Good morning, welcome to early start. Busy news day. It is thursday, february 21, 4 00 exactly in the east. And the justice for jussie has an entirely different meaning this morning. Sm Jussie Smollett is facing a felony charge for a false Police Report claiming two men attacked him. Police say they hope he will turn himself in overnight. Right now they dont know who he is. Class four felony carries a prison sentence of 1 to 3 years. The actor has insisted that he didnt stage any attack. Who the bl[ bleep ] would ma Something Like this up or add something to it or whatever it may be. I cant even im an advocate. Assuming he is in custody, a bail hearing wroob expe would i today. Reporter and Jussie Smollett has gone from victim to suspect and he now faces a felony charge. A class 4 felony, Disorderly Conduct for filing a false Police Report. The empire actor of course claimed that he was attacked in the early hours of january 29th on a cold frigid morning here in chicago by two men who
Michael avanati in court and under arrest. Faces charges of extortion, bank and wire fraud in new york city and in los angeles. A spokesman for u. S. Attorney says he was arrested today in new york. Attorney Gains National recognition for representing stormy daniels. Federal prosecutors say the case is centered around the sports of apparel giant nike. He used an unnamed associate. Threatened to hold a News Conference to announce allegations nike employees committed misconduct if they didnt pay him close to 25 Million Dollars. What u. S. Attorneys call a shakedown. He could face decades behind bars. They say he embezzled a clients money to pay his own expenses and own debt and used phony tax returns to get millions of dollars from a bank. Laura engel reporting in new york city news room, what more do we know about the charges in new york . Hey, shep, michael is expected to be in court. He could go to prison for 47 years if convicted on all the new york charges. Prosecutors call this a a
Campaign, a 47 month prison sentence has now been handed down. A federal judge issue the ruling after manafort was convicted on multiple Financial Crimes. That sentence was far short of the 19 to 25 years recommended by Robert Muellers team. And the news sparked sharp criticism throughout the legal and political world. The president , however, praised the decision. I feel very badly for Paul Manafort. I think its been a very, very tough time for him, but if you notice, both his lawyer, a highly respected man and a very highly respected judge, the judge said there was no collusion with russia. This had nothing to do with collusion. There was no collusion. Its a collusion hoax and a collusion witch hoax. I dont collude with russia. We should be clear despite what you just heard, the judge in this case did not say there was no collusion, only that it did not pertain to the charges in this particular case. Cnns Kaitlan Collins joins us at the white house. The president is really trying to
She wouldnt have done it because there wasnt any financial gain for her in this. Reporter what about her secret friend, the former nfl linebacker . You lied to them. I did. Reporter the mystery was unsolved. Then came a prosecutor who took on big waves and cold cases. Could he find the key to this one. This isnt just a motive. Its a motive on steroids. Deadly trust. Hello and welcome to dateline extra. Im craig melvin. Detectives believed if they followed the money, they would find the motive. There were potential suspects but the evidence was circumstance u circumstantial. Could the keys be at the front door of a home . Here is keith morrison. Reporter theres a place, call it a pot of gold at the end of ambition, of the american dream. A place the few and lucky build their mansions by the sea. Newport beach, Orange County, california, where the most unexpected event would be murder. Things like this rarely happen in Newport Beach, let alone in an area as secure as this area. Reporter
I thought yesterdays vote by the house was disgraceful because it has become, the democrats have become an antiisrael party. I thought that vote was a disgrace. If you get an honest answer from politicians, they thought it was a disgrace. The democrats have become an antiisrael party and antijewish party. Im going to alabama. The president there commenting to reporters, answering a few questions on his way to alabama. A couple of notable lines on a day when he receives bad economic news, he focuses on wage information. Says he feels very badly about Paul Manafort and repeats what is a false claim that the judge there eliminated the possibility of any collusion. The judge said that collusion did not relate to manaforts case. He also made what is quite an alarming charge about the Democratic Party. He described them as an antiisrael party and tainjewish party. Let me begin with you, sarah westwood. Those final words, the parting shot as he left for alabama, that is quite a position for t