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Brothers were released. >> innocence prevailed, my guys are walking home. they are not charged. they are not suspects in this case. >> smollett story is that on january 29th, was attacked in chicago's neighborhood, that despite attackers shouted racist and homophobic slurs at him. one attacker told him versus maga country. dr. zachary quinto tweeted that he had the pleasure of reading with jussie smollett in the play "take me out," about a gay baseball player. the list of those who took out their rage about the attack, included "this is what all the hateful and are hatefully dumb akayed ullah ...

>> we have the presidential authority to do so. congress has the statutes. we feel like we are on solid legal ground to do this. >> democrats in congress say they will introduce legislation next week after their return from this week's recess to block the president's emergency declaration. white house officials this week suggested if congress would have passed such a measure, president trump may, for the first time, use the power of his veto pen to kill it. bret? >> bret: more on this with the panel. thank you. chicago police have more questions for an actor who says he was targeted for assaul...

Our buildings, saves taxpayers money, create the jobs for our community, and lowered our carbon footprint. >> nearby booker had competition from kamala harris. [applause] >> i just want to say that right here, right now. it's because she doesn't say whether she regrets reacting to the jussie smollett case, by reacting, "this is a modern-day lynching." >> what to eat? >> saying it is a modern-day lynching, -- sorry. jussie smollett. >> okay, so i will say this about that case, i think that the facts are still unfolding. and i am very concerned. >> don't look for harris to adjust her beliefs to ...

>> bret: chris, for the presidential politics, it gets a bit sticky. cory booker tweeting out right away, "this was an attack on actor jussie smollett was in attempted modern-day lynching. for those in congress you don't feel the urgency to pass the lynching bill, i urge you to pay attention." "this is an attempted modern-day lynching. no one should have to fear for their lives because of their sexuality or color of their skin. we must confront the state. they were confronted by those tweets. >> i think the facts are still unfolding. i'm very concerned about obviously the initial allegation th...

The street. >> now anger is directed at smollett. >> if it is found that smollett and these gentlemen get in some way perpetrated something that is not true, they ought to face accountability to the maximum. >> bret: in illinois, falsifying a police report is a felony with a maximum penalty of three years in a $25,000 fine legal experts say maga criminal criminal background, nonviolent, if charged, convicted, would probably be looking at probation. bret? >> bret: mike tobin in chicago. thank you. here are some of the comments made by democrats after smollett's initial claims. house speaker nan...