posted on 12/16/2021 4:13:29 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: Liz

the FCC permits, and ENCOURAGES, lying by the MSM.

the MSM licenses are ONLY given, if the MSM 100% lies
for the government to destroy the US Constitution,
and America, and its Freedoms.

FAKE COMMUNICATION CORPORATION (FCC)
- Run by Congress for its own profit and Communism.


4 posted on 12/16/2021 4:13:33 AM PST by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: Kaslin

[Gentleman’s Quarterly]

Hah, they fell for Jussie’s criminal scam!

Should change the name to Gullible Quacks.


5 posted on 12/16/2021 4:13:59 AM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Kaslin
"Why Hasn't Jussie Smollett Been Charged with Perjury?"

Ask Maxine and Adam......they are Pelosi's privileged you know......


6 posted on 12/16/2021 4:15:19 AM PST by yoe
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To: Kaslin

He holds many cards: The black card, the gay card, the leftist card, the Hollywood celebretard card, the “friends with Michael Obama” card.


7 posted on 12/16/2021 4:16:39 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: yoe

Leave it to James Woods to tell the truth about this scam.

The man who saw some 9/11 hijackers plotting, but was ignored.


8 posted on 12/16/2021 4:18:19 AM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Kaslin

What happened to federal mail fraud charges?

I forget if this clown also sent white powder in his hate letter to himself..


9 posted on 12/16/2021 4:18:53 AM PST by mowowie
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Because he’s black and queer...

It’s a well known fact the majority of blacks are incapable of normal human behavior. So blaming others is their ONLY option. Cleaning up their own back yards is impossible for them...


10 posted on 12/16/2021 4:19:38 AM PST by sit-rep ( )
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James Woods is awesome. I heard Adam Schitt once again altered evidence the other day just like how he altered the transcript of the phone call between POTUS Trump and the President of the Ukraine and of course nothing happens to Schitt. The guy is utter scum

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jan-6-committee-admits-to-altering-text-message-between-mark-meadows-and-jim-jordan/ar-AARQzZt


11 posted on 12/16/2021 4:19:40 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: Kaslin

Ask Meghan Markle.


12 posted on 12/16/2021 4:19:45 AM PST by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Kaslin
Why Hasn't Jussie Smollett Been Charged with Perjury?

Because the MSM and Chicago leadership just want this whole mess to go away.

Don't be surprised at all when Smollett is sentenced to nothing more than community service and a modest fine, even after his unrepentance at the trial.

13 posted on 12/16/2021 4:24:12 AM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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DA Kim Foxx dropped original charges saying, the $27,000 a week TV player “had suffered enough.” Outrage ensued but Soros saved her sorry **s and Financed her election along w/ many other woke prosecutorial imbeciles.

CALL Congress at (202) 224-3121. Ask to be connected to the office of your legislator.

Story at https://www.pressreader.com/....Foxx lower right

14 posted on 12/16/2021 4:32:26 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathnroom to uwe.)
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To: sit-rep

Last time I checked, I have “normal” human behavior.


15 posted on 12/16/2021 4:35:19 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel (No weapon formed against me shall prosper! (Isaiah 54:17))
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To: Kaslin

Because telling the truth is racist. Math is racist. Following rules and good manners are racist. Some people prefer to live in a concrete jungle where they can be beasts.


16 posted on 12/16/2021 4:38:16 AM PST by Jumper
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To: Kaslin

Why Hasn’t Jussie Smollett Been Charged with Perjury?

We know why.


17 posted on 12/16/2021 4:45:35 AM PST by Altura Ct.
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To: Kaslin

Perjury, hate crime….what else?


18 posted on 12/16/2021 4:51:28 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: Kaslin

Usually if a defendant says they are not guilty, and testifies to that effect, and then they are found guilty of the crime, perjury is not added to the offence.


19 posted on 12/16/2021 5:18:48 AM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: Kaslin

Ain’t Affirmative Action wonderful.


20 posted on 12/16/2021 5:19:26 AM PST by bray (Our patience is wearing thin Joe)
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