EXCERPT:
EMANUEL: “I want to say one thing. From top to bottom, this is not on the level."
REPORTER: "For the state's attorney's office?"
EMANUEL: "I understand that piece, but I do want to say it’s not on the level, but I also want to say I want to emphasize underscore what the superintendent just said. At the end of the day, it’s Mr. Smollett that committed this false claim upon two individuals and who also testified, but also on the city. One action, yes, we’re looking at the state’s attorney. It’s not on the level from beginning to end and there needs to be a level of accountability throughout the system, and this sends an ambiguous message that there is no accountability and that is wrong."