{"id":1005165,"date":"2021-11-12T21:29:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T02:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1005165"},"modified":"2021-11-12T21:29:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T02:29:50","slug":"the-latest-on-the-kyle-rittenhouse-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-latest-on-the-kyle-rittenhouse-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest On The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-latest-on-the-kyle-rittenhouse-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1005165&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has captured the nation\u2019s attention, as the 18-year-old faces six charges at present. We learned Friday afternoon that he could be convicted on other charges in addition to, or in place of, the six counts originally submitted to the jury. And his attorney disclosed that due to the events of August 25, 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).<\/p>\n<p>Here are the latest developments in the case as of Friday, November 12, at 2:49 p.m. Eastern time:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The jury will be able to charge Kyle Rittenhouse with lesser offenses: Kyle Rittenhouse could be charged with endangering Daily Caller reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors originally accused Kyle Rittenhouse of committing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kyle-rittenhouse-grilled-by-prosecutors-says-i-did-what-i-had-to-do\">six crimes<\/a>: five felonies \u2014 intentional homicide, reckless homicide, attempted intentional homicide, and two counts of reckless endangerment \u2014 and a misdemeanor count of underage possession of a deadly weapon. That number might now expand.<\/p>\n<p>If the prosecution is unable to prove the original six charges beyond a reasonable doubt, rather than acquitting the teenager (who was a minor at the time of the August 25, 2020, incident), Rittenhouse decided on Friday afternoon to give jurors the option of charging him with other, lesser offenses that the prosecution deems appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a lesser imputed offense is presented to the jury \u2026 which are less serious crimes, carrying lesser potential sentences \u2014 if I allow those, then the jury, if they are unable to agree that you\u2019re guilty of the charged offense, will have the opportunity to consider whether you\u2019re guilty of the less serious offense and could return that as a verdict as an alternative to instead returning a verdict of not guilty,\u201d Judge Bruce Schroeder told Rittenhouse on November 12. Judge Schroeder admitted that Rittenhouse would be \u201craising the risk of conviction\u201d but \u201cdecreasing the chance you\u2019ll have a second trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rittenhouse\u2019s attorneys objected to some of the lesser offenses but allowed others to go forward. The 18-year-old had the opportunity to overrule the advice of legal counsel but chose to accept it.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Schroeder had disallowed prosecutors from asking jurors to convict Rittenhouse of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFlores_tv\/status\/1459195073762148360\">second-degree reckless homicide<\/a> in the death of Joseph Rosenbaum and second-degree <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFlores_tv\/status\/1459199743700123649\">reckless endangerment<\/a>, but he is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFlores_tv\/status\/1459197864022843392\">leaning toward allowing<\/a> jurors to consider another second-degree reckless endangerment charge involving Daily Caller journalist Richard McGinnis, who was standing approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnmcurtis\/status\/1456321290550325249\">15 feet<\/a> behind Rosenbaum during the shooting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rittenhouse\u2019s attorneys reveal that he allegedly has PTSD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Judge Schroeder asked Rittenhouse if he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has captured the nation\u2019s attention, as the 18-year-old faces six charges at present. We learned Friday afternoon that he could be convicted on other charges in addition to, or in place of, the six counts originally submitted to the jury. And his attorney disclosed that due to the events of August 25, 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).Here are the latest developments in the case as of Friday, November 12, at 2:49 p.m. Eastern time:The jury will be able to charge Kyle Rittenhouse with lesser offenses: Kyle Rittenhouse could be charged with endangering Daily Caller reporterProsecutors originally accused Kyle Rittenhouse of committing six crimes: five felonies \u2014 intentional homicide, reckless homicide, attempted intentional homicide, and two counts of reckless endangerment \u2014 and a misdemeanor count of underage possession of a deadly weapon. That number might now expand.If the prosecution is unable to prove the original six charges beyond a reasonable doubt, rather than acquitting the teenager (who was a minor at the time of the August 25, 2020, incident), Rittenhouse decided on Friday afternoon to give jurors the option of charging him with other, lesser offenses that the prosecution deems appropriate.