18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty Friday afternoon on all charges in the killing of two people during violent riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year.
**Follow all of the events on the Breitbart News Live Wire below. All times in eastern.**
6:43 P.M. — Fox News host Tucker Carlson will interview Rittenhouse on Monday, the news network says.
Tucker Carlson will interview Kyle Rittenhouse on Monday night, per a network spox.
— Lachlan Cartwright (@LachCartwright) November 19, 2021
5:49 P.M. — Former President Donald Trump lauds the Rittenhouse verdict: “Congratulations to Kyle Rittenhouse for being found INNOCENT of all charges. It’s called being found NOT GUILTY—And by the way, if that’s not self defense, nothing is!”
NEW!
"Congratulations to Kyle Rittenhouse for being found INNOCENT of all charges. It’s called being found NOT GUILTY—And by the way, if that’s not self defense, nothing is!" – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/D56gd2K56f
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) November 19, 2021
5:25 P.M. — Vice President Kamala Harris breaks silence on Rittenhouse verdict:
VP Kamala Harris addresses Rittenhouse verdict just now in Columbus, Ohio: “The verdict really speaks for itself. As many of you know, I’ve spent a majority of my career working to make the criminal justice system more equitable and clearly there’s a lot more work to do."
— Steve Peoples (@sppeoples) November 19, 2021
5:23 P.M. —
NEW!
"Looks like President Trump was right!" – Donald J. Trumppic.twitter.com/UCNpRQSU3T
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) November 19, 2021
5:17 P.M. — More Wisconsin officials weigh in on the verdict:
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on the Rittenhouse verdict: pic.twitter.com/yqq1obLYpq
— Molly Beck (@MollyBeck) November 19, 2021
4:13 P.M. — DCCC chairman Sean Patrick Maloney sends out email slamming the Rittenhouse verdict and makes two glaring errors: falsely claims Jacob Blake was shot dead by police (he’s alive) and asserts he was unnamed (he had a knife).
INBOX: DCCC chairman Sean Patrick Maloney taking a far different approach than President Biden in responding to the Rittenhouse verdict. pic.twitter.com/JKYgzjHuGw
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) November 19, 2021
The DCCC later sent out a new email without the errors.
We sent out an incorrect version of our statement. Here is the corrected version. Apologies. pic.twitter.com/JMiI4ImHbF
— Chris Hayden (@cmhayden10) November 19, 2021
4:02 P.M. —
Activists with the Revolutionary Communists @therevcoms call on people outside the #Kenosha courthouse to join their cause for an “actual revolution” following the #Rittenhouse verdict. pic.twitter.com/fIG1pk46hx
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) November 19, 2021
4:00 P.M. —
Rittenhouse seems to have been spotted leaving court pic.twitter.com/skvukLvHAB
— Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) November 19, 2021
3:51 P.M. — Jemele Hill with the predictable take:
The Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, that several states have enacted laws that allow motorists immunity if they hit protestors with their cars, is about this country’s addiction to maintaining white supremacy at all costs. It’s on brand, and in line with who America always has been.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) November 19, 2021
3:43 P.M. —
Family spokesperson tells me Kyle Rittenhouse plans to speak publicly soon.
But not clear if that will be today.
We are told he is with his family in a “secure location” right now. @cbschicago https://t.co/IdPuvv0eR8
— Tara Molina (@TaraMolinaTV) November 19, 2021
3:32 P.M. —
What we are witnessing is a system functioning as designed and protecting those it was designed for.
My heart still breaks for the communities and families whose grief now compounds, and the countless others who will be denied and deprived in similar scenes across the country.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 19, 2021
3:31 P.M. — Biden issues new statement: “While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken.”
He adds: “I urge everyone to express their views peacefully, consistent with the rule of law.”
President Biden on Rittenhouse verdict: "While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken." pic.twitter.com/JujzvzdB0x
— Arlette Saenz (@ArletteSaenz) November 19, 2021
3:10 P.M. — Southern Poverty Law Center attacks the verdict, says “Our hearts are with the victims in this case,” and claims,”The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse will add fuel to the fire of armed radicalization in America.”
Today, a jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse for the murders of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum and the attempted murder of Gaige Grosskreutz.
SPLC President and CEO @MargaretLHuang issued the following in response to the lack of justice: https://t.co/1sqzj0TxNg
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) November 19, 2021
The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse will add fuel to the fire of armed radicalization in America.
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) November 19, 2021
“Far-right extremists have already published a deluge of propaganda lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse, and his acquittal is likely to further embolden them to pretend that his violent actions were somehow heroic.
