The latest on the Jussie Smollett hoax. Apparently, the feds have been working quite a bit on the threat letter that was mailed, have made significant progress and "federal charges are certain". I hope it shall be!

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On Friday, Jan. 18th, a letter was dropped into a mailbox in Chicago’s southwest suburbs.

The envelope was addressed in childlike scrawl to Empire TV star Jussie Smollett at Cinespace Studios, a West Side production facility that the Fox program calls home. “MAGA”—the acronym for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign slogan “Make America Great Again”—was sloppily written in the return address space.

Four days later and about eleven miles away, the letter found its way to Smollett.

Something about the envelope must have raised concerns. Smollett would later tell police that he and Empire’s executive producer donned gloves before they opened it and exposed themselves to a threat letter covered in white powder. Police logged the time as 2:30 p.m.

The powder was later determined to be crushed Tylenol, according to reports. But the letter addressed to Smollett depicted a curly-haired stick figure being hanged by another stick figure with a noose.

Using individual letters and words that appear to be clipped from magazines, the sender threatened Smollett with an anti-black and anti-gay message:

“You will die black fag.”

About a week after Smollett opened the letter, he told police that he had been beaten and kicked in Streeterville by two men who recognized him from Empire. They poured bleach on him and—in throwbacks to the threat letter—called him anti-gay, anti-black slurs while putting a noose around his neck and screaming “this is MAGA country," he said.

As Smollett reported the attack to police, a multi-agency federal investigation into the source of the threat letter was entering its seventh day.

Headed by the FBI’s Chicago Field Office, the terroristic threat investigation is being assisted by one of America’s oldest and most underestimated law enforcement agencies: The United States Postal Inspection Service.

Whoever sent the letter to Smollett may have considered the mail to be an untraceable way to deliver a message. They’d be mistaken.

“Those postal guys are the real deal,” said a North Side cop who worked with inspectors on a serial package theft case in Lincoln Park last November. “They can do amazing things and aren’t afraid of the work.”

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New Developments
Two Lakeview brothers who were previously considered “persons of interest” in Smollett’s purported attack told police during interrogations last week that Smollett staged the hate crime because he was upset that the threat letter did not get enough attention, ABC7 Chicago reported Monday afternoon. Detectives are investigating their claim.

Meanwhile, the FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service has been quietly working on the origins of Smollett’s letter for nearly a month. Giving it far more “attention” than he knew.

Late Monday, CWBChicago received confirmation that the letter case has been before a federal grand jury and multiple subpoenas have been generated over the course of the investigation.

In a conversation on Feb. 8th, before police met with brothers Ola and Abel Osundairo, a leading source within the Smollett attack investigation called the hate crime a "false flag" and said “There is a direct line between (the letter) and (the purported attack)." In the same conversation, the source hinted at what was to come: "This is not a whodunit. It's a how-many-people-dunit."

Whoever mailed the letter "made an enormous mistake," we were told. Federal charges were "certain."


A law firm partner who asked not to be identified by name spoke with us about the federal problems ahead for whoever mailed the letter: “If they have Smollett on the letter, he’ll be facing ’terroristic hoax’ charges, a felony. There may be federal obstruction charges as well.”

All in all, the federal legal options are numerous: “If they want to bury him, they can.”

Meanwhile, the Osundairo brothers are reportedly holed up in a Chicago hotel with police protection.

One piece of housekeeping: CWBChicago has confirmed with Chicago police that Smollett told responding officers that he was attacked on the southwest corner of New Street and Lower East North Water Street.

Previous reporting had the attack taking place across the street and slightly west, in an area where Lower East North Water Street is covered by an upper traffic deck.

The correct location was confirmed by information contained in dispatch records for a Chicago Police Department evidence technician who was assigned to process the purported crime scene shortly after Smollett reported the attack to police. CWBChicago sought the dispatch records after noticing that the Chicago Police Department's original case report of the purported attack lists the address of occurrence as "341 E Lower North Water St"—that's across the street and slightly east of Smollett's home.

On Saturday, a 30-year-old woman who lives in a high-rise that overlooks the purported crime scene told CWBChicago that she believes she saw the events that Smollett described to police as a violent hate crime.

The woman said she returned to her apartment early on Jan. 29th after helping a friend move from the Gold Coast to Lincoln Park. “It was cold and everyone bailed on him, so it took forever,” she said.

Upon returning home, the woman saw three men standing on the corner where Smollett would later report being attacked.

“All I saw was three guys talking,” she said. “They were standing right before the staircase” that leads to Upper East North Water Street.