\u201cIf a lesser imputed offense is presented to the jury \u2026 which are less serious crimes, carrying lesser potential sentences \u2014 if I allow those, then the jury, if they are unable to agree that you\u2019re guilty of the charged offense, will have the opportunity to consider whether you\u2019re guilty of the less serious offense and could return that as a verdict as an alternative to instead returning a verdict of not guilty,\u201d Judge Bruce Schroeder told Rittenhouse on November 12. Judge Schroeder admitted that Rittenhouse would be \u201craising the risk of conviction\u201d but \u201cdecreasing the chance you\u2019ll have a second trial.\u201dRittenhouse\u2019s attorneys objected to some of the lesser offenses but allowed others to go forward. The 18-year-old had the opportunity to overrule the advice of legal counsel but chose to accept it.Judge Schroeder had disallowed prosecutors from asking jurors to convict Rittenhouse of second-degree reckless homicide in the death of Joseph Rosenbaum and second-degree reckless endangerment, but he is leaning toward allowing jurors to consider another second-degree reckless endangerment charge involving Daily Caller journalist Richard McGinnis, who was standing approximately 15 feet behind Rosenbaum during the shooting.Rittenhouse\u2019s attorneys reveal that he allegedly has PTSDAs Judge Schroeder asked Rittenhouse if he would allow lesser charges of his own free will, Rittenhouse paused when asked, \u201cHave you ever been treated for a mental or emotional disorder?\u201d Rittenhouse\u2019s counsel noted that \u201che\u2019s in therapy\u201d due to the stress of the shooting. \u201cAs a result of this incident, he has PTSD,\u201d defense attorney Mark Richards said, referring to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.[embedded content]The defense rests; closing arguments take place MondayJudge Schroeder scheduled closing arguments for Monday. The November 15 session will begin with jury instructions, which the judge anticipated could take up to an hour. That will be followed by up to five hours of closing arguments: two from the prosecution and one from the defense. Prosecutor Thomas Binger anticipated that his first closing statement would last two hours, followed by a 90-minute closing argument from defense attorney Mark Richards, followed by a 30-minute rebuttal from Binger.[embedded content]National frenzy after judge makes \u2018Asian food\u2019 jokeOn Thursday, November 11, Judge Bruce Schroeder cracked a joke when asked when court would resume following a break for lunch. \u201cI hope the Asian food isn\u2019t coming, isn\u2019t on one of those boats from Long Beach Harbor,\u201d he joked. The humorous comment, which had no racial connotation, referred to cargo ships backed up in national ports like Long Beach, which has snarled the U.S. supply chain. But critics turned his food joke into a feeding frenzy, with one calling the remark \u201ca thinly-veiled anti-Asian comment.\u201d#RittenhouseTrial Judge Bruce Schroeder breaks for lunch referencing the food that was ordered saying, \u201cI hope the Asian food isn\u2019t coming.. isn\u2019t on one of those boats from Long Beach Harbor.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/UakvcxbSO1\u2014 Kyung Lah (@KyungLahCNN) November 11, 2021Judge Schroeder accuses prosecutor of \u201cgrave constitutional violation,\u201d but lets trial proceedDuring Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s testimony on November 10, prosecutor Thomas Binger mentioned the fact that Rittenhouse remained silent after his arrest and then strayed into a line of questioning that Judge Bruce E.\u00a0Schroeder\u00a0had previously disallowed.Schroeder said that to imply that Rittenhouse\u2019s decision to observe his Miranda rights somehow implied guilt violated the most basic aspects of criminal law. \u201cThe problem is this is a grave constitutional violation for you to talk about the defendant\u2019s silence, and that is, you\u2019re right on the borderline \u2014 and you may be over. But it better stop,\u201d\u00a0Judge Schroeder berated Binger.[embedded content]The judge went on to admonish Binger over the forbidden line of questioning. \u201cDon\u2019t get brazen with me!\u201d he said. \u201cI was astonished when you began your examination by commenting on the defendant\u2019s post-arrest silence. That\u2019s basic law. It\u2019s been basic law in this country for 40 years, 50 years. I have no idea why you would do something like that! And it gives, well, I\u2019ll leave it at that. So, I don\u2019t know what you\u2019re up to.