He said that in those cases, "exoneration" means a situation "where somebody's been convicted of a crime, they go to prison, and we get the conviction not only reversed, but charges dismissed," he told ABC News.
Since Trump never had any charges filed against him and Smollett did not go through the full criminal justice process -- including a trial where one conviction is initially rendered and then overturned, vacated -- their situations don't fit the traditional definition of "exonerated." "While this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him," Mueller wrote, as quoted by Barr.
Browne-Marshall thinks Trump's use of the word in the face of Mueller's quote shows that "there continues to be an element of braggadocio mixed with outright storytelling when it comes toAs for the Smollett case, Semanchik also notes how it differs from many exoneration cases he's handled because -- while the charges were dismissed -- the actor forfeited his $10,000 bond and did two days of community service."That's a very strange situation," Semanchik said.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
No compression fake news
I just unfollowed realDonaldTrump because he is fake news. Everyone should do the same. Please retweet. No audience no power.
ANC are very immature and out to lunch people
I am so sick of seeing and hearing about both of these clowns
You still don't get it.
Stop conflating the president of the United States with some no-name loser.
Real honest conflation you have there, lying press.
When u got lots of money u can get out of anything... Money talks sadly
Was wondering when mainstream media was going to get around to linking the two. So predictably disingenuous!!! SMH
Yeah. Prosecutors don't exonerate. It's not their job. And Jussie never even got that. Comparing these two cases is stupid.
Nothing you say is credible.
Let me see, One is a Traitor to this Country💂♂️= realDonaldTrump and one had himself beat up 🤕 = JussieSmollett What an IDIOTIC COMPARISON!!!
Hay - We Love Chicago !
Didn’t you hear Pelosi? She told all you fake news to focus on health care because she thinks that will win win the election. ABC is on the list of co-conspirators In the coup d’état against the president
dishonest corrupt fakenews propagandists
More fake news, Mr. Trump was not indicted by a jury, he did not plead guilty to get a plea deal, last but Not least, the Mueller report (excuse me, the Mueller dossier) no collusion or more indictments. Smollet was indicted and Had charges dropped because of connections.
President Trump was NEVER indicted by a GRAND JURY! Jussie Was!
MeToo... Kraft.
Bla bla y más bla,no compares a Donald Trump con un puto vulgar delincuente 🤮👎🤮👎
One difference between the two is that Smollet didn’t get to hand-pick his Attorney General. Also: Trump wasn’t “exonerated,” as he claims. The report specifically says “there was not enough evidence” to prove intent. That’s a key legal distinction, in both cases.
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I think there is a sort of game going on with journalists, a mutual admiration society if there ever was one, to see who can come up with the most creative way to insult and smear the president and gain the approval among their peers for being PC.
Real people die and have died from genuine racist MAGA attacks. This liar Jussie Smollett needs to recognize this... his arrogant disrespect, and his disgraceful selfishness.
You don’t have this right. Trump deserved exoneration since there never was anything there because it was fabricated and we were deceived for more than 2 years. Smollett did what he did, that’s provable, so he doesn’t deserve to be exonerated. Duh 🙄
It just means “not enough proof yet to get a conviction!”....it does NOT mean “innocent”! The. End.
'Experts'
Nice... putting the POTUS in the same category as this sleese ball...
Don’t you mean Comey HillaryClinton and JussieSmollett
Fake News
President Trump was proven innocent. There shouldn’t even have been an investigation. There’s proof Jussie faked a crime & blamed it on 2 racist, homophobic, white MAGA supporters. He put a noose around his neck, why aren’t more people disgusted by that?
No exonerated needed since NO CRIME getalcue
ABC will always be a stench, never exonerated of lying and trying to aid dems in this coup attempt. KEEP AMERICA FREE OF PUTRID MEDIA
As matter of fact, only a trial can 'exonerate' someone.
By the same logic, , you have not been exonerated either.
The two aren’t even CLOSE Trump was being investigated, for years. NO evidence came forth accused of. He IS INNOCENTof what he is accused of Smollett was headed to JAIL. There WAS evidence to have a grand jury indict him, and for him to be convicted. He is NOT INNOCENT
TRUMP DID NOT BREAK THE LAW!!! Give me a break! Russia, Russia Russia....💩
This is why ABC is Fake News.