“I don’t think there was any problem because it looked like they knew each other.”

And she said, as she looked down on the men through her open bedroom window, she did not hear any screaming or slurs. “I heard trucks (two blocks away) on Michigan Avenue, but I didn’t hear anything from them.”

If the woman is right, she estimates that the actual timeline for the crime as know to the public is off. “10, 15, maybe 20 minutes off,” she said.

So, why’d she have her window open so early on frigid Tuesday morning?

“Because I was smoking pot,” she laughed. “That’s why I haven't talked to the cops, too.”

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Originally posted by sdy:
Rep Eric Swalwell (DEM):

"I hope that this was not something that was Mr. Smollett did to himself, or created, and if that is the case, I hope he gets the help that he needs."

This is what the press is saying on ALL the major news channels and "morning talk shows".

"oh, he's sick... he needs help... don't let this stop real victims of hate crimes coming forward..."

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Originally posted by James in Denver:

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Originally posted by sdy:
Rep Eric Swalwell (DEM):

"I hope that this was not something that was Mr. Smollett did to himself, or created, and if that is the case, I hope he gets the help that he needs."

This is what the press is saying on ALL the major news channels and "morning talk shows".

"oh, he's sick... he needs help... don't let this stop real victims of hate crimes coming forward..."

A little prison time will help, hell he might even like it, dropping the soap in the shower is a benefit for him.

The CPD has been very methodical, very thorough. They have not put in all this time and effort because they think Smollett will skate. He is going to prison on state and federal charges.

I rest easier knowing that the feds are involved and taking this very seriously. My faith that the so called “leaders” of Chicago wont directly interfere in due process of the prosecuting of these turds was never very strong. I do not doubt the actions of CPD or their desire to bring this case to its conclusion, but we all know how politics work in heavily democrat controlled cities.

Now that the feds are directly involved, the turd (or turds) won’t have the same protection from justice they might otherwise enjoy. And they need to be hammered with extreme prejudice for their clearly racist and sexual orientation crimes. The door swings both ways, despite leftist propaganda.

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Originally posted by sdy:


Jussie Smollett's "Empire" screen time is getting slashed in the wake of a growing sentiment that he staged the so-called "attack."

In addition to this, staffers from ABC's Good Morning America had the odd creepy feeling they were cheated


"As Jussie Smollett left the room following his "Good Morning America" interview, multiple ABC staffers felt doubtful about his claims, according to The Blast.

Insiders say that before the validity of his account was in question, Smollett went to ABC requesting to do the sit-down, and the network was happy to oblige because "everyone wanted this interview."

But as the interview wrapped and Smollett's team departed, there was "immediately" a feeling that "something was amiss."

https://www.yahoo.com/entertai...erica-161310396.html

Bless their hearts!

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Originally posted by justjoe:
The CPD has been very methodical, very thorough. They have not put in all this time and effort because they think Smollett will skate. He is going to prison on state and federal charges.

In this case though, I truly believe that the State will defer to the Feds for charging/prosecuting. With the Feds the cost/time of building the case will be their burden. Cook County State's Attorney's Office won't be too keen on spending it's resources on a case that they can easily hand off to someone else.

Jussie has now run afoul of the same fine folks who tossed that hardened desperado Martha Stewart in the jug.
He may be rooomies with the Unabomber shortly.

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Originally posted by oddball:



"As Jussie Smollett left the room following his "Good Morning America" interview, multiple ABC staffers felt doubtful about his claims, according to The Blast.

Oh bullshit.



Robin Roberts could not have been more sympathetic in that propaganda puff piece.

They are in full-on damage control mode now that they look like a bunch of fools.

^^^ You really think they believed him? NO ONE believed him, except retards like Ellen Page. They simply pandered to him knowing full well he was full of horseshit. That didn't stop them however from pretending to believe him.

I think the initial, deep down gut feeling of a lot of liberals was that the story was bullshit. They just didn't care if it was true or not as long as it fit their agenda.

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Balzé Halzé
Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie

posted February 19, 2019 02:36 PM
^^^ You really think they believed him? NO ONE believed him, except retards like Ellen Page. They simply pandered to him knowing full well he was full of horseshit. That didn't stop them however from pretending to believe him.

Right. What this should say is "as Smollett left the room multiple ABC staffers opened the windows to try to get rid of the gagging stench from the fly-buzzing mound of bullshit he dropped there. 'Who the fuck would ever believe that?' one of them worried, fanning his nose. 'I dunno,' answered another, 'can somebody throw a chair through that big window that doesn't open?'"

