Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says dropped Jussie Smollett charges are 'making a fool of all of us.'
, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel blasted the move Wednesday, saying all the evidence police collected against the TV star should be unsealed.
"Let's get to the bottom of this. Let's find out what happened," Emanuel said. "Especially [in] a city that embraced not only him as an actor but more importantly the values of being whoever you are, whoever you love, whatever your background is, you have a home here. He took that, turned it around and tried to self-promote himself.
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