As we wrote earlier, the prosecution’s closing argument was full of a lot of false information seemingly intent on misleading the jury as to the law of self-defense — saying that you lost the right to self-defense if you have a gun and you can’t claim self-defense if the person who you shot was unarmed.
The prosecution also claimed that Joseph Rosenbaum, the first man shot and killed, didn’t threaten Rittenhouse or try to take his gun. Prosecutor stated that Rittenhouse shot before Rosenbaum was able to get close. This contradicts the own testimony of witnesses to the prosecution.
The prosecution even pointed an AR-15, with one finger on its trigger, at the jurors and the people present in the courtroom. He also talked about Rittenhouse being careless with his gun. Speaking of reckless…
Spot the Difference pic.twitter.com/5RSFIqMT31
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 15, 2021
The defense responded with a much calmer response to the closing argument, which was false and all around the block.
MSNBC skipped out on that, however, only airing the prosecution’s closing and then returning to their regular programing. But of course, they didn’t want their viewers to see the truth in the defense closing.
But the defense presented a much clearer case using video to back up its points and first detailed some of the prosecutions’s lies. The defense attorney, Mark Richards, noted how the prosecutor hadn’t said anything about provocation as an argument against self-defense until his case “explodes in his face.”
Defense pointed out that the prosecution lied about Rittenhouse following Rosenbaum down, when in fact it was the opposite. The video clearly shows this. The defense also pointed out how Rosenbaum was not present at the location Rittenhouse claimed, and showed a photo of Rosenbaum there. “But Mr. Binger will lie to your face,” Richards said.
“This case is not a game. It’s my client’s life,” Richards said. “We don’t play fast and loose with the facts, pretending that Mr. [Joseph] Rosenbaum was citizen A, number one guy. He was an evil man. He caused trouble that night. He was a rioter. And my client had to deal with him that night alone….Mr. Rosenbaum was shot because he was chasing my client and going to kill him and take his gun and carry out the threats he had made.”
The defense took the case apart piece by piece using video and the witness testimony to rebut Binger’s lies.
Rittenhouse Defense: “Mr. Binger must live in fairytale land…” pic.twitter.com/DmstDimIXM
— Terri Green (@TerriGreenUSA) November 16, 2021
The defense took on the claim of the chaotic “tourist,” saying that Rittenhouse had as much right to go to Kenosha as anyone else and be “unmolested” by Joseph Rosenbaum. Bravo defense! You know how to communicate something but not say it. (Rosenbaum had a history of sexual assault against minors.)
DEFENSE: Kyle Rittenhouse “has as much right to go there as anybody else in the city of Kenosha, and be unmolested by the likes of Joseph Rosenbaum…” pic.twitter.com/UABZUGFDsG
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 15, 2021
The defense pointed out how the media had all been false on so much of the case, citing Joe Scarborough’s comments yesterday about the case, claiming falsely, that Rittenhouse fired 60 rounds.
According to Richards, “This is a political case. The DA’s office is marching forward with this because they need somebody to be responsible.”
Defense: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is a political case.” pic.twitter.com/32BXWQeAHo
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) November 15, 2021
“Kyle Rittenhouse is not that individual,” he continued. The people who attacked Kyle were not “heroes,” he said. “Kyle Rittenhouse shot Mr. Rosenbaum because he was attacking Kyle. Kyle was attacked by every person that was shot. One with a skateboard, one with his hands, one with his feet and one with a gun.”
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