{"id":1106293,"date":"2021-12-10T13:44:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1106293"},"modified":"2021-12-10T13:44:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:44:40","slug":"maxine-waters-in-2019-dedicated-to-finding-jussie-smolletts-culprits-and-bringing-them-to-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maxine-waters-in-2019-dedicated-to-finding-jussie-smolletts-culprits-and-bringing-them-to-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxine Waters In 2019: \u2018Dedicated To Finding Jussie Smollett\u2019s \u2018Culprits\u2019 And \u2018Bringing Them To Justice\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fmaxine-waters-in-2019-dedicated-to-finding-jussie-smolletts-culprits-and-bringing-them-to-justice%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=1106293&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>Mere hours after actor Jussie Smollett falsely told police he had been attacked in January of 2019, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) took to Twitter to come to the defense of the lying actor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\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 Waters tweeted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">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\u2019m 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>\u201cSmollett contends he was targeted by two Trump supporters, who verbally and physically accosted him as he was walking home from a Subway sandwich shop in downtown Chicago on January 29. The actor says the men called him a \u201cf*****\u201d and a \u201cn*****,\u201d tied a noose around his neck, poured bleach on him, and kicked him in the ribs,\u201d The Daily Wire reported in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Along with calling Smollett a friend, Waters has also said she considers him \u201clike a son.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, a jury in Chicago found Waters\u2019 friend guilty on five of six counts of disorderly conduct, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-jussie-smollett-found-guilty-on-multiple-counts-in-hate-crime-hoax-case\">reported<\/a>. According to Fox New\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattFinnFNC\/status\/1469089348977143808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1469089348977143808%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking-jussie-smollett-found-guilty-on-multiple-counts-in-hate-crime-hoax-case\">Matt Finn<\/a>, the only count Smollett was found not guilty of was lying about aggravated battery \u201cbecause his attackers were wearing masks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Waters has yet to delete her tweet or issue a statement following the jury\u2019s verdict on Smollett. Some may be wondering if she still considers Smollett like a son, but her silence on the actor\u2019s latest verdict suggests she may not want anything to do with her \u201cson\u201d at the moment. In February of 2019, Waters said she \u201cwould be disappointed if it was a hoax.\u201d She <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/maxine-waters-reacts-jussie-smollett-225547724.html\">told<\/a> Variety, \u201cWe marched in the Pride Parade together. He introduced me at Black Girls Rock. And so I believed him when I heard about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Smollett\u2019s charges were initially dropped in March of 2019, Waters <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/in-the-know\/436740-maxine-waters-on-jussie-smollett-its-the-correct-thing-that-the\">said<\/a> it was the \u201ccorrect thing.\u201d She commented, \u201cFirst of all, we probably will never know all of the details. We\u2019ve heard a lot of information. No one was hurt \u2014 that is, physically, killed, shot \u2014 he never committed a crime before, he forfeited the bail and it\u2019s this kind of situation where they close the case all over the country every day. I have learned this isn\u2019t unusual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smollett\u2019s lead defense attorney, Nenye Uche, has signaled he will appeal Smollett\u2019s guilty verdict, saying his client is innocent. \u201cWe feel 100 percent confident that this case will be won on appeal,\u201d Uche said. \u201cUnfortunately, that\u2019s not the route we wanted but sometimes that\u2019s the route you have to take to win, especially a case where we remain 100 percent confident in our client\u2019s innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Maxine Waters, the verdict in the Smollett trial means that the culprit she was so dedicated to finding has been caught, as The Daily Wire\u2019s Ben Shapiro pointed out. \u201cCongrats to Maxine Waters on finding the real culprit,\u201d he tweeted after the verdict.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congrats to Maxine Waters on finding the real culprit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P3TBZRu1cw\">https:\/\/t.co\/P3TBZRu1cw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1469099750419009537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2021<\/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>Mere hours after actor Jussie Smollett falsely told police he had been attacked in January of 2019, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) took to Twitter to come to the defense of the lying actor.\u00a0\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,\u201d Waters tweeted.\u00a0Jussie 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!\u2014 Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) January 30, 2019\u201cSmollett contends he was targeted by two Trump supporters, who verbally and physically accosted him as he was walking home from a Subway sandwich shop in downtown Chicago on January 29. The actor says the men called him a \u201cf*****\u201d and a \u201cn*****,\u201d tied a noose around his neck, poured bleach on him, and kicked him in the ribs,\u201d The Daily Wire reported in 2019.Along with calling Smollett a friend, Waters has also said she considers him \u201clike a son.\u201d\u00a0On Thursday, a jury in Chicago found Waters\u2019 friend guilty on five of six counts of disorderly conduct, The Daily Wire reported. According to Fox New\u2019s Matt Finn, the only count Smollett was found not guilty of was lying about aggravated battery \u201cbecause his attackers were wearing masks.\u201dWaters has yet to delete her tweet or issue a statement following the jury\u2019s verdict on Smollett. Some may be wondering if she still considers Smollett like a son, but her silence on the actor\u2019s latest verdict suggests she may not want anything to do with her \u201cson\u201d at the moment. In February of 2019, Waters said she \u201cwould be disappointed if it was a hoax.\u201d She told Variety, \u201cWe marched in the Pride Parade together. He introduced me at Black Girls Rock. And so I believed him when I heard about it.\u201dWhen Smollett\u2019s charges were initially dropped in March of 2019, Waters said it was the \u201ccorrect thing.\u201d She commented, \u201cFirst of all, we probably will never know all of the details. We\u2019ve heard a lot of information. No one was hurt \u2014 that is, physically, killed, shot \u2014 he never committed a crime before, he forfeited the bail and it\u2019s this kind of situation where they close the case all over the country every day. I have learned this isn\u2019t unusual.\u201dSmollett\u2019s lead defense attorney, Nenye Uche, has signaled he will appeal Smollett\u2019s guilty verdict, saying his client is innocent. \u201cWe feel 100 percent confident that this case will be won on appeal,\u201d Uche said. \u201cUnfortunately, that\u2019s not the route we wanted but sometimes that\u2019s the route you have to take to win, especially a case where we remain 100 percent confident in our client\u2019s innocence.\u201dFor Maxine Waters, the verdict in the Smollett trial means that the culprit she was so dedicated to finding has been caught, as The Daily Wire\u2019s Ben Shapiro pointed out. \u201cCongrats to Maxine Waters on finding the real culprit,\u201d he tweeted after the verdict.\u00a0Congrats to Maxine Waters on finding the real culprit https:\/\/t.co\/P3TBZRu1cw\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 10, 2021The 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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