I don’t claim to have any insight into the criminal case against Jessie Smullet. I haven’t reviewed any of the evidence; I didn’t follow the trial, except for notice headlines. I do know that the jury found Smollett guilty on five criminal counts all based on making false reports to the police. Thus, the jury has concluded that Smullett staged a phony racist and anti-gay attack three years ago.
I noticed this at National Review: Jussie Smollet’s Attorney made this claim today: “The defense had an uphill battle, he said, because for three years Smollett has been “tried and convicted in the media.”
When I heard this claim by Smullet’s legal team it reminded me of this:
When he staged the attack and tried to use public media to exploit the situation, he chose the court system to be used: public opinion and the media. Now he wants to use the real justice system as codified in federal and state constitutions. Pick one, and live with the consequences of your choice.