Rep. Bobby Rush Sends Letter to FBI Director Calling for Hate Crimes Investigation of Attack on Jussie Smollett
January 30, 2019
U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray calling for an immediate and sweeping civil rights investigation into the racist and homophobic attack on Jussie Smollett. “This is a hate crime plain and simple and I will not stand by while evil acts are inflicted on any citizen, especially not in my hometown. Jussie Smollett has brought pride to Chicago and made our great city his second home with his trailblazing portrayal of Jamal Lyon on the Fox series ‘Empire’. I am even more disturbed by
