{"id":1106711,"date":"2021-12-10T16:14:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T21:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1106711"},"modified":"2021-12-10T16:14:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T21:14:39","slug":"don-lemon-blasts-smollett-for-lies-stays-silent-on-allegedly-aiding-actor-during-police-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-blasts-smollett-for-lies-stays-silent-on-allegedly-aiding-actor-during-police-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Lemon Blasts Smollett For \u2018Lies,\u2019 Stays Silent On Allegedly Aiding Actor During Police Investigation"},"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%2Fdon-lemon-blasts-smollett-for-lies-stays-silent-on-allegedly-aiding-actor-during-police-investigation%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=1106711&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>CNN host Don Lemon ripped Jussie Smollett on CNN on Thursday for lying to authorities about a hoax hate crime, but the network anchor left out any mention of his own alleged role in the saga.<\/p>\n<p>A Chicago jury convicted Smollett on five counts of felony lying to police officers on Thursday after the former \u201cEmpire\u201d actor claimed made a number of false claims about a January 2019 incident. Smollett claimed that two men in masks, one also wearing a red hat, jumped him while yelling homophobic slurs and pro-Trump slogans outside of a Subway at 2 a.m. in Chicago. Smollett also claimed the two men threw a bleach-like substance on him and hung a noose on his neck.<\/p>\n<p>Smollett\u2019s allegations launched a weeks-long investigation by Chicago police. During the trial, Smollett claimed that Lemon, citing police sources, tipped him off that the police were growing skeptical of Smollett\u2019s claims as the investigation progressed. After Lemon\u2019s tip, Smollett backed off cooperation with the authorities, refusing to hand over his phone to police investigators.<\/p>\n<p>After the jury delivered Smollett\u2019s conviction over the hoax on Thursday, Lemon ripped into the actor during his CNN show during a discussion with legal analyst Joey Jackson. Lemon said that Smollett \u201chad to make up too many lies\u201d to cover up the hoax attack he orchestrated, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/10\/don-lemon-brands-pal-jussie-smollet-a-liar\/\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess he got caught up in that because he took the stand himself. He got angry with the prosecutor as the prosecutor poked holes in his story, calling the only other witnesses liars,\u201d Lemon continued. The CNN host also said Smollett\u2019s actions make it harder for \u201clegitimate victims of hate crimes\u201d to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>Smollett did not mention his own purported role in Smollett\u2019s saga. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/don-lemon-doesnt-acknowledge-role-in-smollett-case\">The Washington Examiner<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>What did not come up was Smollett testifying in court Monday that Lemon sent him a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/07\/don-lemon-did-not-mention-own-role-in-jussie-smollett-trial\/\">text message&nbsp;<\/a>warning him that Chicago police doubted his story, which led to his resistance in handing over his phone records. Smollett\u2019s defense attorney said he plans to appeal the conviction.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lemon didn\u2019t mention the Smollett case at all in the second hour he was on the air.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Smollett snapped at prosecutors on Tuesday as he testified in the trial over his false claims of an attack. Smollett\u2019s testimony apparently did not sway jurors as they convicted him on five of six counts of felony misconduct that carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison. Judge James Linn reprimanded Smollett multiple times during the trial for his testy responses to prosecutors. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jussie-smollett-defense-rests-after-actor-gets-testy-with-prosecutors-its-not-fair\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>In questioning the defendant over Instagram, Smollett at one point snapped, \u201cMr. Webb, with all due respect, you do not understand Instagram.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou\u2019re misrepresenting me to the jury and to the entire court, and it\u2019s not fair,\u201d Smollett said, according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/07\/jussie-smollett-gets-testy-under-cross-examination-about-messages-with-alleged-attacker\/\">New York Post<\/a>. \u201cWithout showing the actual Insta stories that I posted, they\u2019re not getting the full story so they don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>After Webb tried to smooth things over by appealing to his \u201colder\u201d age, Judge Linn stepped in and lectured Smollett on his testy response to the prosecutor, \u201cJust answer his questions without arguing. Your lawyer will have a chance to clear it up,\u201d Linn said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>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 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN host Don Lemon ripped Jussie Smollett on CNN on Thursday for lying to authorities about a hoax hate crime, but the network anchor left out any mention of his own alleged role in the saga.A Chicago jury convicted Smollett on five counts of felony lying to police officers on Thursday after the former \u201cEmpire\u201d actor claimed made a number of false claims about a January 2019 incident. Smollett claimed that two men in masks, one also wearing a red hat, jumped him while yelling homophobic slurs and pro-Trump slogans outside of a Subway at 2 a.m. in Chicago. Smollett also claimed the two men threw a bleach-like substance on him and hung a noose on his neck.Smollett\u2019s allegations launched a weeks-long investigation by Chicago police. During the trial, Smollett claimed that Lemon, citing police sources, tipped him off that the police were growing skeptical of Smollett\u2019s claims as the investigation progressed. After Lemon\u2019s tip, Smollett backed off cooperation with the authorities, refusing to hand over his phone to police investigators.After the jury delivered Smollett\u2019s conviction over the hoax on Thursday, Lemon ripped into the actor during his CNN show during a discussion with legal analyst Joey Jackson. Lemon said that Smollett \u201chad to make up too many lies\u201d to cover up the hoax attack he orchestrated, according to the New York Post.\u201cI guess he got caught up in that because he took the stand himself. He got angry with the prosecutor as the prosecutor poked holes in his story, calling the only other witnesses liars,\u201d Lemon continued. The CNN host also said Smollett\u2019s actions make it harder for \u201clegitimate victims of hate crimes\u201d to come forward.Smollett did not mention his own purported role in Smollett\u2019s saga. As The Washington Examiner reported:What did not come up was Smollett testifying in court Monday that Lemon sent him a\u00a0text message\u00a0warning him that Chicago police doubted his story, which led to his resistance in handing over his phone records. Smollett\u2019s defense attorney said he plans to appeal the conviction.Lemon didn\u2019t mention the Smollett case at all in the second hour he was on the air.Smollett snapped at prosecutors on Tuesday as he testified in the trial over his false claims of an attack. Smollett\u2019s testimony apparently did not sway jurors as they convicted him on five of six counts of felony misconduct that carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison. Judge James Linn reprimanded Smollett multiple times during the trial for his testy responses to prosecutors. As The Daily Wire reported:In questioning the defendant over Instagram, Smollett at one point snapped, \u201cMr. Webb, with all due respect, you do not understand Instagram.\u201d\u201cYou\u2019re misrepresenting me to the jury and to the entire court, and it\u2019s not fair,\u201d Smollett said, according to the\u00a0New York Post. \u201cWithout showing the actual Insta stories that I posted, they\u2019re not getting the full story so they don\u2019t understand.\u201dAfter Webb tried to smooth things over by appealing to his \u201colder\u201d age, Judge Linn stepped in and lectured Smollett on his testy response to the prosecutor, \u201cJust answer his questions without arguing. Your lawyer will have a chance to clear it up,\u201d Linn said.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 member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1106711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1106711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1106711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1106711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1106711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}