he gets close to kyle rittenhouse kyle rittenhouse fires his gun several times and we learned also in the trial he was hit four times. obviously this is an ar-style rifle that has the capability of firing very quickly. we also learned in this case we saw the only person who was shot and did not die that night from kyle rittenhouse's gun, and we heard from gaige grosskreutz and he said when asked whether or not kyle rittenhouse shot at him when his hands were up, he said no, and then he was asked by the defense did you point your gun at kyle rittenhouse and then he shot you and he said correct. that a big moment for the jury for sure because that could be self-defense and that indeed is what the jury decided. when you go through each one, anthony huber who also was shot before grosskreutz, he attempted to hit rittenhouse with his skateboard. the prosecution maintained, they said the people who chased after kyle rittenhouse half he killed joseph rosenbaum were simply doing so because they thought they had a mass shooter on his hands and were trying to stop him but the jury clearly thoug

kyle rittenhouse did not cross a state line with a weapon. he did not travel to kenosha looking for a fight. instead, he was in kenosha as testimony in the case showed cleaning graffiti from the riots. he was asked to stick around to defend a friend's car dealership. he was chased and assaulted and cornered by an angry mob. this was a clear-cut case in every instance of self-defense. we don't operate under a system of mob rule. truth, justice and evidence and due process are key components of this great republic. if anyone at fake news and cnn and msnbc, if they had an ounce of decency they would apologize they would tell the truth. they would show the evidence and apologize for their biassed coverage. but that's never going to happen. they are liars and con artists and democratic operatives. kyle rittenhouse and americans everywhere, we deserve better. this happens again and again. richard jewell, cambridge police, ferguson, missouri, hands up and don't shoot. freddie gray, baltimore, maryland, uva, duke lacrosse.. trayvon martin. george zim

that kyle rittenhouse was a vigilante. that was a sly way of slamming. and joe biden could have shown grace and unity. he poured gasoline on the fire and said he was angry and concerned that a jury found an innocent man was innocent. that's undermining faith in the justice system. the entire establishment of the democratic party from andrew cuomo to bill de blasio, the lot of them doubled down instead of admitting error and apologizing to kyle rittenhouse for what they did. they weaponized this trial and pretented it was about race for base political purposeses. they are the racists and msnbc and cnn perpetrated this race lie -- they tell you it's about race. it's not about race. it's about class. it's about the working class son of a mother who is powerless. this is the modern-day to kill a mockingbird. mark richards is finch. this is the entire establishment against this weak and powerless young man. the jury thank god got it right. the entire reputation and the entire unity of this country rested on the shoulders of 12

we all saw the evidence in the kyle rittenhouse case. we saw kyle rittenhouse testify. we believed him because he said the truth. we believed this young man, what he said. we believed that. no one believes anything if joe biden says anymore. judge jeanine: i would like to you listen to there is sound from kamala harris. >> the verdict really speaks for itself. a i have spent a majority of my career working to make the criminal justice system more equitable, and clearly there is a lot more work to do. judge jeanine: a lot of people don't have respect for that woman. but when she talks about the criminal justice system you have to hope she tbheets she is talking about there. but even then she says there is a plot more work to do. do they explain what the problem is or are they just happy dividing us? >> they don't even want real debate. they just say if you don't agree with me, we'll call you racist, and we'll call you names. it's really sad where we are apartment no one could watch that -- if this wasn't self-defense, tell me what self-defense looks like. due process won

we had no idea who kyle rittenhouse was at the time. and the only thing we did know was that three people were shot. and, so again, it's frustrating, really frustrating. but, you know, justice prevailed today. >> tucker carlson: thank you for telling the truth from the beginning. thank you. >> thank you. >> tucker carlson: so, msnbc, there's no depths to which they will not sink, ran this banner on the screen today. it called the events in kenosha last year a, quote, blm rally. so, that's a blm rally. all right. looked like a riot. like where they burn the city down. cost $50 million of property damage to kenosha. by the way, why are the infrastructure bills not rebuilding the cities that biden voters destroyed? good question. but msnbc was offering propaganda like this all day. they aired an interview with a rutgers professor called britney cooper, watch this. >> today we're asked to say that it is legal and to respect the rule of law because a white boy deputized himself and went out and terrorized people who were actually, you know,

