The ex-Chicago cop who led Jussie Smollett's deception to the clear sounds warning about Kamala Harris

Eugene Roy, a retired Chicago Police Department chief of detectives with more than 30 years of experience on the force, exposed the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax years ago and is now warning voters about Kamala Harris.

When the disgraced actor was exposed for lying about the incident, he called him the victim of a “modern-day lynching” attempt, a sentiment Harris probably hopes goes down a memory hole never to resurface.

“Now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Harris to this day has not deleted her 2019 social media post repeating the false claim, even after the actor's criminal conviction.” Empire' in Illinois for the fake attack.” Fox News reported

“Smollett claimed that two masked men” doused him in bleach, put a rope around his neck and said, “This is MAGA country!” in the heart of Chicago during the 2019 polar vortex,” the outlet explained.

Kamala Harris has refused to take down her tweet about Jussie Smollett being the victim of a modern day lynching because “the facts are still unfolding”. pic.twitter.com/I6ylXVdjsx

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 23, 2024

Harris bent over backwards to excuse Smollett.

“[Jussie Smollett] he is one of the kindest and kindest human beings I know. I'm praying for a speedy recovery,” California Sen. Harris tweeted at the time. “This was a modern day lynching attempt. No one should fear for their life because of their sexuality or the color of their skin. We have to face this hate.”

.@JussieSmollett he is one of the kindest and kindest human beings I know. I am praying for a speedy recovery.

This was a modern lynching attempt. No one should fear for their life because of their sexuality or the color of their skin. We must face this hate.

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 29, 2019

After Smollett was reported for filing a false report about the incident, Harris said she was “saddened, frustrated and disappointed” that the actor made “false statements to the police.”

Roy claimed his initial comments were “a rush to judgement”, highlighting a “hasty decision before all the facts are known”.

“It's one thing to express your support to a friend. It's another thing to use your platform as a government official to judge a case before it develops. Before all the facts are known,” Roy charged.

He appeared in the Fox Nation documentary “Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax.”

Fox News shared more of the facts of the case:

The facts were established in court, where prosecutors presented evidence that Smollett recruited two brothers, Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, to help him stage a fake hate crime. Smollett, who is black and gay, falsely reported to Chicago police that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack by two men wearing ski masks in January 2019.

Phone records, rideshare records, video surveillance footage, GPS evidence, text messages and social media messages between Smollett and the Osundairo brothers corroborated his testimony that the incident was staged, according to court documents. A jury found Smollett guilty of five of six disorderly conduct charges after a nearly two-week trial in 2021.

Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in jail after his conviction. The actor was also sentenced to 30 months of probation and to pay restitution to the city of Chicago in the amount of $120,106 and a fine of $25,000.

Smollett has appealed his conviction to the Illinois Supreme Court, which in March agreed to hear his case.

Harris was also the Attorney General of the State of California. She was far from alone in defending Smollett: Democrats lined up to support her made-up story.

“What happened to @JussieSmollett today should never be tolerated in this country,” President Biden wrote on January 29, 2019, also defending the left-wing actor. “We must stand up and demand that we no longer give safe harbor to this hatred; that homophobia and racism have no place on our streets or in our hearts. We're with you, Jussie.”

what happened to him today @JussieSmollett it should never be tolerated in this country. We must stand up and demand that we no longer give safe harbor to this hatred; that homophobia and racism have no place on our streets or in our hearts. We're with you, Jussie. https://t.co/o8ilPu68CM

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 30, 2019

Roy also noted that it's a sad state of affairs when society is more interested in “a quick bite” than a “thorough, unbiased investigation.” He added that rash and knee-jerk reactions to a high-profile case can “cast a shadow” over the public's perception of the justice system.

“Again, as a government official, you can express your support to your friends and supporters, but you should do so in a sensible and appropriate manner that does not call into question the integrity of the judicial process,” said former police “People see who has made snap judgments on controversial issues and hopefully take that into account when evaluating the merits of candidates.”

Terresa Monroe-Hamilton is a constitutional conservative who researches and writes extensively on politics and current affairs.

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