Among several dozen people that gathered on Sunday was Justin Blake, uncle to Jacob Blake who was shot and injured by Kenosha police. Blake appeared to have blamed Biden for the verdict, accusing the president of betraying his supporters. “President Biden sold us out. He betrayed our families. He betrayed …
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The jury of five men and seven women delivered its verdict after four days of deliberations. Rittenhouse broke down in tears as the jury foreman read the verdict of not guilty on all counts. During the week-long trial, prosecutors painted Rittenhouse as a vigilante who crossed state lines with an …
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In the lawsuit filed on Thursday in the US District Court in Milwaukee, Grosskreutz argued that Kenosha law enforcement officers deliberately “conspired” with “white nationalist militia persons,” which led to Rittenhouse injuring him and killing two others. Grosskreutz alleged that local authorities essentially deputized Rittenhouse and other “vigilantes,” allowing them …
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Photos of Rittenhouse’s outing earlier this week at Pudgy’s Pub in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, began circulating on social media on Friday, spurring outraged responses and an investigation by local police. It turns out that it’s legal in Wisconsin for an 18-year-old to drink beer at a tavern in the company …
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Rittenhouse, an Illinois native, posted bond through his attorney on Friday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to local media, noting that he has since left the county jail. The teen is accused of fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during heated anti-police brutality …
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“Formal demand for public retraction is being prepared for Biden-Harris campaign on behalf of Kyle Rittenhouse,” the lawyer, Lin Wood, said Wednesday on Twitter. “I also hereby demand that Joe Biden immediately retract his false accusation that Kyle is a white supremacist and militia member responsible for violence in Kenosha.” …
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Long before he hit the 2020 campaign trail, Biden had a reputation as a gaffe machine. His latest clanger, though, left pundits groaning. Speaking at a community meeting in Kenosha on Thursday, Biden explained his tax plan to voters, promising not to raise rates for low- and middle-income Americans and …
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Ahead of the visit on Thursday, Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris released a TV ad promising to impose a nationwide standard for police use of force and declaring that “now is the time for racial justice.” Biden has also called for criminal charges against the police officer who …
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Wood is the attorney who won sizable settlements for Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann in defamation suits against CNN and the Washington Post. Last week, he volunteered to represent Rittenhouse pro bono and set up a legal defense fund for him. The lawyer’s account is still visible, but the last …
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Schiff, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, came to CNN for a round of Trump-bashing over the President’s remarks on how Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe “got tired of” classified information being leaking from Congress. The DNI wrote last week to the California representative and his Senate …
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