rittenhouse trial is kyle rittenhouse himself. cnn, msnbc and kamala harris has been able to define him for months. technically as a legal matter, this case is over. kyle rittenhouse was proclaimed innocent in a court of law. for the authoritarians among us, this is a disaster. the ancient right of self-defense. if kyle rittenhouse could save himself from the mob, you can, do. that drives them insane. jerry nadler of new york implied kyle rittenhouse could face federal charges. this justifies federal review by the doj. joe biden's justice department indict kyle rittenhouse now he's been acquitted by a jury in wisconsin? that's hard to believe you have to be deranged to consider something like that. what would be the affect on the country? you never know with these people. at the very least, this case will be justified to take your guns away. bet on it. if this does go to the feds, kyle rittenhouse is prosecuted by the doj, the case will likely be handled by christen clark, black nationalist who runs the so-called civil rights divi

the testimony of kyle rittenhouse, where they felt that the jury was sympathetic to kyle rittenhouse. a key moment when he testified, that was an important moment and probably something that the defense attorneys are very happy that they did. >> shimon, thank you for all of that really important context. let's go to sara sidner who's standing by, also on the ground there in sekenosha. give us the reaction and what happened when all of those not guilties were heard. >> reporter: when we first heard the first not guilty in the case, you could hear kyle rittenhouse's mother gasp audibly. and then as each of them, all five at the very end, when all five were read out, kyle rittenhouse himself realized that he was a free man. and he sort of collapsed on to the table. his attorney, one of the his attorneys helping him up, helping him to regain, you know, his composure, but it was a very emotional time, not just for the rittenhouses but also for those whose families members were shot and killed by kyle rittenhouse or injured by kyle rittenhouse, and, you know, as you sat in the courtroom, y

five counts against kyle rittenhouse. the burden of proof was to determine and establish whether or not there was beyond a shadow of a doubt that he did not act in self-defense. so you know, to prove that -- you know, almost to prove a negative in this case. that was their burden. there's going to be a lot said about how the prosecution handled this case. we just heard from mark richards. he talked about the fact that the provocation point was brought in late in the game. we obviously had the issues with the video. when it came down to it, this jury of seven women and five men had to determine whether or not kyle rittenhouse acted in self-defense. in the end, they determined that he had. there's all of these bigger issues that really don't mean anything to the jury, right? they have that one mission before them. they're not supposed to solve society's ills or figure out whether or not kyle should have been out there that night. mark richards said if you had it to do over again and knew the havoc that exists in his life, h

the end of the kyle rittenhouse trial. the news continues right now with alisyn camerota. >>> hello, everyone, i'm alisyn camerota. welcome to "newsroom." victor is off. we do have breaking news. minutes ago a jury acquitted kyle rittenhouse on all counts. rittenhouse was 17 years old when he fatally shot two men and wounded a third with an ar-15 style rifle that he brought to racial justice protests in august of 2020. he was charged with homicide and reckless endangerment. he could have gotten a life sentence but will walk free today. rittenhouse took the stand during trial, testifying that he acted in self-defense. the jury deliberated for roughly 25 hours. >> the first count of the information, joseph rosenbaum, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. as to the second count of the information, bridget mcginnis, we the jury find the defendant kyle rittenhouse not guilty. as to the third count of the information unknown male, we the jury find the defendant kyle rittenhouse not guilty. as to the fourth count of the info

the system of justice works if i look like kyle rittenhouse. it does not look if i look like jacob blake. the families united organized all over the united states and because of demographics, my brother, who is locally located in wisconsin, took on the courthouse of kyle rittenhouse. myself, i was in north carolina with cameron lam's family. others in oklahoma with julius jones. we have another group going down to georgia so we understood what was going to happen in wisconsin, so we understood what my brother's response was going to be. he took on that responsibility. we got a victory in kansas city, which we should be talking about more in the national news. kansas city -- amy: talk about that conviction in a moment. that conviction of a white police officer for killing an african-american man. >> 147 years for killing cameron lam. we as a group have been all over the united states standing with these families because of what we went through in kenosha. so understanding that systematic racism is prevalent. we understood. amy: have you talk to