\u201d\u2018Don&#8217;t get brazen with me,\u2019 Kyle Rittenhouse trial Judge Bruce Schroeder yelled at prosecutor Thomas Binger, with the jury out of the room. Schroeder accused Binger of trying to introduce testimony that he had earlier ruled would not be allowed https:\/\/t.co\/3bo4MN5oCM pic.twitter.com\/GtJaNwGMOD\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) November 11, 2021this is \u2026 not going well for the prosecutor pic.twitter.com\/tPjYIrEORK\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 10, 2021While Rittenhouse\u2019s attorneys asked that that trial be dismissed with prejudice \u2014 meaning that Rittenhouse could not be tried for those charges in the future \u2014 Judge Schroeder allowed the trial to continue.Rittenhouse takes the stand Kyle Rittenhouse testified on his own behalf on Wednesday, November 10. On the stand, he claimed that Joseph Rosenbaum twice threatened violence before the altercation that claimed Rosenbaum\u2019s life. Rosenbaum said, \u201cIf I catch any of you f***ers alone I\u2019m going to f***ing kill you,\u201d\u00a0Rittenhouse testified.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m going to cut your f***ing hearts out and kill you N-words.\u201dThat added to Rittenhouse\u2019s contention that he acted to preserve his own life. As The Daily Wire\u2019s Amanda Prestigiacomo reported:Rittenhouse, detailing the moments before he fired on [Joseph] Rosenbaum recalled Rosenbaum yelling \u201cburn in [H]ell\u201d to him before Rittenhouse yelled \u201cfriendly, friendly, friendly!\u201d in an attempt to calm Rosenbaum. But he was chased.Rittenhouse described feeling \u201ctrapped\u201d by Rosenbaum and another man, identified during the trial as Joshua Ziminski, who fired his pistol in the air. The teen said the man had the pistol pointed at him during the incident.[embedded content]As the prosecutor attempted to force Rittenhouse to admit he shot with the premeditated intention to kill, the teenager artfully parried the attack by saying he used appropriate force to defend his life.\u201cEverybody that you shot at that night you intended to kill, correct?\u201d asked prosecutor Thomas Binger.\u201cI didn\u2019t intend to kill him. I intended to stop the person who was attacking me and trying to steal my gun,\u201d Rittenhouse replied. \u201cI did what I had to do to stop the person who was attacking me.\u201d He reiterated, \u201cI didn\u2019t know if it was going to kill them, but I used deadly force to stop the threat that was attacking me.\u201dIn dramatic and risky testimony, Kyle Rittenhouse tried to portray himself as wanting to help others during the protests last year in the city of Kenosha and opened fire only in self-defense after being attacked and ambushed https:\/\/t.co\/8cJieJmog7 pic.twitter.com\/UVe77EwkYm\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) November 11, 2021Binger also asked, \u201cWhat was the risk to you of death or great bodily harm\u201d when Rosenbaum lunged at him. Rittenhouse responded, \u201cIf I would have let Mr. Rosenbaum my firearm from me, he would have used it and killed me with it and probably killed more people \u2026\u201dBinger \u201cwhat was the risk to you of death or great bodily harm?\u201dRittenhouse \u201cif I would have allowed him to get my firearm from me, he would have used it and killed me with it and probably killed more people\u201d pic.twitter.com\/CBkdVDHsBe\u2014 John Curtis (@Johnmcurtis) November 10, 2021Skilled litigators said Binger\u2019s open-ended questions decimated his own case.Kyle Rittenhouse breaks down on the standAs he described being \u201ccornered\u201d and \u201ctrapped\u201d by a growing crowd of violent antagonists, Kyle Rittenhouse appeared to hit an emotional wall, breaking down in sustained sobbing. Judge Schroeder offered a 10-minute-long recess for Rittenhouse to compose himself.WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse breaks down on the witness stand while describing the events leading to his fatal shooting of Kenosha resident Joseph Rosenbaum \u2014 causing the judge to call a pause in the trial https:\/\/t.co\/6zHGXaFu9m pic.twitter.com\/od3Vd4i3UG\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) November 10, 2021Such legacy media critics as CNN\u2019s Ana Navarro and Joy Behar, and media outlets like USA Today and MSNBC diminished the impact of the moment, saying the teenager plotted his own breakdown to build sympathy with jurors. \u201cA sobbing Kyle Rittenhouse already won \u2014 even before his trial is over,\u201d wrote NBC News. \u201cIf convicted, he\u2019ll become a right-wing martyr.