Lawyer for Brothers in Alleged Jussie Smollett Hate Crime Hoax Says They Were ‘Betrayed’
‘What I would like to add to that is what this case really is about is a person who is in a position of trust who really betrayed my clients and who took advantage of them’
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SCHMIDT: “What I would like to add to that is what this case really is about is a person who is in a position of trust who really betrayed my clients and who took advantage of them.
They have tremendous regret over their role and their participation in this. But what they did was accept payment for training that also encompassed doing a favor for this person. So it is not — it’s not an easy narrative to say okay,’ let’s take $3,500 for this,'” she added.”
(h/t Mediaite)
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