Defense Attorney Reveals Kyle Rittenhouse’s Next Moves, Career Goal

Amanda PrestigiacomoNovember 19, 2021

Rittenhouse was charged with fatally shooting two men and injuring a third while defending himself during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake, who was reaching for a knife when he was shot.

Rittenhouse was facing life in prison with no chance at parole.

When the verdict was read, Rittenhouse became overcome with emotion and collapsed to his seat. His family, sitting behind him, cried too.

During the same presser, Richards criticized assistant prosecutor Thomas Binger. “A prosecutor is supposed to seek the truth, it’s not about winning,” the defense attorney said. “And this case became about winning, and that’s probably why it got so personal.”

Richards accused Binger of putting people on the stand he knew were lying, and criticized the prosecution for changing their narrative to “provocation” once, Richards says, their early narrative fell apart.

Richards also said he could not speak to potential civil lawsuits from Rittenhouse, emphasizing that he’s a defense attorney.

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— Kristen Barbaresi (@KristenBarbar) November 19, 2021

The acquittal of Rittenhouse sparked a wave of reaction online. Radio host Buck Sexton, for example, called the verdict “justice,” and praised the jury as a panel of “patriots” for refusing to be swayed by outside influence.

“Justice is alive in America! Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts!” Sexton posted to Twitter.

“Joe Biden, CNN, MSNBC, and the Democrat establishment should apologize for lying about Rittenhouse as a ‘racist’ and ‘school shooter’ and ‘white supremacist’ for months But they won’t, because they have no honor and don’t care about the destruction they constantly incite,” he wrote.

“These jurors are patriots. They chose honor, truth and love of country over the whims of the vicious Leftist mob. They risked their own safety to do so. They deserve tremendous respect- and all of us have a sacred duty to ensure their protection going forward.”