Smollet’s Defense Atty. Mark Geragos: This Is ‘Frankly a Media Gangbang...of Unprecedented Proportions’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT COOPER Nic ░░░░░░░░ it very much Let ░░░░░░░░ talk to his defense ░░░░░░░░ mark geragos Thank you ░░░░░░░░ being with us What ░░░░░░░░ your response to the ░░░░░░░░ felony counts he s ░░░░░░░░ facing Is this right ░░░░░░░░ it s basically one ░░░░░░░░ for each alleged lie ░░░░░░░░ he told GERAGOS You ░░░░░░░░ Anderson even if he ░░░░░░░░ supposedly the one who ░░░░░░░░ this this is an ░░░░░░░░ The fact that he ░░░░░░░░ his innocence makes it ░░░░░░░░ outrageous 16 counts I ░░░░░░░░ anybody to find any ░░░░░░░░ anywhere where somebody has ░░░░░░░░ 16 counts for being ░░░░░░░░ victim of a of ░░░░░░░░ hate crime basically The ░░░░░░░░ with this case and ░░░░░░░░ started with I think ░░░░░░░░ But they re not ░░░░░░░░ GERAGOS Hold on for ░░░░░░░░ second Anderson They re ░░░░░░░░ 16 counts They re ░░░░░░░░ 16 counts because they ░░░░░░░░ out two statements He ░░░░░░░░ not suspended They have ░░░░░░░░ talked to one person ░░░░░░░░ Fox who has said ░░░░░░░░ was dissatisfied with his ░░░░░░░░ They have not interviewed ░░░░░░░░ person connected with the ░░░░░░░░ Empire who says he ░░░░░░░░ dissatisfied with his money ░░░░░░░░ are the ones who ░░░░░░░░ the internal investigation about ░░░░░░░░ leaks because all of ░░░░░░░░ information that was being ░░░░░░░░ was false and I ░░░░░░░░ t at Northwestern hospital ░░░░░░░░ hospital supposedly if you ░░░░░░░░ the reporting let go ░░░░░░░░ 50 people because 50 ░░░░░░░░ have illegally accessed his ░░░░░░░░ What is happening here ░░░░░░░░ frankly a media gangbang ░░░░░░░░ this guy of unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ and that s the ░░░░░░░░ I got into this ░░░░░░░░ ve never seen a ░░░░░░░░ pendulum swing more quickly ░░░░░░░░ more viciously and rob ░░░░░░░░ of their presumption of ░░░░░░░░ like this case It ░░░░░░░░ startling the way people ░░░░░░░░ that he s guilty ░░░░░░░░ hasn t been given ░░░░░░░░ stitch of discovery Not ░░░░░░░░ There isn t one ░░░░░░░░ report Your package just ░░░░░░░░ he paid 3500 I ░░░░░░░░ got the texts Those ░░░░░░░░ and they conceded that ░░░░░░░░ check and the texts ░░░░░░░░ for training It wasn ░░░░░░░░ to pay anything So ░░░░░░░░ don t understand where ░░░░░░░░ of this comes from ░░░░░░░░ s supposed So He ░░░░░░░░ the one who supposedly ░░░░░░░░ dissatisfied There is no ░░░░░░░░ of that So you ░░░░░░░░ saying the police no ░░░░░░░░ from the superintendent talked ░░░░░░░░ this hertheory he wanted ░░░░░░░░ money You say they ░░░░░░░░ t talked to anybody ░░░░░░░░ with their production at ░░░░░░░░ Right So but I ░░░░░░░░ does it make sense ░░░░░░░░ t you expect if ░░░░░░░░ police chief hold on ░░░░░░░░ If a police chief ░░░░░░░░ going to come out ░░░░░░░░ say and give a ░░░░░░░░ conference and is going ░░░░░░░░ say he was dissatisfied ░░░░░░░░ is going to basically ░░░░░░░░ the jury pool wouldn ░░░░░░░░ you expect that there ░░░░░░░░ be some basis upon ░░░░░░░░ you would do that ░░░░░░░░ t you expect one ░░░░░░░░ would have been interviewed ░░░░░░░░ actually knew something about ░░░░░░░░ was negotiating his salary ░░░░░░░░ agent somebody on the ░░░░░░░░ his producer anybody So ░░░░░░░░ did I mean if ░░░░░░░░ version of events if ░░░░░░░░ client is sticking by ░░░░░░░░ version of events why ░░░░░░░░ these two brothers who ░░░░░░░░ guess smollett knows and ░░░░░░░░ for training services or ░░░░░░░░ as a trainer and ░░░░░░░░ is at least a ░░░░░░░░ between them why did ░░░░░░░░ attack jussie smollett using ░░░░░░░░ language and a noose ░░░░░░░░ all these things which ░░░░░░░░ is and a liquid ░░░░░░░░ are you alleging that ░░░░░░░░ did that I haven ░░░░░░░░ interviewed them but I ░░░░░░░░ ask you this why ░░░░░░░░ it that if they ░░░░░░░░ this and if they ░░░░░░░░ in cahoots and went ░░░░░░░░ front of a grand ░░░░░░░░ why weren t they ░░░░░░░░ Number one Number two ░░░░░░░░ police chief is the ░░░░░░░░ who says that they ░░░░░░░░ until the 47th hour ░░░░░░░░ all of a sudden ░░░░░░░░ were visited and changed ░░░░░░░░ story and haven t ░░░░░░░░ given immunity Why is ░░░░░░░░ By the way if ░░░░░░░░ two witnesses were if ░░░░░░░░ believe these two witnesses ░░░░░░░░ didn t they go ░░░░░░░░ with the preliminary hearing ░░░░░░░░ put the witnesses on ░░░░░░░░ let them tell their ░░░░░░░░ there are media requests ░░░░░░░░ As soon as the ░░░░░░░░ requested to be able ░░░░░░░░ do the preliminary hearing ░░░░░░░░ they ran in yesterday ░░░░░░░░ did a grand jury ░░░░░░░░ As soon as I ░░░░░░░░ him back to answer ░░░░░░░░ on an airplane they ░░░░░░░░ t do the grand ░░░░░░░░ anymore and they filed ░░░░░░░░ criminal complaint Anybody who ░░░░░░░░ in the criminal justice ░░░░░░░░ I defy you to ░░░░░░░░ one commentator who hasn ░░░░░░░░ been caught up in ░░░░░░░░ kind of this media ░░░░░░░░ find one legal commentator ░░░░░░░░ tries cases and says ░░░░░░░░ m familiar with a ░░░░░░░░ who comes out and ░░░░░░░░ a closing argument at ░░░░░░░░ bond hearing Doesn t ░░░░░░░░ just seem weird to ░░░░░░░░ that you get allegedly ░░░░░░░░ by two people who ░░░░░░░░ know and you don ░░░░░░░░ seem to recognize them ░░░░░░░░ though you claimed you ░░░░░░░░ back and they ran ░░░░░░░░ and that they I ░░░░░░░░ initially there was I ░░░░░░░░ Mr Smollett said one ░░░░░░░░ them is white Isn ░░░░░░░░ it weird you get ░░░░░░░░ people you know on ░░░░░░░░ that you worked out ░░░░░░░░ and you don t ░░░░░░░░ them Yes Guess what ░░░░░░░░ don t know whether ░░░░░░░░ made that statement or ░░░░░░░░ what I do know ░░░░░░░░ that when he was ░░░░░░░░ that they had evidence ░░░░░░░░ these two he refused ░░░░░░░░ sign the complaint because ░░░░░░░░ could not believe it ░░░░░░░░ he thought they were ░░░░░░░░ on it would he ░░░░░░░░ signed the he didn ░░░░░░░░ believe it Now if ░░░░░░░░ re asking me what ░░░░░░░░ motivation is I suppose ░░░░░░░░ can speculate but motivation ░░░░░░░░ jussie is not an ░░░░░░░░ of the crime Their ░░░░░░░░ I got my theories ░░░░░░░░ it but I haven ░░░░░░░░ seen one piece of ░░░░░░░░ and they don t ░░░░░░░░ one piece of evidence ░░░░░░░░ they have turned over ░░░░░░░░ links jussie to this ░░░░░░░░ they do have is ░░░░░░░░ whale of a case ░░░░░░░░ you believe what the ░░░░░░░░ chief is saying they ░░░░░░░░ a great case against ░░░░░░░░ they got Lyft receipts ░░░░░░░░ ATM receipts and a ░░░░░░░░ video Take a look ░░░░░░░░ tell me if there ░░░░░░░░ anything that looks peculiar ░░░░░░░░ you I ll leave ░░░░░░░░ to the investigative journalist ░░░░░░░░ is my question what ░░░░░░░░ they have that corroboraing ░░░░░░░░ story Do they have ░░░░░░░░ their word that says ░░░░░░░░ was in on this ░░░░░░░░ don t know the ░░░░░░░░ to that question It ░░░░░░░░ seem odd I mean ░░░░░░░░ just seems weird that ░░░░░░░░ know a letter is ░░░░░░░░ sent with you know ░░░░░░░░ cut out from a ░░░░░░░░ which frankly I mean ░░░░░░░░ who gets hate mail ░░░░░░░░ threatening letters I you ░░░░░░░░ I ve only seen ░░░░░░░░ in movies It seems ░░░░░░░░ something from you know ░░░░░░░░ would think Anderson And ░░░░░░░░ is attacked two weeks ░░░░░░░░ The whole thing doesn ░░░░░░░░ make much sense does ░░░░░░░░ Anderson you re in ░░░░░░░░ Angeles today right Come ░░░░░░░░ to my office I ░░░░░░░░ taped up on my ░░░░░░░░ some of my hate ░░░░░░░░ where they cut outle ░░░░░░░░ from magazines My haters ░░░░░░░░ that method All right ░░░░░░░░ one they are taped ░░░░░░░░ my office Number two ░░░░░░░░ the way this idea ░░░░░░░░ somehow he had something ░░░░░░░░ do with this and ░░░░░░░░ wasn t mentioned the ░░░░░░░░ for that is remember ░░░░░░░░ chief came out he ░░░░░░░░ that they had something ░░░░░░░░ do with or either ░░░░░░░░ two or jussie had ░░░░░░░░ to do with the ░░░░░░░░ That s a federal ░░░░░░░░ and I would ask ░░░░░░░░ reporter to go back ░░░░░░░░ look because the FBI ░░░░░░░░ the feds because I ░░░░░░░░ it s postal inspector ░░░░░░░░ back on that idea ░░░░░░░░ said they don t ░░░░░░░░ any evidence of that ░░░░░░░░ I will tell you ░░░░░░░░ has cooperated with that ░░░░░░░░ as well COOPER All ░░░░░░░░ Mark geragos, appreciate it.”