US President Trump orders the FBI and DOJ to review the Jussie Smollett case, tweeting that the saga is “an embarrassment to our Nation!”
Jussie Smollett, who is gay and African American, maintained his innocence in the face of a damning public account from authorities' of their case against him. March 27, 2019.
Investigators later charged Smollett with paying the two men to pretend to attack him in order to garner public sympathy for himself. Prosecutors dropped the charges on Tuesday, saying they stood by the accusation but that an agreement by Smollett to forfeit his $10,000 bond was a just outcome. FBI & DOJ to review the outrageous Jussie Smollett case in Chicago. It is an embarrassment to our Nation!Smollett, 36, says he is innocent and did not stage the attack. His spokeswoman and his lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday. The Department of Justice declined to comment.
The initial reports of two Trump supporters attacking a gay, black celebrity drew widespread sympathy for Smollett, particularly from Democrats. That faded quickly after the actor’s arrest, and the case was seized on by some as an example of what Trump likes to deride as “fake news.”drama “Empire.” His lawyers said he hopes to move on with his acting career, but it remains unclear whether he will return to “Empire” after being written out of the last two episodes of the most recent season.
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