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:

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?

Why is Don Lemon covering a guy he’s buddies with (he said earlier he was texting him daily). Does no one at CNN see a problem with this? It’s clearly impacting the coverage. https://t.co/msFR1C8DCl — John Sexton (@verumserum) February 21, 2019

And this is evergreen:

Don Lemon is a joke. Just despicable https://t.co/2MzpOiaTtV — Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) February 21, 2019

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Related:

‘Stunningly brave’! Titania McGrath’s take on Jussie Smollett will raise you ‘to whole new levels of wokeness’ https://t.co/neZ6Qy3gqD — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 21, 2019

It’s official: Jussie Smollett hit with felony criminal charges, is negotiating surrender for his arrest https://t.co/7PJLU3Bzwa — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 21, 2019