the time called it a whitewash of justice while the police chief released more and more information. ultimately, the trial went forward, the truth came out. but as cnn's oliver darcy points out, right wing talking heads are trying to put the media on trial, saying it's complicit in the hoax. let's apply the same standards across the partisan divide. jussie smollett's repetition of the lie did not make it true. i apparently thought by playing the victim regardless of evidence, he could benefit from the attention. it is a strategy he might as well have learned from donald trump. when caught in a lie, donuble down. lie more. play the victim. ignore facts, make excuses, demonize the other side and hope the confusion muddies the waters enough to fool your supporters and avoid accountability. didn't work in jussie smollett's case. the trial brought the truth to light but he is an actor. donald trump was president of the united states. he should not be held to a lower standard. and yet, so far, he has totally avoided legal accountability for