A nearly three year saga came to an end yesterday as MAGA country resident Jussie Smollett was found guilty of five of six charges relating to his fake hate crime incident that everyone except the most powerful people in media and government immediately recognized as a cartoonish hoax.
But despite the continued humiliation throughout the whole saga, and the jury verdict to confirm his guilt, he’s quintupling down on his innocence.
According to Fox News:
Jussie Smollett’s defense attorney said they will be appealing the actor’s guilty verdicts Thursday following the conclusion of the trial.
A jury found Smollett guilty of five of the six charges of disorderly conduct against him following a nearly two-week trial.
After the verdict was read, Nenye Uche told reporters Smollett was disappointed and that he is “100% innocent.” He said Smollett’s team is confident “he’s going to be cleared of all, all accusations on all charges.”
“The verdict is inconsistent,” he said during a press conference following the verdicts. “You can’t say Jussie is lying and say Jussie is not lying for the same exact incident.”
“We are confident in our appellate system,” Uche said. “We are confident in our Illinois Supreme Court, and we’re confident that at the end of the day, what’s out there in the news media and in the gossip forums are not going to stand a chance in court.”
Sentencing is coming next, and while there’s doubt that Smollett will face any jail time due to his celebrity status, the damage to his reputation is far greater than any punishment the court can impose.
Meanwhile, never forget just how gullible the entirely of the establishment media was when the not-hate crime was initially reported:
And that’s just to name a few.
Has a single one of them apologized for getting it wrong? Not yet, at least.
Matt Palumbo is the author of The Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros
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