Cory Booker says he won't comment further on Smollett case until more information comes out
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Source: CNN
(CNN)New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker declined on Sunday to comment directly on reports that police believe actor Jussie Smollett paid two men to carry out a hoax assault on himself last month.
Smollett told authorities he was attacked in late January by two men who were "yelling out racial and homophobic slurs." Two law enforcement sources with knowledge of the investigation told CNN on Saturday that Chicago Police believe Smollett paid two men to orchestrate the assault on him.
Booker, who is running for president, was one of several Democrats to weigh in on the initial reports of the attack on Smollett, tweeting that it was "an attempted modern-day lynching."
Asked as he campaigned in New Hampshire about the recent reports that the attack was a hoax, Booker said, "I'm going to withhold until all the information actually comes out from on the record sources."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/17/politics/cory-booker-smollett/index.html
hlthe2b
(104,818 posts)why make assumptions before all the facts come out...?
LisaL
(46,137 posts)"an attempted modern day lynching."
hlthe2b
(104,818 posts)sigh....
oldsoftie
(13,349 posts)Obviously the story is not over yet, but it sure looks like Smollets career may be
Mr. Frost
(75 posts)We all want Trump out and will do everything legally possible to rid him. Even if it meant at the price of ruining his voters lives.
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)How have *we* ruined his dipshit voters' lives?
Mr. Frost
(75 posts)One can call out and denounce hate crimes, and simultaneously wait to get more information on open investigations.
LongtimeAZDem
(4,515 posts)Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)I understand people who close the person being more bias in their leaning towards their friends/loved ones/etc, but in general I think it's best for everyone else to stand back and wait for the investigation to confirm facts and information.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)A US Senator/Presidential candidate has no comment on an issue is not important news of national interest.