Ridiculous. abc showing your true colors
What in the actual hell? How are these situations comparable?
Please don’t even compare the two! MAGA!
Bullshit.
Terrible comparison and your so called experts are a joke. A professor from an undergraduate school and the most liberally biased lawyer in the world, the director of the innocence project.
Has Trump apologize to the Central Park 5 yet? POS.
It’s really time to just call yourself PRAVDA of the Democrat Party. President falsely accused of of “collusion” & set up for spying by BHO admin. NO convictions or indictments related to charges! Smollet nearly causes race war with false charges - cleared by “Chicago Way”.
Ignorant lame scream media
One of them went through several investigations, the latest being a 2 and a half year 30+ million dollar investigation. All of which found no evidence. The other has been called guilty by police, mayor, and the prosecutors who dropped charges... not the same
Why you gotta be so dishonest? Do you even care about hiding your dishonest bs anymore or do you think that if you say something enough times the public will just believe it?
laughable comparison...fake news
Jussie should have gotten charged! Where is the justice system! Bullshit, if he was white, he would be in jail now. Black isn't special, he should be in Africa
Get out MSM. Donald Trump being lied about by every MSM outlet for 2 years+ & counting has NOTHING to do with Jussie. Lies & propaganda as always.
How do you get exonerated when you’ve not been charged with a crime? By the same token, how can you say you’ve been exonerated when you were charged after being indicted by a grand jury, but the charges were dropped after some shady secret deal where you paid $10k?
More fake news
Modern media is the EnemyOfThePeople
Liars! DemocratsRidiculousBullshit
Fodder for Propaganda Media Hopper.
The President wasn’t exonerated because he never did anything to begin with 🖕
Not even a comparison 🤦♀️ your fools
Because if in face of a jury they would be found guilty, but in the American justice system “money talks and who you know”.
I saw the writing on the wall with this play
What indictments were there against trump?
You can't be exonerated when you were never charged. See, Jussie faced real charges because there was something called 'evidence' but Trump was not because there is none of this thing we call evidence. Learn to c0de.
Don’t put my Presidents name in the same sentence as this criminal Jussie Smollett
I don’t think the are you smarter than a fifth grader presidential edition can articulate those words
Oh ABC, you’re at it again!
They are both guilty as hell.
You’re comparing president Trump to the low-life Jussie Smollett?
Because they weren't. You have to actually listen to what was said. Of course they're both going to spin it to their advantage, you're supposed to do your homework.
Yea these situations are similar 🙄
Because their both guilty as shit?
To lump these two cases together is more journalism malpractice. Smollet was indicted by a grand during for staging a hate crime. Trump faces no indictments for collusion or obstruction.
No, the president did nothing wrong and has nothing to be exonerated. But this low life Smollett is guilty and he got away simply because he is black and gay and especially has connection with the O8!
Interesting headline
yawn
What does one have to do with the other then poor poor Jesse tried using trumps slogan then come up with his own original shit...no he chose bullsgit racist drama... uggg so exhausted from reading stories about this has been
Pathetic comparison
Trump was exonerated. The other bloke, well, that's a joke.
Is it not entirely transparent that this story contains cartoonish caricatures of emotionally stunted people and overwrought acting ? ... and some dude who mixes TV with reality ? Next time on Arrested Development.
This is a new low even for you guys. Really comparing these two.
“I can’t prove they did it.” Isn’t the same as “They didn’t do it.”
Not even comparable: Jussie Smollett was charged with 16 felonies and the police and prosecutors still believe he was guilty. Mueller and Barr concluded that there is no evidence Trump committed no collusion.
Oh my god what can of propaganda is this
JussieSmollett aka Jessie’s Toilet was arrested, indicted by a grand jury and had charges dropped because of the Obama Privilege. POTUS was not and will not be charged.
So now in desperation to continue the CollusionDelusion you compare a 2 yr federal investigation w/ no indictments of Trump or his family to a black gay celebrity using his connections to get 16 felony charges dropped... you do see how absurd & biased this appears right? 🤨🙄
OMG...give it up.
Trump was the victim of a hoax. Smollett concocted a hoax. Big difference.