kyle rittenhouse goes with his friend. a few months before in april, his friend had purchased a weapon for him, because kyle was 17, he was not legally allowed to own this weapon, kyle -- >> wait. hold on. dave, let's see some video of that night. because i like to see what is going on. i want to see protest and everything happening. go ahead they got the weapon. >> -- >> hold on. >> we're seeing the joseph rosenbaum shooting, you see . joesing him across the parking lot, if you see the -- the stay on that. joseph rosenbaum over and over, can you put that in slow motion? >> in slow motion, i have to run it -- look. look at that? you see kyle rittenhouse running, and you see joseph rosenbaum chasing him. chasing him. and then it looks like rittenhouse turned around. and bam. there you go. that is the shooting of rittenhouse. what were you saying? >> leading up to this i was setting up, one of kyle a friends father said there will be a protest tonight we're going to protect the local business, come with us. kyle goes along,

kyle rittenhouse is not that individual. the rioters, the demonstrators who turned into rioters, those are the individuals who bring us forth. and i ask you to remember, and i'll show you the videos for the last time from me. the anger in the mob that was going on that night. they were not going to be dissuaded from doing things. they were pushing, firing dumpsters, destroying property and that was -- so you're saying mr. rittenhouse put out a fire. yes. it was a small fire. last time i checked, small fires turn into big fires. so kind of stupid. james armstrong, hocus-pocus, out of focus, i've talked about him. he spent 20 hours reworking a frame in a video and averaging -- having my client somehow miraculously go from a right-handed shooter to a left-handed shooter. the mirror on the truck is the arm. their whole case relies on that one photograph that he spent 20 hours. that's how they're going to prove provocation. a word you never heard in the opening statement. it was my client who chased him down and shot him in the b

he was shot by kyle rittenhouse. family rumors of the people who were killed and of gaige grosskreutz were in that courtroom after they heard that kyle rittenhouse was not guilty on all five counts, those people also breaking into tears. hugging each other. as i'm sure everyone is watching very closely to watch 18-year-old kyle rittenhouse and how he reacted hearing that. he looked like at first he couldn't breathe in as they kept reading not guilty, you can see his mom and sisters break down. we've been talking with wendy rittenhouse. we saw her walk into the courtroom before the verdict was read. they have maintained this entire time that they were very confident even as the clock kept ticking in kenosha, wisconsin, we kept waiting for the verdict. they said they weren't worried about it. they believe kyle rittenhouse didn't do anything wrong in the jurors siding with that as well here so we'll meineke watching this on the ground if things continue to develop. we haven't seen a huge police presence. i think it was

when he saw kyle rittenhouse, he threatened to kill kyle rittenhouse, then chased him in a full sprint, cornered him and try to snatch his gun from his hand. it was at that point that rittenhouse fired. who wouldn't fire at that point? you try to turn himself into police but he couldn't because of a mob howling for his death chased him down a city street. one writer then knocked kyle rittenhouse to the ground, another smashed in the head with a gate board and one pointed it in his face. so what no point was kyle rittenhouse the aggressor in the sequence of events him every move he made was defensive. that's not our interpretation of it, that's what came out in court. none of these facts are disputed. they all happens. so that's a very tough problem for the prosecution. with facts like those, what exactly do you say? what they said is really interesting so today, the prosecutors tried to argue that mental patient joseph rosenbaum his criminal record you could read online and you should just to get a sense of who they are defending, that this guy had threatened to murder kyle rittenhouse

rittenhouse, by kyle rittenhouse. of course the jury is saying that was justified, they acquitted him on the counts that he faced. but that coming in from the family of anthony huber right now. >> shaquille brewster with that for us, shaq, thank you. joyce vance, the huber statement brings up something uncomfortable. two people died, one almost died. and nobody's paying any penalty. now, some could argue that the trial itself was a form of penalty for mr. rittenhouse, what was facing him. but how does the huber family get closure? i don't know if they ever will. >> you know, it's a really difficult issue. and i'll speak to it personally, because my father-in-law who was a federal judge was murdered because of his judicial service. and ultimately the man who was responsible for killing him was convicted at trial in both state and federal settings. and that fact of conviction does give families an enormous amount of closure. and something i've always been acutely aware of as a prosecutor is that there are a number of th

