Now that Jussie Smollett has been found guilty of lying to police about his role in staging a hate crime against himself, the courts should hold him accountable for perjuring himself on the witness stand as well.

When he took the stand in defense of himself, Smollett repeatedly denied that he orchestrated the attack against himself and told jurors, “What happened to me happened.” Asked directly whether he had ever “planned a hoax,” Smollett replied, “Never in my life.”

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