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Night. i'm sure we all can about the chicago police and about some of the things that exist as it relates to that police department, as it relates to the department of justice, as it relates to their transgressions, particularly as it relates to people of color. in this case, i don't have things that are bad to say about them. let me tell you why. they investigated the case. they investigated it thoroughly. when people started speaking about an issue of there could be a hoax and, oh, my goodness, they said we don't have information that would support that at all. i think they dotted their i's....

After it happened in terms of letting us know what the facts are. >> i see it this way. look, the bottom line is when things happen, number one, we live in a very visual society. >> exactly. >> and generally when we're having a conversation, don, midwin, there's a videotape. we're analyzing it, dissecting it. that was not the case here. the surveillance was absent. then you go to the facts and you say, could it have happened? then you get to the fact that it's 2:00 in the morning. then you get to the fact it's 20 degrees below zero. then you get it's 40 minutes after the fact you report it. th...

Some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may worsen kidney problems. i discovered the potential with ozempic®. ♪ oh! oh! oh! ozempic®! ♪ ask your healthcare provider if ozempic® is right for you. we're back now with more on the breaking news. "empire" actor jussie smollett has been charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report claiming two men attacked him last month. let's discuss. joey jackson, midwin charles. i'm so glad you both are here. before we get into the details of this -- i don't want to get into the weeds. grand jury, not a grand jury,...

Up until today that jussie smollett was a victim. they were looking at him as a victim. now, what they did outside of me, i don't know. but my experience with them during this case is that everything was above board. they only gave me the facts about what's happening. they didn't say, don, off the record, i'm thinking this. that never happened. >> good. >> as it relates to -- >> as it relates to this case, and maybe because it's me, they did that. >> to you. but just almost every other day, there was a news story and it seemed to be coming from -- and i could be wrong, but a lot of those artic...

According to mark geragos, i just spoke to before air, he was not indicted by the grand jury. he's facing a felony complaint. a felony complaint means they swear out a complaint factually saying you're involved in a felony, and he'll go through the process. so it is weeds. it's no significance. the significance is he's charged with a felony offense, which is a class four, one to three years in jail. >> this is serious. >> and a fine possibly of up to $25,000. that's also important to say. so it's not just the fact that he's looking at jail time, which i don't think he'll get with a case like t...