kyle rittenhouse isn't a militia member. as lifeguard. kyle rittenhouse didn't fire 60 rounds. not even close to that. he was in legal possession of his gun. most amazing is the claim which you're hearing everywhere right now that kyle rittenhouse is "bad" because he "drove across state lines." think about that for just a second. so the very same people who have told you for years that borders by definition white supremacy now claim it's some kind of moral offense for an american citizen to enter a contiguous state. making it sound like kyle rittenhouse snuck into a foreign land undercover of darkness to murder people! it's not quite what happened. take a look at this map. this is kyle rittenhouse's drive from his mother's home in antioch, illinois to kenosha, wisconsin. it is -- by the map, it says 21. our map program says 17 miles. either way, probably shorter than your commute to work every morning. as kyle rittenhouse explained on the stand last week, when mobs set fire to kenosha, he'd every reason to want to defend the city because his father lives there. >> but you decid

a jury of his peers found kyle rittenhouse not guilty on all counts. rittenhouse collapsed in the kenosha, wisconsin courtroom as the final not guilty verdict was read. rittenhouse himself took the stand in his own defense, a risky move that approved successful for the defense. in and out conversation will turn to what's going to happen next. what affect will this case have on things like vigilanteism and self-defense arguments? not to mention what happens immediately in the city of kenosha. joining me from the courthouse in kenosha, wisconsin, nbc correspondent shaquille brewster. former federal prosecutor paul butler. nbc legal analyst danny cevallos. and former assistant district attorney in milwaukee county, julius kim. shaq, what is it like in kenosha right now? >> katy, when that verdict was read we saw a large group of people on the courthouse steps. this was something highly anticipated especially as the jury got into day four of deliberations. but then someone came out of the courthouse, told the crowd the news, and you heard the divide that's

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no it just said kyle rittenhouse is an innocent man. now, the focus, this is a miscarriage of justice. no, it's just that this guy's guys innocent, period, move on, end of story. >> greg: it is a victory for the second amendment. >> richard: it is not. >> emily: regardless, the media is derelict in their responsibility. they could do more but they are worthless. after the riots in kenosha and the rittenhouse verdict, president biden admitting democrats are wrong on a key issue. ♪ ♪ (burke) i've seen this movie before. (woman) you have? (burke) sure, this is the part where all is lost and the hero searches for hope. then, a mysterious figure reminds her that she has the farmers home policy perk, guaranteed replacement cost. and that her home will be rebuilt, regardless of her limits or if the cost of materials has gone up. (woman) that's really something. (burke) get a whole lot of something with farmers policy perks. wait, i didn't ruin the ending, did i? (woman) yeah, y-you did. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ â

this acquittal is not just about kyle rittenhouse. this verdict rita rates that every american has the god-given right to self-defense and the protections of the second amendment. the corporate media should be appalled by their coverage of this case from start to finish. and from senator ron johnson, i believe justice has been served in the kyle rittenhouse trial. i hope everyone can accept the verdict, remain peaceful and let the community of kenosha heal and rebuild. and from senator tom cotton, joe biden needs to publicly apologize to kyle rittenhouse. we want to know what you think about the jury verdict that kyle rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges. that's go to shirley, who is calling from new castle, pennsylvania. surely, good morning. -- shirley, good morning. caller: thank you. first of all, i'm 83 years old and i think it is terrible what is going on in this country today. are you there? host: yes, go ahead. caller: ok. and i would like to say something to every governor of every state, every commonwealth, and ev

not guilty on all counts for kyle rittenhouse, as you know. just hearing now from his defense attorney for the last 25 minutes or so. the jury finding kyle rittenhouse should be acquitted on all charges for shooting and killing two people and seriously hurting somebody else during that racial justice demonstrations in kenosha, wisconsin, last year. the defense had said rittenhouse was acting in self-defense and the jury has agreed. we're live in kenosha with the latest along with analysis from our team of legal experts. and in the nation's capital, president biden talking about this, and affirming the american jury system after this controversial acquittal. watch. >> i stand by what the jury has concluded. the jury system works. >> we're expecting to hear more from him later in the hour as he celebrates the house passing his social spending plan this morning, but his jnt isn't quite over the finish line yet. i'm hallie jackson in washington. but we start with our team in and around kenosha, wisconsin. ellison barber, who is there. i'm also joi

