{"id":1033794,"date":"2021-11-19T18:44:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T23:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1033794"},"modified":"2021-11-19T18:44:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T23:44:50","slug":"rittenhouse-spokesman-speaks-out-following-verdict-family-relieved-but-there-are-no-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rittenhouse-spokesman-speaks-out-following-verdict-family-relieved-but-there-are-no-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Rittenhouse Spokesman Speaks Out Following Verdict: Family \u2018Relieved,\u2019 But \u2018There Are No Winners\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Frittenhouse-spokesman-speaks-out-following-verdict-family-relieved-but-there-are-no-winners%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=1033794&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>David Hancock, a spokesman for Kyle Rittenhouse, said Friday that the Rittenhouse family is \u201crelieved\u201d over the not guilty verdict on all counts, but he added that there are \u201cno winners\u201d and \u201cnobody is spiking a football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hancock emphasized that Rittenhouse has been \u201cdefamed\u201d over the past year and noted the two people who were fatally shot when Rittenhouse was defending himself on August 25, 2020, in Kenosha.<\/p>\n<p>The Rittenhouse family felt \u201crelief\u201d when the verdict was called, Hancock told the press outside the courthouse Friday. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long road, and we believe that this was the right verdict, and we believe that the length of time (the jury was deliberating) was the jury being very careful and reading the instructions and looking over the evidence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no spiking a football,\u201d Hancock continued, \u201ctwo people did lose their lives. There [were] a lot of things that infected this case, like politics, that sent it off the rails really early on. And so, there are no winners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKyle, now, gets to live his life as a free young man, an innocent young man, which he is,\u201d the spokesman said. \u201cBut at the end of the day, I think there are no winners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hancock called the verdict an \u201cinflection point for this country\u201d and urged Americans to \u201ctry to bridge the divide right now and try to come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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 allegedly reaching for a knife when he was shot.<\/p>\n<p>The teen was facing life in prison with no chance at parole.<\/p>\n<p>When the verdict was read, Rittenhouse became overcome with emotion and collapsed to his seat. His mother Wendy Rittenhouse and his two sisters, who were sitting behind him, cried too. Hancock sat beside Wendy.<\/p>\n<p>At the time Hancock spoke to reporters outside the courthouse, he said he had not personally spoken to Rittenhouse since the verdict. The teen had to be \u201cimmediately\u201d removed from the courthouse through a back exit for his own safety, the family spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>Defense attorney Mark Richards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/defense-attorney-reveals-kyle-rittenhouses-next-move-career-goal\">revealed<\/a> Friday that Rittenhouse will likely have to leave his hometown due to the overwhelming number of threats he\u2019s received.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has to get on with his life, the best he can,\u201d Richards told reporters outside the courthouse. \u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019ll continue to live in this<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Hancock, a spokesman for Kyle Rittenhouse, said Friday that the Rittenhouse family is \u201crelieved\u201d over the not guilty verdict on all counts, but he added that there are \u201cno winners\u201d and \u201cnobody is spiking a football.\u201dHancock emphasized that Rittenhouse has been \u201cdefamed\u201d over the past year and noted the two people who were fatally shot when Rittenhouse was defending himself on August 25, 2020, in Kenosha.The Rittenhouse family felt \u201crelief\u201d when the verdict was called, Hancock told the press outside the courthouse Friday. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long road, and we believe that this was the right verdict, and we believe that the length of time (the jury was deliberating) was the jury being very careful and reading the instructions and looking over the evidence,\u201d he said.\u201cThere\u2019s no spiking a football,\u201d Hancock continued, \u201ctwo people did lose their lives. There [were] a lot of things that infected this case, like politics, that sent it off the rails really early on. And so, there are no winners.\u201d\u201cKyle, now, gets to live his life as a free young man, an innocent young man, which he is,\u201d the spokesman said. \u201cBut at the end of the day, I think there are no winners.\u201dHancock called the verdict an \u201cinflection point for this country\u201d and urged Americans to \u201ctry to bridge the divide right now and try to come together.\u201dRittenhouse 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 allegedly reaching for a knife when he was shot.The teen 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 mother Wendy Rittenhouse and his two sisters, who were sitting behind him, cried too. Hancock sat beside Wendy.At the time Hancock spoke to reporters outside the courthouse, he said he had not personally spoken to Rittenhouse since the verdict. The teen had to be \u201cimmediately\u201d removed from the courthouse through a back exit for his own safety, the family spokesman said.Defense attorney Mark Richards revealed Friday that Rittenhouse will likely have to leave his hometown due to the overwhelming number of threats he\u2019s received.\u201cHe has to get on with his life, the best he can,\u201d Richards told reporters outside the courthouse. \u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019ll continue to live in this area; I think it\u2019s too dangerous. He\u2019s had 24-hour security since this happened. We\u2019re thankful that the judge protected his address.\u201d\u201cEverybody in this case \u2014 and when I say that, I mean prosecution and defense \u2014 to me, it\u2019s scary how many death threats we\u2019ve gotten,\u201d the attorney added. Richards said he had to stop answering his phone after receiving numerous death threats in a row.WATCH:[embedded content]Related:\u00a0Defense Attorney Reveals Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s Next Moves, Career\u00a0GoalRelated:\u00a0\u2018Justice Is Alive\u2019: Social Media Erupts In Reaction To Not Guilty Rittenhouse\u00a0VerdictRelated:\u00a0\u2018No Way\u2019 What He\u2019s \u2018Saying Is True\u2019: Defense Attorney Takes It To Prosecution Over Video\u00a0RevelationThe 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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