POTUS was never charged, but Smollett was, dingbats! FakeNewsMedia
These 2 are not even in the same category. Trump was and always has been innocent, Smollett is a guilty as sin!!!
Why would you do that, ? You people are more horrible every day!
BECAUSE THEY ARE GUILTY!!!!!!!
both should be in jail
With Trump there was no crime. With Smollet there were 16
They both got big alien peckers.
Stupid to compare.
Is Comedy Gold
Wow. abc is really going to compare a sitting president to that guy? And they wonder why we think the media has no credibility?
Breaking: Tweets like this is why ABC sucks, according to me.
There is a saying that it is better to be rich and guilty than poor and innocent.
ABC sucks.
Not comparable. realDonaldTrump not exonerated because there was no crime committed. Smollett not exonerated because FBI investigation still going on and grand jury still has to decide. Smolett 👎
Both involve corrupt Democrats...?
This is all crap. It’s not based on one word it’s based on the fact that there is lawyers that that are so slimy that they can do crazy weird twisting to convince others different opinions and outcomes
Understand media trying to survive
Stupid
No longer watch you abcnews shameful comparison and headline!
I think it’s hilarious that you’re comparing a two-year investigation compared to Jesse Smollett the reporting is horrible... and not believing Robert Mueller‘s report is even funnier... get over the election what are you gonna do when he wins 2020
How dare you compare Trump to Smollett.
HE DID IT...!
Dear ABC news: Based on this lame 'analysis' I would not trust you to 'analyse' the lint on my socks analysis FakeNews FakeNewsMedia
Lawyers last ditch anything is to 'exonerate' anyone -- that means no more $$ for them!
Good comparison.
Charges being filed is a pre-requisite for exoneration. Is abc really this clueless?
1 they found no evidence of after spending 30mil & 1 they had all the evidence they needed to convict but just dropped the charges. Somewhat like comparing apples to 16 felony indictments.
Just get over it... Trying to compare 16 felony charges to 0 is really sad. The media today is going to be the laughing stock of history in generations to come
Change title to 'American justice system is a joke'
These are not remotely the same. Y’all are such jokes.
dumptrump is unfit to lead this nation!!!!
You’re the Enemy of the People. Milking what’s left of the ABC News name...
Always Broadcasting Crap
Yeah, let's conflate these two cases. One was charged with 16 felonies and faked a racist hate crime The other wasn't charged with anything after 2 years of searching by 17 of Hillary's lawyers, interviewing hundreds of witnesses, etc. Great 'journalism' FakeNewsMedia
realDonaldTrump was “exonerated” the same way OJ Simpson was exonerated. Everybody knows he did it, there just wasn’t enough evidence to prove it.
ABC is a joke
Some ABC minion wanting a CNN interview I see.
Tired of main stream media creating a false comparison - another Democrat talking point that I heard by another network - stop being part of the propaganda machine of the DNC!
That is funny
EnemyOfThePeople
You desperate mon....you desperate.....
Hey, dumbshits, Smollett was criminally charged with 16 felonies Trump hasn't been charged with any crimes Police & prosecutors say they believe Smollett is guilty Mueller & Barr said they found no evidence of crimes Impossible to be exonerated when the crime doesn't exist
Lol! sucks
is running with their ignorance unfurled with this one.
is just begging for a ratio with this false equivalence and improper use of the word 'exonerated' (hint: exoneration first requires charges to be made).
They couldn't prove a crime even happened in Trump's case... because the Dems faked the whole thing. Smollett reported a fake crime, just like his Dem Gods taught him to... and he got caught.
ABC All Bullsh** Channel
Hahaha. The president is nothing like that conman.
You're attempt to equate someone who is guilty (brothers verified it) and Trump is beyond ridiculous.
One was charged and the other wasn’t you bunch of dopes.
Here for the ratio.
Hard to exonerate someone who has committed no crime. Do you guys tie your own shoelaces?
Wow ....ABC, this is a low even new to you...How you can compare our duely elected president (Electoral College for you East and West coasters), who just weathered an exhaustive 2 year investigation started with the help of Obama and his FBI and CIA in an attempt to find him
Trump was innocent the blackcocksucker is guilty ❤️🚔🇺🇸
I’d like to say I can’t believe you’re mentioning these two “cases” in the same article, but of course it’s just another example of your bias and propaganda. Pathetic.