and, yes, it came too easily to kyle rittenhouse. he put himself in a bad situation for bad reason with bad people, and he made bad choices. and he killed people and hurt people. he's no hero. but beware the politics here. depending on what team you're on these days, he's either a vigilante killer or he's captain america. which is he? who cares. it's not the right question. the law isn't about his character or his politics or his animus, not in this case. it's about his actions and his intentions and what the facts justified or not under the law. you want a different outcome -- and you might -- change the standard. tonight we have the person who made the most important and risky call in this trial, second to the law at play, the second biggest factor was rittenhouse taking the stand in his own defense. counselor mark richards, attorney for kyle rittenhouse, helped make that call. counselor, appreciate you taking the opportunity. >> good evening. >> how difficult a call was it? >> you know, myself and cory obviously went around and ar

today, kyle rittenhouse spoke for himself. see what you think. >> once i take that step back i look over my shoulder and mr. rosenbaum -- mr. rosenbaum was now running from my right side and i was cornered from in front of me and there were -- [sobbing] there were people right there. >> take a deep breath, kyle. >> tucker: so after a ten minute break to compose himself, kyle rittenhouse returned to the court room and proceeded to blow up the prosecution's claims that he had racked his rifle in a threatening manner. it turns out he didn't rack his rifle at all and video proved that. and then he it explained why he turned himself in. >> people are saying frame him, kill him, people were screaming and i just was trying to get to the police. >> you say i'm trying to get to the police. why were you trying to get to the police? >> i didn't do anything wrong, i defended myself. >> did you feel as though there were safety where the police were? >> yes. >> tucker: they didn't really have a response to that since it's all on videotape.

rittenhouse not guilty. >> the reaction there, you see kyle rittenhouse becoming unstable. he kind of falls onto the desk, filled with emotion. his mother, i heard her gasp. i was in the courtroom as this was being read, and then eventually her head fell into her hands and she appeared to be crying. there were also family members of those who were shot and killed that day and injured. very upset with this verdict, feeling like justice was not done. but for kyle rittenhouse and his attorneys, they were pleased with this verdict, though it took about 25 hours for this jury to deliberate and get through to this not guilty verdict. here's what kyle rittenhouse's defense attorney had to say about the verdict. >> it's been a long three weeks. we're very happy with the verdict. we're happy that the jury took the time, put in an incredible amount of effort. there were times we doubted the case. there were times we were confident. and to say that we were relieved would be a gross misunderstatement. >> the star evidence in this case for anyone who was sitting and watching the trial r

no it just said kyle rittenhouse is an innocent man. now, the focus, this is a miscarriage of justice. no, it's just that this guy's guys innocent, period, move on, end of story. >> greg: it is a victory for the second amendment. >> richard: it is not. >> emily: regardless, the media is derelict in their responsibility. they could do more but they are worthless. after the riots in kenosha and the rittenhouse verdict, president biden admitting democrats are wrong on a key issue. ♪ ♪ >> man: what's my safelite story? my truck...is my livelihood. so when my windshield cracked... the experts at safelite autoglass came right to me... with service i could trust. right, girl? >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ ♪day to night to morning,♪ ♪keep with me in the moment♪ ♪i'd let you had i known it, why don't you say so?♪ ♪didn't even notice,♪ ♪no punches left to roll with♪ ♪you got to keep me focused♪ the best things america makes are the things america makes out here. the history she writes in her cl

rittenhouse not guilty and we find kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> wow. welcome back to unfiltered that moment sent shivers down spine of millions of americans moment that truth prevailed here to react is former federal prosecutor and thank you so much for joining me both of you, you know so first the prosecution failed to give high quality drone video to the jury, you know, looking at this. had a prosecutor point a gun at the jury, so were they trying to nuke this case? or were they just morons? j i don't know lisa that's a great question. fastest way to appeal for a case to come back to a prosecutor is to fail to turn over evidence and point gun like that the courtroom and i have to say i have never ever been in a criminal courtroom where there was not one of those plastic tabs preventing the prosecutor from putting their finger on trigger so i don't have any qlad they were thinking. it is almost like they were trying to lose but i don't think so. because they made so many mistakes that they thought were going to be in their favor and actually worked ou

