On Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Jussie Smollett – one of the stars of the hit television series ‘Empire’ – would have hated his 2019 conviction for criminal fraud quashed. Now conservatives on X (formerly Twitter) are addressing how Smollett’s race played a major role in this decision.

Smollett was initially charged with committing a fake hate crime against himself. He was ultimately convicted of five counts of disorderly conduct and lying to police over the scheme, according to court documents.

However, the court ruled that special prosecutors violated Smollett’s constitutional rights by filing new charges against him after his original charge was dropped and he agreed to forfeit his $10,000 bond. The actor will appear in court to hear the formal dismissal of the charges.

The case attracted national attention. Although the conviction that was overturned was the result of prosecutorial error, MAGA supporters on X have a different interpretation of what happened. ‘Democrats can get away with anything’ wrote one user.

Another user, @JuevosBanchero, went a step further by pointing out that being black is the reason Smollett’s conviction was overturned.

“Jussie Smollett is above the law largely because of his connections, but also because of his race. He belongs to a privileged class in this age of activist justice, when a man like Daniel Penny has to face a kangaroo court because of his race. they stated.

Another conservative X-personality, @DogRightGirl actually used the term “Black privilege” to describe the so-called injustice she believes has been committed.

Another user, @Slayteens, quickly followed suit and repeated the sentence to insist that Smollett’s Blackness worked to his advantage regarding his legal troubles – which is simply not true.

On Thursday, Smollett’s attorney Nenye E. Uche thanked the Illinois Supreme Court for “restoring order to Illinois criminal jurisprudence.”

“This was not a prosecution based on facts, rather it was a vindictive prosecution and such a procedure has no place in our criminal justice system,” Uche said. according to USA Today.

“In the end, we are happy that the rule of law was the big winner today.”