Don Lemon on his buddy, Jussie Smollett: Maybe it's 'not his fault' he gave all those interviews and lost in the 'court of public opinion'

Greg P. | 6:30 AM on February 21, 2019

On his show last night, Don Lemon wondered aloud if maybe Jussie Smollett got bad advice and it’s really “not his fault” that he gave all those interviews that will now be used to nuke him in real court as well as the “court of public opinion”:

.@donlemon doesn't think it's @JussieSmollett's fault he's already lost in the "court of public opinion." Thinks maybe he got bad advice. He also says @RobinRoberts did a "terrific" job interviewing Smollett.

I wish, I wish to God, I was making this up. pic.twitter.com/wgPe6sXQyL

— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) February 21, 2019

Literally “not his fault” was spoken:

Lemon actually uttered the words “not his fault.” jfc

— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) February 21, 2019

Right, it’s not his fault that he listened to those advisers, not his fault he went on GMA and not his fault he lied profusely during that interview? Come on

— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) February 21, 2019

Lemon is also worried because now Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and President Trump are going to “eat Jussie Smollett’s lunch every single second”:

CNN’s Don Lemon panics over Jussie Smollett's felony charge: “Sean Hannity is going to eat Jussie Smollett’s lunch every single second. Tucker Carlson is going to eat Jussie Smollett’s lunch every single second. The President of the United States is going to eat his lunch” pic.twitter.com/aYCQE9Y50J

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) February 21, 2019

THERE WILL BE POUNCING:

“They Goin’ Pounce, Y’all!”https://t.co/9bXqujvh1c

— Adam Baldwin (@AdamBaldwin) February 21, 2019

This is embarrassing. Why is CNN even letting Lemon cover this, especially since they are friends and have been texting back and forth during all of this?