“I think the case in Chicago is an absolute embarrassment to our country and I have asked that it be — that they look at it,” Trump told reporters on the White House lawn as he left for a political rally. “Somebody has to at least take a very good hard look.”

Smollett Has To Pay $130,000

Letter from City to Jussie Smollett titled

“Demand Letter-Smollett False Statement”

Read here: pic.twitter.com/vvcI2pNWAR

— Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) March 28, 2019

Meanwhile Smollett has been ordered to pay $130,000 to cover the cost of the investigation into the alleged assault on him in January in Chicago.

He has now been ordered to cover the costs of police officers, including overtime hours used on the case.

In the letter, the police repeated their accusations that Jussie Smollett faked the attack on himself.

“As part of the investigation, Chicago police reviewed video and physical evidence and conducted several interviews, expending resources that could have been used for other investigations,” it states.

“Ultimately, the Chicago police investigation revealed that you knowingly filed a false police report and had in fact orchestrated your own attack.”