\u201dWitness testifies that the prosecution asked him to \u201cchange\u201d his statementOn Tuesday, November 9, amateur photographer Nathan DeBruin\u00a0testified that the prosecutors tried to get him to \u201cchange\u201d his statement during an uncomfortable meeting.Prosecutor Thomas \u201cBinger pulled out a cell phone and showed me a video and also a photo \u2014 which was actually one photo that I brought today \u2014 and asked me if I knew who a gentleman was in that photo, and I said I did not,\u201d testified DeBruin. \u201cHe said, \u2018This is Joshua Ziminski.\u2019 \u2026 He says, \u2018Well, that\u2019s who that is.\u2019 He put the phone down. He picked the phone back up and says, \u2018Who is this?\u2019 And I confusingly said, like, \u2018Joshua Ziminski?\u2019 and he said, \u2018Would you like to add that to your statement?\u2019 And I just felt I didn\u2019t want to change my statement.\u201dWhether or not they tried to get him to alter his statement, the prosecution undeniably tried to get DeBruin to change his testimony.\u201cWe didn\u2019t ask you to change\u201d the statement, Assistant District Attorney James Kraus said to DeBruin.\u201cYes, you did,\u201d DeBruin replied.[embedded content]Survivor admits Rittenhouse only shot him after he advanced While two people died, another man survived after being wounded by Rittenhouse last August 25. When called to the witness stand on Monday, November 8, that survivor did himself no favors. Gaige Grosskreutz, then 26, admitted to defense attorney Corey Chirafisi that Kyle Rittenhouse only shot Grosskreutz\u2019s arm after Grosskreutz approached him with his own gun pointed at the prone Rittenhouse.\u201cNow, you\u2019d agree your firearm is pointed at Mr. Rittenhouse, correct?\u201d asked Chirafisi. \u201cAnd once your firearm is pointed at Mr. Rittenhouse, that\u2019s when he fires his gun, yes? \u2026 It wasn\u2019t until you pointed your gun at him, advanced on him with your gun pointed at him, that he fired, right?\u201d\u201cCorrect,\u201d replied Grosskreutz.\u201cIt wasn\u2019t until you pointed your gun at him, advanced on him with your gun pointed at him, that he fired, right?\u201dWitness who was shot by Rittenhouse: \u201cCorrect\u201dpic.twitter.com\/guEO6sle59\u2014 The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 8, 2021Daily Caller reporter shatters prosecutor\u2019s caseOne of the key witnesses was Richard McGinnis, a reporter for the Daily Caller, who visited the Kenosha riot to get video footage for his employer. McGinnis testified on November 4 that he had followed Joseph Rosenbaum as he chased Kyle Rittenhouse through a parking lot, then saw Rosenbaum reach for Rittenhouse\u2019s AR-15 before Rittenhouse shot him. Rittenhouse has contended that he believed Rosenbaum would use the AR-15 to kill the teenager.\u201cIt was clear to me it was a situation where it was likely something dangerous was going to happen, be it Mr. Rosenbaum grabbing it or Mr. Rittenhouse shooting it,\u201d\u00a0McGinnis testified.The prosecution attempted to downplay McGinnis\u2019 testimony as an act of speculation, which could not prove Rittenhouse acted in self-defense. \u201cYou have never been inside [Rosenbaum\u2019s] head \u2026 so your interpretation of what he\u2019s trying to do, or what he was intending to do, or anything along those lines is complete guesswork, isn\u2019t it?\u201d Binger asked.\u201cWell, he said \u201cf*** you\u2019 and he reached for the weapon,\u2019\u201d McGinnis replied.[embedded content]Juror dismissed from case over a jokeJudge Bruce Schroeder dismissed an older, white male from the jury on November 4 after the juror admitted that he had told a joke about Kenosha police shooting Jacob Blake. The man argued that his remark had nothing to do with Rittenhouse, but the judge removed the man from the pool of 20 jurors. \u201cIt is clear that the appearance of bias is present,\u201d said Judge Schroeder. \u201cIt was bad judgment to tell a joke of that nature.\u201dWATCH: Juror dismissed in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial over joke about the shooting of Jacob Blake.&#8221;It is clear that the appearance of bias is present,&#8221; judge says. https:\/\/t.co\/t5keLQDxdC pic.twitter.com\/wifPO22FrY\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) November 4, 2021Video footage seems to show that Rosenbaum lay in wait for RittenhouseOn Wednesday, November 3, previously unseen FBI video footage appeared to show Joseph Rosenbaum hiding and waiting for Kyle Rittenhouse to run past him before chasing the then-17-year-old minor. As The Daily Wire reported:The footage shows Rittenhouse, by himself, hastily walking down the sidewalk before Joseph Rosenbaum, wearing a mask, comes out of what defense has called a \u201chiding spot\u201d between a cluster of cars. The cluster was located at a Car Source, where at least one vehicle had been set on fire that night.Newly released FBI footage of Kyle Rittenhouse\u2026. pic.twitter.com\/XnnhvOAVkj\u2014 Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) November 2, 2021The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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