President Donald Trump didn't hold back after Chicago police revealed the findings of their investigation into last month's alleged attack on "Empire" cast member Jussie Smollett. On Thursday, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said the actor staged his attack in order to "promote his career."

In Trump's post in which Smollett was tagged, the president asked "what about MAGA and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments!? #MAGA"

Smollett previously told Robin Roberts one alleged assailant used racist and homophobic slurs and said, "This MAGA country, (N-word)."

Johnson also said Thursday, the letter threatening Smollett sent to a studio in Chicago which listed "MAGA" as the return address, was sent by Smollett himself.

Previously, Trump condemned the alleged attack, calling it "horrible."

Trump isn't alone in his criticism of Smollett.

After the actor was charged Wednesday evening with filing a false police report Don Lemon expressed frustration at the possibility he was lied to by the "Empire" actor.

Lemon briefed Wednesday's "CNN Tonight" audience on the latest developments in the Smollett case. The star previously told police that on Jan. 29, two men attacked him and yelled racial and homophobic slurs and placed a rope around his neck.

The CNN anchor told viewers he had a 2015 cameo on "Empire" and met Smollett then, describing the actor as a fan and "a very nice guy."

"I know him – not best friends, but I do know him," Lemon added of their current relationship.

"We shouldn't forget innocent until proven guilty, of course, innocent until proven guilty," Lemon said, "but like I said, a lot of this just doesn't add up. If Jussie's story isn't true, he squandered the goodwill of a whole lot of people. He even lied to a lot of people – if it's not true – including me, and that's not cool.

"He squandered the goodwill of very high-profile people who may one day be running this country like Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and people like President Trump," Lemon said mentioning those who spoke out after news of the alleged attack.

"Like I said, there were questions about Jussie's story from the very beginning, questions he still needs to answer. Innocent until proven guilty, but a whole lot of people want to hear from him," Lemon said. "What happened Jussie?"

Earlier this month, Lemon told "Red Table Talk" hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris that he had been texting Smollett daily to see how he was doing after the attack.

"Every day I say, 'I know you think I'm annoying' – I can show you a text – 'I know you think I'm annoying you, but I just want to know that you're OK, and if you need somebody you can talk to me, 'cause there's not a lot of us out there,' " Lemon told the women. "Sometimes he responds; sometimes he doesn't."

On the "Red Table Talk" episode released Feb. 11, Lemon said his focus wasn't the skepticism surrounding Smollett's account.

"I knew everyone would be picking apart his story," he said. "That's not my concern."

Wednesday, he admitted: "The facts raised a lot of questions." He added: "There were credible reasons to be skeptical of this."

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Lemon presented the questions he had.

"Who's going to be out in the frigid streets of Chicago in the middle of the night, looking for an 'Empire' star?" he wondered. "You've got to be bundled up in that kind of cold, how would they even know it's you? And let's be honest, there are probably not a whole lot of MAGA fans watching 'Empire.' "

Lemon also addressed a letter received a week before the alleged attack, sent to the Chicago studio where "Empire" is filmed. By Lemon's assessment, the threat with a stick figure drawing and letters cut out of publications "looks like something out of a bad movie."

Lemon was perplexed as to why Smollett initially refused to give his phone to authorities. Smollett explained to Robin Roberts in an interview that aired on "Good Morning America" Feb. 14 that he was concerned for his privacy, noting the personal nature of items on his phone.

"Yes, there will be things on your phone that you want to keep private," Lemon agreed, "but if there are also things that prove your story, isn't it worth the handover?"

Smollett's attorneys,Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson, have issued a statement to USA TODAY reminding that Smollett is presumed innocent.

“Like any other citizen, Mr. Smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an investigation like this one where information, both true and false, has been repeatedly leaked. Given these circumstances, we intend to conduct a thorough investigation and to mount an aggressive defense."

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