Chicago mayor: 'How dare' Jussie Smollett insist he's innocent

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson reaffirmed their positions that Jussie Smollett had generated a fake hate crime attack in order to advance his own personal brand after all charges against the “Empire” actor were dropped Tuesday.

“This is, without a doubt, a whitewash of justice and sends a clear message that, if you are in a position of influence and power, you will get treated one way and other people will be treated another way,” Emanuel said at a joint press conference in Chicago alongside Johnson. “There is no accountability, then, in the system. It is wrong, full stop.”