Stelter: Jussie Smollett Story Was ‘Weaponized’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CUPP Brian ░░░░░░░░ me start with you ░░░░░░░░ m sure like me ░░░░░░░░ have been following this ░░░░░░░░ the past week or ░░░░░░░░ as has the country ░░░░░░░░ story has fascinated us ░░░░░░░░ is your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ awful awful news STELTER ░░░░░░░░ now the ball is ░░░░░░░░ in jussie smollett s ░░░░░░░░ A spokesman for the ░░░░░░░░ police department tells me ░░░░░░░░ did reach out to ░░░░░░░░ s attorneys last night ░░░░░░░░ receiving new information from ░░░░░░░░ two men that had ░░░░░░░░ questioned by police What ░░░░░░░░ was told by the ░░░░░░░░ pd is we we ░░░░░░░░ to ask him additional ░░░░░░░░ Is he going to ░░░░░░░░ with the investigation Those ░░░░░░░░ open questions Because from ░░░░░░░░ very beginning there were ░░░░░░░░ con notations from the ░░░░░░░░ that were undeniable Two ░░░░░░░░ This is MAGA country ░░░░░░░░ became part of them ░░░░░░░░ polarizing on day one ░░░░░░░░ wish it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ that is the reality ░░░░░░░░ story that makes it ░░░░░░░░ more troubling We have ░░░░░░░░ wake to see what ░░░░░░░░ is going to say ░░░░░░░░ CUPP From inside how ░░░░░░░░ you think the media ░░░░░░░░ know the media had ░░░░░░░░ cover this and had ░░░░░░░░ cover this you know ░░░░░░░░ and responsibly How do ░░░░░░░░ think on the whole ░░░░░░░░ media has done as ░░░░░░░░ job STELTER Strong high ░░░░░░░░ tried to be very ░░░░░░░░ Two hours after the ░░░░░░░░ attack it was a ░░░░░░░░ supporter attack with political ░░░░░░░░ Was able to be ░░░░░░░░ in many different ways ░░░░░░░░ orchestrated this Why He ░░░░░░░░ afraid he was being ░░░░░░░░ of they were going ░░░░░░░░ kill off his character ░░░░░░░░ denied that was the ░░░░░░░░ There s still a ░░░░░░░░ at the heart of ░░░░░░░░ story.”