Jussie Smollett continues his absurd victory lap, continuing to pretend he was attacked in earnest by two Nigerian acquaintances who were wearing whiteface, not as part of a plan of his own design. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has upped the ante on his rhetorical rampage against the actor, slapping him with a $130,000 bill for resources and time wasted in the investigation.

Smollett may think he got off scot-free, but the trap the city has set up for him is genius.