The trial is the culmination of a case that began January 29, 2019, when Smollett told police he had been attacked. Celebrities, politicians and advocacy groups rallied behind the actor, and police poured significant resources into solving the case.
Smollett was asked Monday about the noose. The special prosecutor pulled up side-by-side images of him with the noose on — one of him walking into his building and one when police arrived.