where does kyle rittenhouse go from here? will there be legal action either by the families of those killed at the end of his gun that they pursued civil lawsuits and that kind of thing and what about him pursuing action against the media, public figures, others who made comments about him that were demonstrably false? >> well, there is no question that what was said about kyle rittenhouse can be defamation. but it's going to be very difficult to prove that. because he was a limited public figure or a public figure in most of these comments were made. and the courts tend to give wise berth to people giving their opinions. even erroneous opinions. i think he will have a tough time on defamation. he can be sued civilly. but the evidence that came out at trial surprised many people because they -- the media coverage did not mention many of these counter valing facts about rittenhouse or what he did. even under the lower civil liability standard, he may be very difficult to sue for these families. >> shannon: i want to play a lit

defendant kyle h rittenhouse not guilty. dan: he burst into tears and collapsed into a chair after hearing the jury found him not guilty on all five counts he was facing. rittenhouse killed two people and wounded a third last summer during a protest over a police shooting. his lawyers argued he was divining himself. the jury deliberated his fate over the course of four days before reaching the verdict. calm has prevailed in kenosha and the national guard is on standby. a large crowd gathered outside the courthouse where the verdict was read today. his supporters and those who wanted him convicted got into a debate on the steps as they learned he had been acquitted. ama:

so, by definition, kyle rittenhouse is not getting a fair trial. by the way outside the courtroom as well as inside. yesterday, as hundreds of national guard troops idled nearby, a fight broke out within protesters within earshot of jurors. today, we learned a freelancer for msnbc followed the jurors bus to the courtroom. he blew through a red light to keep up with the bus. why what would a quote journalist follow jurors before they have reached their verdict? well, the judge seemed to understand exactly what was going on.. this morning, he banned anyone associated with msnbc from the courthouse. >> the police, when they stopped him, because he was following at a distance of about a block and went through a red light, pulled him over and inquired of him what was going on, and he gave that information. and stated that he had been instructed by ms. byron in new york to follow the jury bus. i have instructed that no one from msnbc news will be permitted in this building for the duration of this trial. >> tucker: now, you don't have to like kyle ritten

that lawyer did the right thing with kyle rittenhouse. that lawyer represented kyle rittenhouse to the best of his about the i and not because he's some right wing fringe who is trying to make a name for himself or just to make money off of a grift. >> right. two things to be clear if you're just tuning in. the lawyer i had on, mark brinkley is not to be confused. >> mark richards. >> mark richards, sorry. not to be confused of someone getting over on kyle rittenhouse. >> that's not what i'm saying. >> in response to don's earlier question, i have never seen a defense process in a high profile criminal trial be conducted step by step as a political instrument, as well, with arguably one of the most divisive people in society. you know, you know you're going to have people saying if he was black this would be different because we're dealing with systemic injustice now and even though this verdict is justified by the law and facts, that's what we should want every time, people are frustrated you wouldn't get it if he was black even though t

it was on the third night at kyle rittenhouse entered the city with a rifle. he said he wanted to protect businesses. he wanted to provide security. and that the series of confrontations that happened in which he shot dead joseph rosenbaum and anthony huber and injured a third man were merely self-defense. that has been his argument throughout. that is what the jury backed him on. they rejected the state's case that kyle rittenhouse was an armed vigilante who inserted himself into a volatile protest where he had no business being. the jury has delivered their verdict. in kenosha, things are calm at the moment. the national guard is on standby in case there is any violence. police are also out here. we have seen a few cars go past as well. kenosha does not want to see a repeat of what happened last year. >> we will be talking later in the program to a lawyer who has been closely following that story. that is coming up in a short while. belarus's longtime authoritarian leader has told the bbc it is possible his border guards might be helping migrants reach polan

kyle rittenhouse of course was white. his victims, the two men who were killed and the one who was injured, were also white. >> reporter: in the summer of 2020 -- >> black lives matter! >> reporter: -- protests spilled into the streets after 29-year-old jacob blake was shot in the back seven times by a police officer in kenosha, wisconsin. [ gunshots ] >> all my grandson asked repeatedly is why did the police shoot my daddy in the back? >> hands up. don't shoot. >> reporter: the shooting sparked outrage. protesters demanded justice. but things turned deadly when armed men who authorities called vigilantes clashed with the protesters. among them, then 17-year-old kyle rittenhouse, who saw the violence and traveled from antioch, illinois. he was seen guarding a car repair shop that night, telling blaze tv he was armed with lethal ammunition. >> we're protecting from the citizens and i just got pepper sprayed by a person in the crowd. >> reporter: gaige grosskreutz who was shot but survived testified in court. >> i thought t

