The Kyle Rittenhouse trial has ended. As jury deliberations got underway, a growing throng of protesters assembled outside the courthouse. Fearing possible violence, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) has deployed 500 National Guard troops to Kenosha.
Before Judge Bruce Schroeder excused the jury he had some sobering advice:
In the middle of these fast moving developments, many observers have overlooked Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger's actions yesterday. Throughout the trial, Binger suffered several setbacks. Judge Schroeder reprimanded him multiple times for, among other things, commenting on the defendant's right to pretrial silence to airing inadmissible evidence. In a final attempt to persuade the jury, Binger used the prosecution's closing argument to brandish an AR-15 and point it at the jury.
Violating the First Rule of Gun Safety
In doing so, he failed to follow basic gun safety. His mistakes appear subject to prosecution under Wisconsin law.
Townhall's Matt Vespa adds:
Aaron Walker, an attorney, zeroed in on the citation in a lengthy thread that also explained why he felt Binger was a terrible lawyer who he would have fired if he oversaw the DA's office. And yes, the meme economists took stock as well of this potential foul-up. The man has his finger on the trigger. The rifle is not being pointed in a safe direction. It's a mess.
A Losing Proposition?
We are now learning that Mike Graveley, the Kenosha County DA, allegedly believe the case against Rittenhouse would be almost impossible to win. Fearing it'd tarnish his record, Graveley pawned the case off to Binger.
As the Daily Mail explains:
Now court observers believe that even if Rittenhouse is found guilty, Binger's performance has given him good grounds for appeal.
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Binger has at times seemed out of his depth as Judge Schroeder and Rittenhouse's defense team tear into him for a series of missteps.
Former Milwaukee County assistant district attorney Daniel Adams described Binger's case as ‘incredibly underwhelming.'
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What was the biggest misstep made during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial? Tell us your thoughts below, and let us know how confident you are that Kyle will be acquitted!
This jury should have been back in 20 minutes or less with a not guilty plea! I am praying that they do the right thing, that they refuse to bow to intimidation, or our justice system is dead. I knew from the moment I saw the videos immediately following the incident that Kyle was innocent. Charges should have NEVER have been filed against this poor boy.
I agree that Kyle should have never been prosecuted. But I believe those jurors have been either paid off or threatened. If not them, then the Judge, because the judge should have never allowed all of the miss leading questions that did not even pertain to the facts that were right on the video. I do believe our justice system is one of the best. But it is only as good as the officials that have been elected to oversee that the laws and constitution are honored fairly. To much political influence, money and scare tactics have corrupt a system that will never be the same. Just take a good look at DC and i’m talking about both parties. Lawyers have really screwed things up here and around the world.