{"id":1063874,"date":"2021-11-29T07:45:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T12:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1063874"},"modified":"2021-11-29T07:45:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T12:45:56","slug":"jussie-smollett-criminal-trial-set-to-begin-today-3-years-after-alleged-hate-crime-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jussie-smollett-criminal-trial-set-to-begin-today-3-years-after-alleged-hate-crime-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"Jussie Smollett Criminal Trial Set To Begin Today 3 Years After Alleged Hate Crime Hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjussie-smollett-criminal-trial-set-to-begin-today-3-years-after-alleged-hate-crime-hoax%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1063874&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Actor Jussie Smollett\u2019s criminal trial is set to begin today, nearly three years after prosecutors allege that he staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself.<\/p>\n<p>Smollett is being tried for six counts of felony disorderly conduct, a class 4 felony that carries up to three years in prison, for allegedly making false statements to police.<\/p>\n<p>Judge James Linn shot down attempts from Smollett\u2019s legal team last month to get the charges against the actor dropped, noting that the case was being handled by a special prosecutor who was appointed by a different judge.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/judge-denies-jussie-smolletts-last-ditch-effort-to-have-charges-dismissed\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>In January 2019, Smollett claimed he was walking alone at night in Deep Blue Chicago during a polar vortex when two supporters of former President Donald Trump \u2014 who apparently happened to be carrying rope and bleach in the event they saw someone to attack that particular night \u2014 recognized him and brutally attacked him while yelling racial and homophobic slurs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Smollett returned to a friend\u2019s home and called the police, still wearing the noose that was apparently placed around his neck from his attackers. His story didn\u2019t seem plausible on its face, as it is unlikely that such big supporters of Trump were fans of \u201cEmpire\u201d to the extent that they knew Smollett was gay and where he would be in order to attack him.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It was later reported that Smollett hired two brothers whom he had previously worked with to stage the attack to raise his profile and hopefully get him a raise on \u201cEmpire\u201d and further his acting career. The brothers alleged that Smollett paid them to buy plain red hats that he later claimed were \u201cMake American Great Again\u201d (MAGA) hats signaling the attackers\u2019 support of Trump.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In September 2020, Smollett insisted he was \u201cset up\u201d and continued to claim that he was attacked by two white men wearing MAGA hats. The brothers who said they were paid to stage the attack are black. The Daily Wire&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jussie-smollett-insists-he-was-set-up-says-he-has-two-new-witnesses-to-refuse-hoax-claims\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> at the time that Smollett suddenly started claiming he had two witnesses who could prove he did not fake the attack. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>After Chicago police investigated Smollett\u2019s original claims for two weeks, they suspected he had staged the attack.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Democrat politicians immediately seized on the actor\u2019s initial claims, including far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no such thing as \u2018racially charged.\u2019 This attack was not \u2018possibly\u2019 homophobic. It was a racist and homophobic attack,\u201d she claimed. \u201cIf you don\u2019t like what is happening to our country, then work to change it. It is no one\u2019s job to water down or sugar-coat the rise of hate crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is no such thing as \u201cracially charged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This attack was not \u201cpossibly\u201d homophobic. It was a racist and homophobic attack.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t like what is happening to our country, then work to change it. It is no one\u2019s job to water down or sugar-coat the rise of hate crimes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QAi0IYtSeR\">https:\/\/t.co\/QAi0IYtSeR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1090491674575454208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris, then a U.S.-Senator, tweeted: \u201cJussie Smollett is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I\u2019m 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JussieSmollett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JussieSmollett<\/a> is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I\u2019m praying for his quick recovery. <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1090361495119187969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) tweeted: \u201cJussie is my friend \u2013 a very talented &amp; beautiful human being. It is so hurtful that homophobic haters would dare hurt someone so loving and giving. I\u2019m dedicated to finding the culprits and bringing them to justice. Jussie did not deserve to be harmed by anyone!\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jussie is my friend \u2013 a very talented &amp; beautiful human being. It is so hurtful that homophobic haters would dare hurt someone so loving and giving. I&#8217;m dedicated to finding the culprits and bringing them to justice. Jussie did not deserve to be harmed by anyone!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMaxineWaters\/status\/1090446736848535552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Jussie Smollett\u2019s criminal trial is set to begin today, nearly three years after prosecutors allege that he staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself.Smollett is being tried for six counts of felony disorderly conduct, a class 4 felony that carries up to three years in prison, for allegedly making false statements to police.Judge James Linn shot down attempts from Smollett\u2019s legal team last month to get the charges against the actor dropped, noting that the case was being handled by a special prosecutor who was appointed by a different judge.The Daily Wire reported:In January 2019, Smollett claimed he was walking alone at night in Deep Blue Chicago during a polar vortex when two supporters of former President Donald Trump \u2014 who apparently happened to be carrying rope and bleach in the event they saw someone to attack that particular night \u2014 recognized him and brutally attacked him while yelling racial and homophobic slurs.Smollett returned to a friend\u2019s home and called the police, still wearing the noose that was apparently placed around his neck from his attackers. His story didn\u2019t seem plausible on its face, as it is unlikely that such big supporters of Trump were fans of \u201cEmpire\u201d to the extent that they knew Smollett was gay and where he would be in order to attack him.It was later reported that Smollett hired two brothers whom he had previously worked with to stage the attack to raise his profile and hopefully get him a raise on \u201cEmpire\u201d and further his acting career. The brothers alleged that Smollett paid them to buy plain red hats that he later claimed were \u201cMake American Great Again\u201d (MAGA) hats signaling the attackers\u2019 support of Trump.In September 2020, Smollett insisted he was \u201cset up\u201d and continued to claim that he was attacked by two white men wearing MAGA hats. The brothers who said they were paid to stage the attack are black. The Daily Wire\u00a0reported at the time that Smollett suddenly started claiming he had two witnesses who could prove he did not fake the attack. After Chicago police investigated Smollett\u2019s original claims for two weeks, they suspected he had staged the attack.Democrat politicians immediately seized on the actor\u2019s initial claims, including far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).\u201cThere is no such thing as \u2018racially charged.\u2019 This attack was not \u2018possibly\u2019 homophobic. It was a racist and homophobic attack,\u201d she claimed. \u201cIf you don\u2019t like what is happening to our country, then work to change it. It is no one\u2019s job to water down or sugar-coat the rise of hate crimes.\u201dThere is no such thing as \u201cracially charged.\u201dThis attack was not \u201cpossibly\u201d homophobic. It was a racist and homophobic attack.If you don\u2019t like what is happening to our country, then work to change it. It is no one\u2019s job to water down or sugar-coat the rise of hate crimes. https:\/\/t.co\/QAi0IYtSeR\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 30, 2019Vice President Kamala Harris, then a U.S.-Senator, tweeted: \u201cJussie Smollett is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I\u2019m 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.\u201d.@JussieSmollett is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I\u2019m 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.\u2014 Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 29, 2019Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) tweeted: \u201cJussie is my friend \u2013 a very talented &#038; beautiful human being. It is so hurtful that homophobic haters would dare hurt someone so loving and giving. I\u2019m dedicated to finding the culprits and bringing them to justice. Jussie did not deserve to be harmed by anyone!\u201dJussie is my friend \u2013 a very talented &#038; beautiful human being. It is so hurtful that homophobic haters would dare hurt someone so loving and giving. I&#8217;m dedicated to finding the culprits and bringing them to justice. Jussie did not deserve to be harmed by anyone!\u2014 Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) January 30, 2019The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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