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‘Played all of them for fools’: Democrats, media burned by rush to judgment on Jussie Smollett

In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listen as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP)

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

For Sens. Kamala D. Harris and Cory A. Booker, Democratic presidential candidates who were promoting an anti-lynching bill, the “attack” on actor Jussie Smollett in Chicago looked like a horrible yet opportune talking point.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about his new book, 'Where We Go From Here: Two Years in the Resistance', at a George Washington University/Politics and Prose event, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

With ‘radical’ ideas now mainstream, Bernie Sanders hopes Democrats haven’t left him behind

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Children wave Iranian flags during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of people poured out onto the streets of Tehran and other cities and towns across Iran, marking the date 40 years ago that is considered victory day in the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

State Department uses social media targeted at Iranian citizens to pressure ‘corrupt’ regime

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses leave pill bottles in protest outside the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, which is owned by the Sackler family, in Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) ** FILE **

N.Y. police now treat drug overdose sites as crime scenes in bid to take down dealers

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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen steps out of her car to meet French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. Marine Le Pen meets President Emmanuel Macron to exchange political issues. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Euroskeptics see France’s yellow vest protesters, Spain’s Vox party as signs of political shift

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Former Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke speaks to a crowd inside a ball park across the street from where President Donald Trump was holding a rally inside the El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Rudy Gutierrez)

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In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listen as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP)

‘Played all of them for fools’: Democrats, media burned by rush to judgment on Jussie Smollett

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FILE - In this May 20, 2016 file photo, Jussie Smollett attends the &quot;Empire&quot; FYC Event in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, March 15, 2017, Smollett debuted a music video for &quot;F.U.W.&quot;, a song about injustice which he wrote and performs, on his YouTube page. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Jussie Smollett was convicted of providing false information to law enforcement in 2007

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Le Phuc Hai, 66, left, and To Gia Huy, 9, have Trump and Kim haircuts in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have become the latest style icons in Hanoi, a week before their second summit is to be held in the capital city of Vietnam. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

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In this image provided by the Department of Transportation, deputy transportation secretary Jeffrey Rosen is shown in his official portrait in Washington. President Donald Trump has nominated Rosen to be the next deputy attorney general. (Department of Transportation via AP)

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President Donald Trump speaks to a Venezuelan American community at Florida Ocean Bank Convocation Center at Florida International University in Miami, Fla., Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, to speak out against President Nicolas Maduro's government and its socialist policies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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In this Jan. 23, 2019, file photo, a view of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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This combination of file photos shows Manny Machado, left, and Bryce Harper. A former Baltimore Orioles infielder, Machado reportedly agreed to terms with the San Diego Padres on a 10-year, $300 million contract on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Bryce Harper, formerly of the Washington Nationals, still had yet to sign with a new team when Machado's details were reported. (AP Photos/John Minchillo and Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

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In this June 12, 2018, photo, Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin, from Russia, right, holds up the Stanley Cup during a victory rally for the Washington Capitals in celebration of winning the Stanley Cup, on the National Mall in Washington. Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals will get to do something the franchise never has done: raise a banner signifying a Stanley Cup championship. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FiLE**

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Maryland forward Bruno Fernando (23) celebrates with coach Mark Turgeon after an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Iowa City, Iowa. Maryland won 66-65. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about his new book, 'Where We Go From Here: Two Years in the Resistance', at a George Washington University/Politics and Prose event in Washington, Nov. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

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Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., leaves at the end of Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Sen. Dick Durbin hesitant to back Green New Deal: ‘It’s a resolution aspiration’

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In this Jan. 12, 2018, file photo, Virginia Gov.-elect, Lt. Gov Ralph Northam, center, walks down the reviewing stand with Lt. Gov-elect, Justin Fairfax, right, and Attorney General Mark Herring at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. The political crisis in Virginia exploded Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, when the state's attorney general confessed to putting on blackface in the 1980s and a woman went public with detailed allegations of sexual assault against the lieutenant governor. With Northam's career already hanging by a thread over a racist photo, the day's developments threatened to take down all three of Virginia's top elected officials. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

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In this Oct. 12, 2018, file photo, water contaminated with arsenic, lead and zinc flows from a pipe out of the Lee Mountain mine and into a holding pond near Rimini, Mont. The community is part of the Upper Tenmile Creek Superfund site, where dozens of abandoned mines have left water supplies polluted and residents must use bottled water. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

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