Donald promises federal investigation of Smollett case..

[TLK Valentine]

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/03/28/us/jussie-smollett-backlash-thursday/index.html

(CNN) — President Donald Trump said the FBI and the Department of Justice will review the Jussie Smollett case.
A prosecutor unexpectedly dropped all charges Tuesday against the "Empire" actor, who was accused of staging an assault on himself -- leading Chicago police to investigate it as a possible hate crime.
"FBI & DOJ to review the outrageous Jussie Smollett case in Chicago," Trump tweeted Thursday morning. "It is an embarrassment to our nation!"

Gosh, you'd think that Donald of all people would show a little solidarity with a black man who was just exonerated...

Thoughts?

 

[Dave-W]

Straining at gnats.

there are a whole lot more and bigger issues on his plate than some actor who is (maybe) acting up.

 

[bhsmte]

I have a feeling, the fbi has already been looking at it.

 

[Shiloh Raven]

I think he's showing off and blowing hot air because I doubt very seriously that he actually cares about Jussie Smollett being exonerated or whether justice has been truly served in this case.

 

[Ana the Ist]

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/03/28/us/jussie-smollett-backlash-thursday/index.html



Gosh, you'd think that Donald of all people would show a little solidarity with a black man who was just exonerated...

Thoughts?

He wasn't exonerated lol. They dropped the charges, which isn't the same thing.

 

[Kaon]

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/03/28/us/jussie-smollett-backlash-thursday/index.html



Gosh, you'd think that Donald of all people would show a little solidarity with a black man who was just exonerated...

Thoughts?

He has a history of doing this (as does the majority of the nation). See the Central Park 5.

 

[Tanj]

States rights! (unless it's someone we don't like)

 

[TLK Valentine]

Straining at gnats.

there are a whole lot more and bigger issues on his plate than some actor who is (maybe) acting up.

I'm sure that he does, but this is Donald we're talking about -- no score too small, no vendetta too petty.

 

[TLK Valentine]

He wasn't exonerated lol. They dropped the charges, which isn't the same thing.

Yes, but the word "exonerated" has become so flexible lately...

 

[Ana the Ist]

Yes, but the word "exonerated" has become so flexible lately...

Has it? I checked the definition before I posted just to be sure...and I didn't see any changes...

Is this one of those words that some liberals invent their own definitions for? Cuz I didn't agree with that even when it was trendy...

 

[TLK Valentine]

Has it? I checked the definition before I posted just to be sure...and I didn't see any changes...

Is this one of those words that some liberals invent their own definitions for? Cuz I didn't agree with that even when it was trendy...

Depends on who you call a "liberal" these days. The peopl who changed "exonerated" to suit their agenda would be quite insulted at the label, I would imagine.

 

[Ana the Ist]

The peopl who changed "exonerated" to suit their agenda would be quite insulted at the label, I would imagine.

And what people are you talking about?

 

[TLK Valentine]

And what people are you talking about?

If you haven't deduced it by now...

 

[SummerMadness]

The man is exonerated and some people are still not pleased with the outcome. We all know Donald and how this bothers him. Given his past with the Central Park Five, it’s no surprise he would go after someone who just exonerated.

 

[Ana the Ist]

If you haven't deduced it by now...

If you can't just say what you mean...

 

[Ana the Ist]

The man is exonerated and some people are still not pleased with the outcome.

He's not exonerated.

 

[Hank77]

The man is exonerated and some people are still not pleased with the outcome. We all know Donald and how this bothers him. Given his past with the Central Park Five, it’s no surprise he would go after someone who just exonerated.

Trump isn't the only one. Rahm Emanuel is pretty outraged about it too.

Emanuel lambasted a prosecutor's decision to drop 16 charges, saying if Smollett wasn't an actor with influence, he would have been held to a different standard.

 

[Arcangl86]

I'm curious what federal crime he thinks was violated here.

 

[wing2000]

I'm curious what federal crime he thinks was violated here.

...there's no thought involved...

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Bring the Trump DOJ hammer down! Lock him Up!