Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters said Saturday that it was the “correct thing” for all charges to be dropped against Jussie Smollett, the actor for the hit series “Empire” who was accused of orchestrating a hate crime hoax.
Last week, the city dropped 16 charges against Smollett including filing a false report. Police say Smollett created a false assault on January 29th in which the actor claims to have been attacked by two men because he was gay and black. He also said the attackers said “This is MAGA country,” referring to President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats.
Police say none of this happened. That doesn’t seem to matter much to Maxine Waters.
“Correct Thing”
“It’s the correct thing that the charges were dropped,” Waters said during at interview backstage at the 50th Annual NAACP Awards. “First of all, we probably will never know all of the details. We’ve heard a lot of information. No one was hurt — that is, physically, killed, shot — he never committed a crime before, he forfeited the bail and it’s this kind of situation where they close the case all over the country every day.”
“I have learned this isn’t unusual,” she added.
Maxine Waters says its the "correct thing" that charges were dropped against Jussie Smollett https://t.co/4vPeag6Jxf pic.twitter.com/sWJYOCuGCW
— The Hill (@thehill) April 1, 2019
According to Waters, the Smollett case received “a lot of attention because of who he is — he’s an extremely talented man who people have come to love because he is on TV. I’m hopeful that he will go on with his career and be successful.”
“I would love to see him, and I am looking forward to seeing him very soon,” Waters added.
“I love him”
Defending Smollett is nothing new for Waters. “Waters, who has been one of Congress’ most vocal supporters of Smollett, attended the Empire star’s first concert after the allegedly staged attack,” Breitbart reports.
Waters told The Grio, “I know Jussie. I love him. His family’s a friend of mine. I know his sisters, I’ve met his mom, and I called already to Jazz, one of the sisters, to talk to her about what’s happening, what’s going on,” Waters said. “So she said he’s okay, he’s out of the hospital. We didn’t talk about it much more than that, but I was on my way to Chicago to see about him. You know what I’m saying? I love him; he’s a fantastic human being; he’s so giving.”
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What happens next in the Jussie Smollett debacle is anyone’s guess, but one thing is clear: Maxine Waters will defend him no matter how bad it gets.
"It’s the correct thing that the charges were dropped," Rep Waters said. "We’ve heard a lot of information. No one was hurt — that is, physically, killed, shot…"
"No one was hurt…" – Except Jussie still maintains he was, so she admits he made it up…https://t.co/G3v91DsC3Z
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) April 1, 2019
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MAXINE WATERS IS A BRAIN DEAD BEE ZITCH, GO FIGURE THAT SHE WOULD DEFEND THIS P.O.S. ##### ENOUGH SAID.
So the black beauty has spoken. She is not the whole horse but the horses a$$. She thinkks it is great to drop 16 charges against her friends son. She is certainly at the back of the horse race in this one. Maybe he will soon be brought up on Federal charges in addition having to pay back to Chicago almost 200K. I guess she was forced to stop the IMPEACH rhetoric she has stated since Trump was elected. A night that will go down in history. She and Hillary and most other corrupt democrats will go down in infamy.
“Birds of a feather flock together.” And so do crooks! What Smollett did makes him a criminal! And Mad Max,
too, for defending him!
Ok, 2 rather large gentleman supposedly beat him up, little scratch above his eye? Wow, LMAO!
Then why don’t she take her faggot family and stick them where the son don’t shine .
She praises the criminal Jussie Smollett and trashes the President who is trying to Make America Great Again. She needs to go! She’s the biggest racist in this country and doesn’t even hide it.
Maxine says. “No one was hurt …” (though Smollett still claims he was). Making a claim about a ‘racial attack by MAGA supporters’ DOES hurt the country by dividing it even more along racial and political lines. The police determined the claim was false; a Grand Jury indicted Smollett on 16 counts. Rather than let the whole process go forward for the court to determine guilt or innocence, the State’s Attorney dropped the charges and allowed the ‘court’ to seal all documents related to the case. Smollett still claims he was racially & politically attacked. So the racial & political divide continues with the help of the Democrats who obviously want nothing more than to divide this country even further!
Yeah! I’ll bet “SHE FEELS GOOD!!!
“When they go low, we go high”. Some smart writer dreamed that little tidbit up for Michele. Looks like Maxine took it to heart except shes doing it backwards.
Doesn’t that response say all you need to know about the Democratic Party ?
Almost. Think of the Clinton $$$$$. Maybe some gains from her selling uranium to Russia.
Exactly. Hence the admiration for Smollett.
Begs the question how much Farrakhan’s dancing partner on the Hill got from Soros or one of the Good Guys” club been “donating” to her campaign. She must be one of the most corrupt people living in the USA today.
This old bat gave him a free pass because he is black.
This guy is like Maxine Waters. He did something that could stir up more trouble in an already steered up political public. That was wrong. and he got away with it and she is glad he did. She is sick. I wonder how she was brought up?
BOTH these people make me SICK. I am SO tired of these Leftist LOONS and all the drama they create, and how they are NEVER held accountable for their crimes, no matter WHAT they do.
Accusing white men wearing MAGA hats of violence while they are espousing Trump’s ideals and no one gets hurt ? Does that not hurt ALL white people who support POTUS Trump and the POTUS himself ? Just how much vilification are you ready to ignore ? And what about the next black man who DOES get attacked and everyone believes he is pulling a jussie and do not bother to investigate properly ? What about the corrupt justice system, the law, the PD, treated as irrelevant ? This case would be expected in a ttinpot third world authoritarian state, where privilege supersedes the law of the land.
So it’s okay to commit a crime as long as no one gets hurt?
Dropping the charges was the right thing to do? Ya in Bizzaro Land! All I can say is birds of a feather……………
Further proof Waters is crazy.
Well, she does seem to be the expert on hate…
How old is Jesse’s child from illicit affair he had years ago? I’ll bet he used much of the bribe money from the corporations to pay his lady friend off. No rainbow coalition here.
Jussie and Jesse, today together in Chicago. Okay, after all, he’s a “real” Reverend. Lock them both up!
Just like family? Addams or Corleone? If I was Jussie I would pray that worthless plasma sacks like the Queen of Corruption just shut up.
GOOD POINT!
Exactly!
Where have I heard this before???
Oh, I know. BHO and Travon Martin.
What’s wrong with these (insert your own adjective here)?
I guess when your a lier you know quiet a few ,doent mstter the color of your skin when its wrong its not right to excuse what a person does ,a lie is a lie punishable to pay the price,no matter who you are rich or poor.
If the situation was reversed: Smollett was white, the victim was black and Obama was the president…, do you think for one second that the charges would be dropped?
Black fake hate crimes and racism do not fit the narrative.
i would label it banana republic but that’s prolly racist
She loves any POG just like herself.
Would not expect angry, hateful-hearted Maxie to support anything but the lowdown and devious. So no surprised look on my face!
Maxine Waters says Jussie Smollett is like family. Yeah a family of racist criminals ! He fits right in !
Lock and load!
Okay with me, it’
s inevitable
All these “People” want is to start an actual Race War. Maxine Waters hates white people and everyone knows it.
If the Queen of Corruption “Low IQ” Maxine Waters says Smollett is a wonderful human being we can be certain he’s a scroundel of the worst kind. Below the rat category.
Further proof she’s another crazy biatch like her cohort Pelosi.