Maxine Waters Says It Was ‘Correct Thing’ to Drop Smollett Charges: ‘No One Was Hurt’

reporter I have to ░░░░░░░░ you because you were ░░░░░░░░ of the first people ░░░░░░░░ defend Jussie Smollett And ░░░░░░░░ with all of the ░░░░░░░░ changes and everything that ░░░░░░░░ come and the charges ░░░░░░░░ dropped what are your ░░░░░░░░ on this WATERS It ░░░░░░░░ the correct thing that ░░░░░░░░ charges were dropped First ░░░░░░░░ all we probably will ░░░░░░░░ know all of the ░░░░░░░░ We ve heard a ░░░░░░░░ of information No one ░░░░░░░░ hurt that is physically ░░░░░░░░ shocked He d never ░░░░░░░░ a crime before He ░░░░░░░░ the bail And it ░░░░░░░░ this kind of situation ░░░░░░░░ they close the case ░░░░░░░░ over the country every ░░░░░░░░ I learned This is ░░░░░░░░ unusual A lot of ░░░░░░░░ given to it because ░░░░░░░░ who he is He ░░░░░░░░ this extremely talented young ░░░░░░░░ who people have come ░░░░░░░░ love because of being ░░░░░░░░ television and so I ░░░░░░░░ I m hopeful that ░░░░░░░░ ll go on with ░░░░░░░░ career and that he ░░░░░░░░ be successful reporter Are ░░░░░░░░ disappointed not to see ░░░░░░░░ here this evening WATERS ░░░░░░░░ I d love to ░░░░░░░░ him and I m ░░░░░░░░ forward to seeing him ░░░░░░░░ hopefully very soon reporter ░░░░░░░░ on your chairman s ░░░░░░░░ WATERS I m so ░░░░░░░░ yes reporter What does ░░░░░░░░ feel like to be ░░░░░░░░ by the NAACP Image ░░░░░░░░ for their 50th anniversary ░░░░░░░░ I know Well it ░░░░░░░░ surreal I m extraordinarily ░░░░░░░░ and honored that the ░░░░░░░░ would choose me for ░░░░░░░░ special honor The NAACP ░░░░░░░░ our historical civil rights ░░░░░░░░ that has opened up ░░░░░░░░ for all of us ░░░░░░░░ they have created opportunities ░░░░░░░░ we will not have ░░░░░░░░ but for them and ░░░░░░░░ work And so I ░░░░░░░░ just overwhelmed by tonight ░░░░░░░░ this honor.”