The city of Chicago is now demanding that Jussie Smollett pay $130,000 to cover the costs of the investigation for what they say was a staged hate crime. Ryanyoungnews has the latest:
The city of Chicago wants $130,106.15 in the next seven days from actor Jussie Smollett, to cover the cost of the investigation into claims he was attacked in what he described to police investigators as a possible hate crime.
— Donald J. Trump March 28, 2019 Neither the FBI nor DOJ have commented in response to Trump's tweet Thursday. But one of Smollett's attorneys, Tina Glandian, said she's not worried about a possible federal investigation. "We have nothing to be concerned about because ... to my knowledge, nothing improper was done," Glandian told NBC's"Today" show Thursday.
Chicago police slam decision in Jussie Smollett case 12:09Chicago police released part of their investigative reports Wednesday and said there will be no more information to come.The 61 pages were released in response to Freedom of Information Act requests from the media. They do not appear to offer many major revelations about what investigators allege was Smollett's hoax.
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