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) November 19, 2021
“We will continue to see this sort of violence repeat itself in towns across the country unless we, as a nation, move toward greater prevention of radicalization, countering the antidemocratic hate that enabled the #Kenosha violence, and end the systemic racism that supports it.”
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) November 19, 2021
3:02 P.M. — Far-left group Equality for Flatbush is organizing a march tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to protest the verdict.
FYI – 11/19 March being called at 7pm TONIGHT at @barclayscenter in response to the outrageous #rittenhousetrial acquittal . #fightwhitesupremacy pic.twitter.com/uf5VXnrthE
— EqualityforFlatbush (@EqualFlatbush) November 19, 2021
2:55 P.M. —
Statement from @SpeakerVos on Rittenhouse verdict:
"Today's unanimous verdict may be shocking for some, but for many others, it is proof that our justice system works." pic.twitter.com/VU7mTs30Yy
— A.J. Bayatpour (@AJBayatpour) November 19, 2021
2:41 P.M. —
Kyle Rittenhouse's defense attorney Mark Richards responds to acquittal: "To say that we were relieved would be a gross mis-understatement."
He says Rittenhouse is now "on his way home" and "wants to get on with his life" https://t.co/jsrtwVRSUB pic.twitter.com/f2DbMLHCTn
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 19, 2021
2:40 P.M. —
“While we are disappointed with the verdict, it must be respected.” —
Thomas Binger, Kenosha County DA on the #Rittenhouse verdict @WISN12News pic.twitter.com/RCfIzrU167— Courtney Sisk (@Courtney_SiskTV) November 19, 2021
2:39 P.M. — More scenes from outside the courthouse:
"Selfless Heroes" #Kenosha pic.twitter.com/LDqsfukfGg
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) November 19, 2021
2:33 P.M. — 1619 project writer Nikole Hannah-Jones is unsurprisingly not happy about the verdict and making it about race. Same for far-left Squad member Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO).
In this country, you can even kill white people and get away with it if those white people are fighting for Black lives. This is the legacy of 1619.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) November 19, 2021
The judge. The jury. The defendant.
It’s white supremacy in action.
This system isn’t built to hold white supremacists accountable. It’s why Black and brown folks are brutalized and put in cages while white supremacist murderers walk free.
I’m hurt. I’m angry. I’m heartbroken.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) November 19, 2021
2:31 P.M. — President Joe Biden weighs in on the verdict, says “I stand by what the jury had concluded. The jury system works.”
President Biden takes a few questions. Here on the Rittenhouse verdict. He said he didn't watch trial. And then on his health as he returned from first physical as president. pic.twitter.com/d3AxmgL1oZ
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) November 19, 2021
2:20 P.M. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) slams the Rittenhouse verdict, says the Department of Justice should review it.
This heartbreaking verdict is a miscarriage of justice and sets a dangerous precedent which justifies federal review by DOJ. Justice cannot tolerate armed persons crossing state lines looking for trouble while people engage in First Amendment-protected protest. https://t.co/Uh95Uc1Ddo
— Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) November 19, 2021
2:12 P.M. — Arizona GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters praises outcome of Rittenhouse trial:
NOT GUILTY. Celebrating on a plane ✈️🍾 pic.twitter.com/MaoXiVDl4p
— Blake Masters (@bgmasters) November 19, 2021
2:05 P.M. — Rittenhouse family spokesman comments on verdict:
Spokesman for the #KykeRittenhouse family says, “There’s no spiking of the football… there are no winners here.” @Aaron_Maybin asks what’s next for Rittenhouse: College. pic.twitter.com/BmwuDulaOZ
— Carl Deffenbaugh (@CarlDeff) November 19, 2021
2:03 P.M. —
NEW: Family of Anthony Huber, who was killed by Kyle Rittenhouse, releases statement on verdict.
"It sends the unacceptable message that armed civilians can show up in any town, incite violence, and then use the danger they have created to justify shooting people in the street" pic.twitter.com/ZgbxrLYrDa
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) November 19, 2021
1:57 P.M. —
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.
— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) November 19, 2021
1:56 P.M. —
Wisconsin candidate for governor on the Rittenhouse verdict: https://t.co/jJf4A0kVQG
— Patrick Marley (@patrickdmarley) November 19, 2021
1:56 P.M. —
The family of criminal Jacob Blake clashes with Rittenhouse supporters outside the courthouse. A woman calls a man with a "Free Kyle" sign a "piece of s***" and attacks the "all-white jury." His uncle claims today is worse than when the officer was acquitted. pic.twitter.com/cj2596ToJ0
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) November 19, 2021
1:55 P.M. — Following the verdict, MSNBC publishes an op-ed titled: “Kyle Rittenhouse trial was designed to protect white conservatives who kill”.
