The Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse

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🗓️ 22 November 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This episode contains strong language. On Aug. 25, 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse, a teenager, shot three men, two of them fatally, during street protests in Kenosha, Wis., over the shooting of a Black man by a white police officer. Mr. Rittenhouse’s trial, which began on Nov. 1, revolved around a central question: Did his actions constitute self-defense under Wisconsin law? Last week, a jury decided that they did, finding him not guilty on every count against him. We look at key moments from the trial and at how the verdict was reached. Guest: Julie Bosman, the Chicago bureau chief of The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Babbaro. This is a Daily.
0:07.0	It has the jury reached a verdict as to each count of the information.
0:14.0	Yes, we have to.
0:15.0	One verdict and one verdict only.
0:17.0	Yes.
0:18.0	Today.
0:19.0	As the first count of the information,
0:21.0	he's adjourned by the defendant,
0:23.0	Hyal H. Rick House, not guilty.
0:25.0	As to the second count of the information,
0:27.0	he's adjourned by the defendant,
0:29.0	Hyal H. Rick House, not guilty.
0:31.0	A jury has acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse on all five charges that he faced.
0:37.0	My colleague, Julie Bosman, was at the courthouse in Canoosa, Wisconsin.
0:42.0	It's a jury.
0:43.0	It's a jury.
0:44.0	The jury has acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse on all five charges that he faced.
0:48.0	My colleague, Julie Bosman, was at the courthouse in Canoosa, Wisconsin.
0:53.0	It's Monday, November 22nd.
1:00.0	Julie, the last time we spoke with you,
1:08.0	this trial had just gotten underway.
1:11.0	You had told us that Kyle Rittenhouse and his lawyers had a relatively strong case
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