Presidential privilege= not being charged!
Do you people ever stop. President Trump has never been charged. He is innocent. Get over it already. Damn are you dense. Same cannot be said about Smollett.
Nice headline. Biased? Me thinks so.
ABC yOur very opinionated.
Comparing the President of the United States and a TV Actor. ok.
ScottAdamsSays another case where they 'aren't even trying to hide their bias' in the mainstream media.
This is an apple 🍕
Criminals 💁♂️
Here we go...
Cause they are lairs
here's trump, abusing his power, over nothing political, this is wrong!
One is a witch hunt and the other is a publicity stunt... no comparison!!
Fakenews garbage
White Privilege? Oh wait!!!
What a fucking reach.
Really...🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Guys c'mon we got NOTHING we must extend this HOAX as long as there is even one person out there DUMB enough to think it's true- hahahahahahahaha- Your comparing Trump to this RACIST BIGOT Turn in your keyboard.
There was an attempted Soft Coup on Trump. In the other case he was caught in what amounts to a hate crime. All the rest of this discussion is nonsense.
They are both lo SOBS!
The Moeller did not rule on obstruction because he would have had to admit there was not evidence to convict and he wanted to leave something for the Democrats to moan about.
Some journalism! Jokes
Anything goes in America
Whomp whomp
They should have hired Avanatti
Hard to believe this is on my timeline!! I don't follow trump or smollett because I don't care what nonsense they're bullshitting about!!
Yea ... good comparison. No evidence was found with one and 16 charges with mountains of evidence were mysteriously forgiven for the other ... LMAO ... lame stretch.
You should be ashamed of this, ABC! Conflating and dishonest!
Wtf is wrong with you idiots!!!! Smollett was indicted by a GJ ...POTUS was not FakeNews
Do you know where I can get news from?
You people are really so dishonest!
Jussie actually committed crimes and got off Trump committed no crimes. Easy to see the difference
Smollett needs to serve time!
President Trump was totally exonerated. TotalAndCompleteVindication NoCollusion NoObstruction Trump2020Landslide
Ratio
You really comparing the two? Propaganda News
One of these is not like the other. Nice try to lump them together
Unlike President Trump who investigators said they found no evidence, Jussie Smollett, Grand Jury said true bill, therefore you can’t compare the 2, because 1 was found guilty of his alleged crimes, based on a propoundance of evidence & the other, their was no evidence of a crime
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This is the most idiotic comparison ever....Trump got off because he is innocent...Smollett got off because of his rich influential friends. THIS IS WHAT ABC IS FEEDING US NOT THAT RUSSIA WAS A NOTHING BURGER!?!?!?!?!?!?
Only thing these two have in common is they were both LIBERAL DEMOCRATS HOAXES , and MSM are EnemyofthePeople ABC ~~~~~tweets like this just confirm.
Another hot take from the geniuses at
Zero equivalence here. Only one is guilty of committing the crime in question; the other is not. This is not hard.
This isn’t journalism. Your platform is dead.
trump worrying bout the wrong damn thing! Worry about Russia invasion of Venuzala and Outer Rico and innocent blk men getting killed by bad cops!
AG Barr said he was. That's good enough for me. :)
Because they don’t have to be exonerated.
False equivalency. AGAIN. You fake news types are just proving your critic's point.
Trump was Fakenews! MAGAPHOBIA!
Weekend shift at is so deranged that these two are lumped together?
How dare you put them in the same category. You people really are the enemy.
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What a total BS. Smollett was indicted by a grand jury and there's evidence that he did orchestrated the hoax. The State Atty that dropped the charges stands by the evidence he's guilty. Special Counsel and AG didn't find any crimes done by Trump or his campaign. Fail.
dumb correlation
Very stupid comparison. Trump was never charged with any crime.
Trump was never even charged...but fake news is gonna fake it I guess
Y'all are insane. Just tryin to help the ratio
What was Trump charged with? Oh thats right, nothing. What a dumb comparison.
Absurd to compare these 2 things. 🤣
Umm, Trump wasn’t charged. No wonder he calls you fake news.
You people are fugging nuts, no other way.
