Sharpton gained national attention in the late 1980s for his involvement in the Tawana Brawley case, where a 15-year-old girl falsely accused a group of white men of kidnapping and raping her.

Tawana Brawley deserved her day in court, Sharpton said during a TV interview Friday. Al Sharpton’s many sins include inciting murder, riot, and arson, leading a hoax rape accusation against ...