show he used to be a star on. the f word, the homophobic slur and maga and then the conversation moved to what they wanted him to do specifically to punch him in the face but to pull those punches so that he wouldn t get actually hurt but to leave at least a bruise. so the heart of this trial playing out in testimony today. omar, prosecutors also called today a chicago detective who spoke with smollett shortly after the alleged attack and subsequent interview. what did he say about the inconsistencies in smollett s story? that s right. so this was one of two detectives who initial lie responded to jussie smollett s report of an alleged hate crime on january 29th, 2019. and this detective said at the time he described his one attacker that he could identify as a white person, that he could see through the eye holes, the bridge of the nose and part of the eyes. well, weeks later, after these brothers had been arrested, though smollett didn t know that at the time, he was asked agai
smollett said the attackers said this is maga country. he identified them saying he could see through the eye holes of the ski mask but now we know through the eyes of the attorney smollett refused to look at the photo lineup that included the brothers. when the brothers were arrested, he admitted he knew them but told police they could not be the suspects because, quote, they are black as sin. smollett later said he assumed his attackers were white because they said maga country. the police videos are coming next week. we ll have those for you, tucker? trace gallagher. amazing, thank you for that. kevin graham is president of the chicago order of police. he joins us. thank you very much for coming on. these details. do they add to your understanding of what happened with jussie smollett. certainly there were facts that came out today that i was unaware of. certainly i believe when the prosecutors told the police that