Kyle Rittenhouse trial was designed to protect white conservatives who kill https://t.co/1Uupl0TFg0 via @msnbc
— Steve Crandall (@JayandSteve) November 19, 2021
1:46 P.M. — Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance issues a statement on the verdict:
— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) November 19, 2021
1:45 P.M. — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is slamming the verdict, claiming the decision highlights how, “It is far too easy to overlook the impact that violence in defense of white supremacy has on the Black and Brown communities.” Both men shot and killed by Rittenhouse, in what the teenage said was in self-defense, were white.
This situation represents an outrageous failure to protect protesters by the Kenosha Police Department and Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office.
— ACLU (@ACLU) November 19, 2021
Despite Kyle Rittenhouse’s conscious decision to travel across state lines and injure one person and take the lives of two people protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake by police, he was not held responsible for his actions.
Unfortunately, this is not surprising.
— ACLU (@ACLU) November 19, 2021
It is far too easy to overlook the impact that violence in defense of white supremacy has on the Black and Brown communities.
— ACLU (@ACLU) November 19, 2021
And as we reimagine public safety, we need to create solutions that extend that safety to all communities — including those that have been systematically neglected and preyed upon.
— ACLU (@ACLU) November 19, 2021
1:42 P.M. —
Don’t forget, Biden labeled a 17-year old Rittenhouse a “white supremacist.” Beyond shameful. pic.twitter.com/G1mA7XLqHj
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) November 19, 2021
1:36 P.M. — Actress turned Democrat activist Alyssa Milano is the first Hollywood celebrity to express fury over the verdict.
FUCKING NOT GUILTY pic.twitter.com/3Gl3hisU90
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) November 19, 2021
1:35 P.M. — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) isn’t happy.
Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum are victims. They should be alive today.
The only reason they’re not is because a violent, dangerous man chose to take a gun across state lines and start shooting people.
To call this a miscarriage of justice is an understatement. https://t.co/TwaI2ghgM5
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) November 19, 2021
1:34 P.M. — Former Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard weighs in, says jury made the correct decision:
The jury got it right—finding Rittenhouse not guilty on all charges. The fact that charges were brought before any serious investigation is evidence that the government was motivated by politics, which itself should be considered criminal.
— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) November 19, 2021
1:32 P.M. — Footage from outside Kenosha County Courthouse as the verdict was read aloud:
The moment the non guilty verdict was read and Rittenhouse supporters celebrate outside courthouse #Kenosha pic.twitter.com/zP0SKRQ2TU
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) November 19, 2021
1:26 P.M. — Some leftwing media figures and activists have begun lashing out following the verdict, attacking Judge Bruce Schroeder and blaming the outcome on race.
In the Rittenhouse case, the 13th juror was the judge.
— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 (@JoyAnnReid) November 19, 2021
Rittenhouse walks. I don't blame the jury at all, it was a tough case. But this is going to set awful precedent. Right-wing is going to feel emboldened to walk in anywhere with a weapon and just look for an excuse to use it. Provocation with weapons has become "self-defense" now.
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) November 19, 2021
no justice, no peace.
— Dyjuan Tatro (@DyjuanTatro) November 19, 2021
huge surprise that white supremacy continues to prevail in the american justice system. Rittenhouse killed two unarmed people with a weapon he illegally obtained, he should be in prison. period.
— Zachary Ryan (@ZachariusD) November 19, 2021
Travyon Martin was an unarmed 17-year-old kid. He was killed carrying a bag of skittles. The right-wing called him a threat.
Kyle Rittenhouse was 17 years old and armed. He shot and killed 2 people with an AR-15. The right-wing calls him a hero. pic.twitter.com/JursSJFT7j
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) November 19, 2021
BREAKING: The jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial finds him NOT GUILTY on all counts after he killed two men and injured a third with an AR-15 — meaning he will walk free as if nothing ever happened. RT IF YOU THINK THIS IS NOT JUSTICE!
— Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats) November 19, 2021
1:20 P.M. — Rittenhouse breaks down in tears and hugs one of his lawyers after being cleared on all charges.
"We the jury find the defendant Kyle H. Rittenhouse not guilty." pic.twitter.com/91TRqhj2ws
— CSPAN (@cspan) November 19, 2021
Rittenhouse … pic.twitter.com/EsFHr1iZxm
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) November 19, 2021
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