"We should not always believe the victims"

Night entertainers such as Trevor Noah have expressed concern that the "fake hate crime" of actor Jussie Smollett will make people more skeptical about the victims of these crimes. Bill Maher thinks it may not be the worst thing.

Noting that Smollett "wanted to be a victim" but "did not want to go through all the stages of his life," Maher told his panel, "I feel like we started from this place where I now hear people say," You have to believe the victims. Victims must be taken seriously. Victims do not always have to be believed. "

"You're absolutely right," said Claire McCaskill, Maher's guest.

"Take you seriously. It's a big difference, but we seem to have skipped this step because we always do it, "he added.

From another point of view, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile said, "No one wants to be a victim of hate crimes. Nobody wants to be a victim of attacks and brutality because you are gay, black or Jewish. It's just anything. "

"He wanted a pay raise and he wanted to draw attention to himself," she continued. "I am angry at him, I am angry at him, and he owes not only an apology to the city of Chicago: there are real victims today and I refuse to shut up because" he played a terrible game and it's painful. "

Earlier in the series, during his monologue, Maher had predicted – accurately – that Fox News would "dine" in this story. "Of course, Fox News likes this story because it proves its silly theory that racism is a hoax," he said.