Very simple, trump did NOT collude with Russia but Smollett did a HATE HOAX and got away with it bc he's buddies with the oboma's, this is nothing more than democratic privilege, I hope that the FBI and DOJ go after Smollett, Kim Foxx and oboma's top aide!!!! Smollett
Not comparable. Idiots
Wow 🤦
ben_techpro Smollett wasn't exonerated, but President Trump was. Keep pushing your bullshit lying narrative; nobody finds you to be credible any longer.
One was charged the other not so much. EnemyOfThePeople FakeNews
Horrible comparison.
President trump was set up! There was NoCollusionJustDelusion and FakeNews! Jussie was indicted by a grand jury on 16 felony counts then just let go and was allowed to pretend he’s still innocent..
Because of Trump and his administration stupidity and lack of professionalism, America justice system just crashed and not giving a flying F_ck anymore..
Are you acting like these two situations are close to the same? So much journalisming
There's no comparison, Smullet was charged then charged dropped by corrupt DA. Trump never been charged for nothing.
Prosecutors don’t exonerate. They either find evidence of crimes or they do not. In Trump’s case, they did not.
Whoah, is just begging for a ratio with this dishonest headline.
Zero equivalence here. One is guilty; the other is not. This is not hard.
You compare Smollett to our POTUS. This is why is Enemy of the people. Smollett is a Disgusting SLIME-BALL!
Well, Trump was never charged with a crime. Let alone 16 felonies. Otherwise exactly the same.
Bogus headline. President wasn’t charged. Fake news
For an account famous for shitty takes, this is one of your shittiest! Bravo FakeNews! MAGA👌🏻🇺🇸
This headline/this article are repulsive. How dare you, ABC, compare the false allegations of Russia Collusion/obstruction against Trump to Smollett’s faking of a hate crime. Trump has been the innocent party in all of this. Smollett was producer/director/writer/actor of a hoax
realDonaldTrump wasn’t charged with anything while scumbag Smellit was charged with 16 counts. Enough already...
The irony of putting these two in the same side of things 😁. Life is really a bitch 😂
There’s one big difference between these two. President Trump is totally innocent of his charges. Smallett is totally guilty of his charges.
Comparing the outcome these stories is comedy
FactsMatter
Uh, because nobody in authority said they were? Oh, this is a Fox News Lite audience.
STOP with the Fake News. It’s not even close to the same thing. Only Fake News would try to conflate these two. Jussie obviously lied. Trump was obviously falsely accused.
Cause jussie got caught red freakin handed paying people WITH A CHECK no less. Moron that he is, still no trump russia collusion.
Except Jussie was actually charged....
Because they're both rich and famous.
Billionaires! One cannot get wealthy in politics aside from being a crook . Not possible! Know why ? And yet they do - don't they ?
One set up a hoax himself and the other had others set up a hoax AGAINST him. Give me a crayon and I'll draw you guys an infographic. 😂😂
Fake News
WOW...REALLY ABC?
Apples and oranges!
You could have Jesus Christ come down from heaven saying Trump is exonerated and Democrats would find something to complain about.
😂😂😂 Ok ABC. Just gonna leave this here:
I want the same from both cases. I want to read the Mueller report in its unredacted form (minus natl. security issues). I want to see the evidence from the Smollett case. I want these so I can form an opinion based on fact, not what garbage the media chooses to spit out
OMG!!!!!!!!!! Stop! There is no comparison! Trump is innocently... smollett had charges dropped.... period!
bwatt7 Shorter version: because they're both guilty.
Both idiot liars. One cost Chicago $100+K. The other costs taxers millions if not billions.
ABC, are you *seriously* lumping POTUS in with Smollett? Are you that desperate to spin an anti-Trump tale? Seek mental help. Make it a benefit for your employees. This osbsessed derangement is not normal. [Follows appreciated!]
People agree going to die at our border waiting for weeks bc Dem Congress won’t fund judges, beds, detention centers. They’d rather see people die than help Trump BorderCrisis
No President should ever go through this horrible situation...
I cant say why jussie has been free as of now but I see many record famous people going down for crimes done in the dark ;)
Seems like many think that about Jussie Smollett but not tRump. Hmmmm....why is that.
Action will be soon enough America...
It doesn't matter. It's OVER.
Can we stop talking about these two?
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