kyle rittenhouse facing five felony counts. to give you an idea of what is significant about what's going on right now, the jury instructions, these have been hotly debated on friday by both the prosecution and defense. prosecution essentially asking the judge to allow the inclusion of these lesser charges. the judge allowed some but not all. but the judge was reading these instructions. for example, on count four, that is related to the shooting of anthony huber who was shot and killed during that night. rittenhouse was charged with first degree intentional homicide. the judge also allowing lesser charges as second degree intentional homicide as well as first degree reckless homicide. and that's the thing we're talking about here. i'll defer to a lawyer on the fine eer points and the difference with each one. basically here in wisconsin, loour you're looking at first degree intentional inside compared with second degree. the prosecution wanting to include the option for the jury to consider those lesser charges. speculating th

that wrapped up his closing argument in the trial of kyle rittenhouse. they're taking a short break here. we'll hear from the defense and get their closing arguments started 25 after the hour, maybe less than that as they all come back. so the prosecutor hammering home the argument that he believes that he made the argument that these actions were not taken in self-defense. he told the jury you cannot claim self-defense against a danger that you create. we're told the jury was a tentative, they were not taking notes. watching this very closely as the rest of the country has been as well. i'd like to bring in fox news contributor andy mccarthy and attorney brian claypool that have been watching this closely as we've gone through. closing arguments on the part of the prosecution went on for a couple hours, andy. your thoughts on how they did in closing this case on their side. >> i was really surprised, martha, that there weren't objections by the defense. because his -- binger's theory here is the provocation that he is arguing is brought against by ritte

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that lawyer did the right thing with kyle rittenhouse. that lawyer represented kyle rittenhouse to the best of his ability, and not because he is some right-wing fringy who is trying to make a name for himself or just to make money off of a grift. >> right. two things, just to be clear, if you are just tuning in right now. the lawyer i had on, mark brinkley, is not -- is not to be confused -- mark richards, sorry, mark richards is not to be confused with somebody who is trying to get over on kyle rittenhouse. >> no, he is not. >> but also in response to don's earlier question, no, i have never seen anything like this, so it is surprising. i have never seen a defense process in a high-profile criminal trial be conducted, step by step, as a political instrument, as well. with arguably one of the most divisive people in society. you know, you know you are going to have people saying if he was black, this would be different, right, because we are dealing with systemic injustice right now. and even though this verdict, i believe, is justified

rittenhouse, and yet kyle rittenhouse, a child, spent months in jail. it was awful. there was not much of a complaint, you will notice but here's what he told us about that experience. >> tucker: so you're in the juvenile facility at 17 and atin 18 you go to the kenosha county jail? >> actually i go to the jail when'r i'm 17. i'm in an adult jail, october 31, i'm extradited. which i agreed with. i wanted to go to the kenosha county jail to begin with. i wanted to be extradited to the kenosha countyty jail. my attorney john pierce said we are going to keep us at this facility. i always wanted to be extradited. i had no problem that but he forgot to file -- he didn't even know i was going. so my attorney didn't know i was going to jail, which is quite sickening because he should have known. d >> tucker: well, yes. that's the whole point of an attorney. >> thank god i have competent counsel now. but the jail was interesting. i was in my own room. it was kind of like, like a -- i'm going to describe it as a one star hotel. one star hotel. we'll go with a su

rittenhouse last year. >> why did president biden suggest that kyle rittenhouse, on trial in kenosha come as a white supremacist? >> peter, i'm not going to speak to anything about an ongoing trial. nor the president's past comments. what i can reiterate for you is the president's view that we shouldn't have broadly speaking vigilantes patrolling our communities with assault weapons. >> the president has spoken to it already. kyle rittenhouse's mom is saying that the president defamed her son. she claims that when the president suggested her son was a white supremacist, he was doing that to win votes. is that what happened? >> i have nothing more to speak to an ongoing case were closing arguments were just made. >> a wise decision by jen psaki in good work by peter doocy. rittenhouse could potentially have a defamation case against the president over a tweet suggesting that he was somehow a white premises. that according to todd mcmurtry. he is the lawyer who represented former covington student nicholas sandmann. he recorded her current settles a number of suits in the aftermath of