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Originally posted by bobandmikako:
I think the initial, deep down gut feeling of a lot of liberals was that the story was bullshit. They just didn't care if it was true or not as long as it fit their agenda.

Exactly this.

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Originally posted by gearhounds:

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Originally posted by bobandmikako:
I think the initial, deep down gut feeling of a lot of liberals was that the story was bullshit. They just didn't care if it was true or not as long as it fit their agenda.

Exactly this.

In fairness, the libs have jumped on every band wagon before any facts are in every single time.....so they are used to being proven wrong.....again.......and again.......and again. Then they can say "well somewhere somehow someone has been assaulted via a hate crime, so what I said/posted/tweeted/etc stands".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFYfqkrshp4

Smollett Pleaded No Contest In 2007 To Providing False Information To Law Enforcement

https://www.zerohedge.com/news...tion-law-enforcement

Empire actor Jussie Smollett pleaded no contest in 2007 to providing false information to law enforcement in connection with a DUI, according to NBC News 10, which confirmed the incident with the Los Angeles City Attorney.

Smollett was sentenced to two years probation and a choice of a fine or jail in the 2007 case.

News of Smollett's 2007 false report comes as the Empire star faces potential charges for filing another false police report surrounding a January 29 "hate crime" that two acquaintances claim he paid them to rehearse and then stage.

The two men, Nigerian-born brothers - Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundario, one of whom is Smollett's personal trainer and was an extra on Empire, met with police and prosecutors at the local courthouse and are cooperating in the case.

Earlier Tuesday we reported that the FBI crime lab and US Postal Inspectors are investigating whether Smollett was involved in creating a threatening letter addressed to him at Empire's Chicago studio prior to the alleged attack.


"The letter - sent on Jan. 22, is currently at the FBI crime lab for analysis," reports ABC.

The Osundairo brothers agreed to cooperate with authorities after detectives confronted them with evidence that they bought the rope — allegedly used in an attack that Smollett described to police as laced with racial and homophobic slurs — at a Chicago hardware store, sources said. -ABC News

While Empire network Fox has thus far publicly stood by Smollett, TMZ reported on Tuesday that the star's screen time has been significantly reduced - with 9 scenes being cut to four, and Smollett "no longer the focus" of them.

Smollett reported in January that two white men physically assaulted him, yelling "this is MAGA country!" in addition to racist and homophobic slurs which were 'coincidentally' used in a play Smollett had done a reading for in New York City the day before, according to the Daily Mail.

Smollett says the men beat him up, poured a bleach-like liquid on him and wrapped a noose around his neck, before he was able to chase them off because he "fought the fuck back."

This is my favoritest thread right now.

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2...ter-brothers-attack/

The two brothers involved in the Jussie Smollett attack told police that Smollett was behind creating a racist letter that was sent to the actor on the set of his show, “Empire,” according to two sources with first-hand knowledge of the investigation.

And when that letter did not get a “bigger reaction,” Smollett orchestrated the attack a week later with the two men–Ola and Abel Osundairo, sources said. Also Tuesday, sources said the two brothers were seen on a ride share video camera before being dropped off near the location of the attack.

Smollett received a letter containing a white powder Jan. 22. The letter was mailed to Chicago’s Cinespace Studios, where the show “Empire” is filmed. The letter prompted a HAZMAT response. CPD says the “white substance” was later determined to be aspirin.

CBS 2 Brad Edwards reports, the State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has recused herself from the case. Acting State’s Attorney for the investigation will now be First Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph Magats.

Chicago police say the FBI is handling the investigation surrounding the letter, because that’s a federal-level concern.

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https://abc7chicago.com/cook-c...vestigation/5144861/

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has recused herself from the investigation surrounding the alleged attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, her office told ABC News on Tuesday.

"Out of an abundance of caution, the decision to recuse herself was made to address potential questions of impartiality based upon familiarity with potential witnesses in the case," a spokeswoman told ABC News via email.

First Assistant State's Attorney Joseph Magats will act as the state's attorney for this matter, a spokeswoman for Foxx's office said.


Last week, Smollett sat down with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts and spoke about the letter.

"Just because on the letter, it had a stick figure hanging from a tree with a gun pointing towards it with the words that said, 'Smollett, Jussie, you will die, black (expletive),'" Smollett said. "There was no address, but the return address said in big, red, you know, like caps, 'MAGA.' Did I make that up too?"

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the State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has recused herself from the case.

who is Kim Foxx and what does this mean?