Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker told reporters Sunday that he would withhold judgment on the alleged attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett after calling the incident "an attempted modern-day lynching" when it was first reported last month. 'NEW EVIDENCE' PROMPTS RELEASE OF TWO MEN QUESTIONED IN JUSSIE SMOLLETT CASE, CHICAGO PD SAYSHours after reports of the attack surfaced, Booker tweeted: "The vicious attack on actor Jussie Smollett was an attempted modern-day lynching. In the same message, Booker advocated the passage of legislation making lynching a federal hate crime. Last week, Chicago police questioned two Nigerian brothers in the reported attack but released them Friday without charges. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPGuglielmi also said local reports that the attack was a hoax were unconfirmed.

Source: Fox News February 17, 2019 21:22 UTC