kyle rittenhouse, tonight, a free man. acquitted of all charges in a case that left america divided over whether he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed two people. >>> plus, the mystery deepening over the missing tennis star. chinese state media releasing what it claims are new images of peng shuai. former ambassador to china who has met the official accused of sexually assaulting and raping the tennis champ is my guest. >>> and the white house just releasing details of biden's first physical of his presidency. why his doctor said his gait warranted a detailed investigation. let's go outfront. >>> and good evening, i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, not guilty. kyle rittenhouse now a free man, acquitted all charges after he shot and killed two men and injured a third during a night of unrest in wisconsin. it took the jury of 12 men and women more than 25 hours, over four days, to decide rittenhouse acted in self-defense last summer. >> state of wisconsin versus kyle rittenhouse. as to the first count of th

kyle rittenhouse was fighting for his life. of he was fighting or if his constitutional rights, the right of the defendant. and you see a prosecutor, lawrence, in this courtroom, a prosecutor, try to take away his constitutional rights. his right to remain silent. his right to participate in the process under the fifth amendment. and then you had joe biden trying to poison the well by calling him a white supremacist. i am so sick and tired as a civil rights attorney that the left is looking at everything, everything every day as racist. it's wrong. the aclu used to fight for individual liberties and rights. they took a pass on this case for this young man. you know why, lawrence? because they're in bed with the democrats, with the left. and the left has basically ignored the truth. as a lawyer, as an american, i am so glad that the the legal system worked in favor of kyle rittenhouse. this young man should have never been charged, lawrence. lawrence: you know, kayleigh, i don't know the political ideology of kyle. i do know tha

kyle rittenhouse is a white supremacist. you are hearing that claim constantly from media figures and politicians as a factual matter in case anybody cares, that is a lie. there is no evidence whatsoever that kyle rittenhouse is a white supremacist, whatever that term is supposed to mean. there's no racial angle at all to this story. of the four people directly involved in the kyle rittenhouse shootings, all four of them were white. you might not like kyle rittenhouse, but if you are an honest person you would have to concede that racism had nothing to do with what he did, how could it? why would a white supremacist shoot white people? it doesn't even make sense. that is not slowed them down. here is joe biden just two days after the shootings in kenosha. >> he is part of the youth police group. he was holding a long gone come out and about, nobody was stained him. what are your concerns about his -- white militia peoples during this trouble? >> i'm very concerned about it. what got me involved in this race i hadn't is what

so kyle rittenhouse fought back so kyle rittenhouse fought back in order to save his own life. not guessing about that, even the prosecution's witnesses made that point. so once that happened, once kyle rittenhouse's life was threatened from the what were his options exactly? he could fight back or he could allow himself to be murdered by rioters and allow himself to be murdered by the writers is -- rioters is essentially for the prosecution is arguing he should have done. kyle rittenhouse had a duty to submit to the mob. that's lunacy and no same jury could agree with that for a second so the question is why is it taking so long for this jury to produce a very obvious verdict? want the answer? look outside the courtroom. there are hundreds of national guard troops assembled tonight in kenosha. they have come in case kyle rittenhouse is acquitted. not in case he's convicted, in case he's acquitted. if he is acquitted, everyone expects the usual mob of joe biden voters to burn and loot and destroy. why does everyone expect this? people on the left are openly calling for it. "now

thank god that kyle rittenhouse got acquitted. the only thing that could have made today better if prosecutor binger was compelled to hand kyle his rifle back with the magazine on the courthouse steps. they didn't make that happen. the real problem here is the message moving forward is we need to do something about this unlimited discretion that prosecutors have to bring charges felony charges life in prison in cases where it's obviously self-defense. it's not even a close call. they have no chance from getting a conviction. they will punish you through the process itself. we have to have a mechanism to hold these rogue prosecutors who are making these political motivated persecutions of self-defense cases hold them accountable and have skin in the game. they lose something personally if they lose that case. >> laura: robert, do you have any doubt in your mind if kyle rittenhouse was not armed that night and he tried to step in, that he would have been killed? any doubt in your mind? >> no doubt at all. they would haven't stopped