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EXPLAINER: What charges did Kyle Rittenhouse face?

A jury cleared teen Kyle Rittenhouse of all five counts against him in the shooting of three men during racial injustice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020. (AP Graphic)

A jury cleared teen Kyle Rittenhouse of all five counts against him in the shooting of three men during racial injustice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020. (AP Graphic)

A tear rolls down the cheek of Gaige Grosskreutz as he testifies about being shot in the right bicep, during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha Circuit Court, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse, an aspiring police officer, shot two people to death and wounded a third during a night of anti-racism protests in Kenosha in 2020. (Mark Hertzberg/Pool Photo via AP)

Richard “Richie” McGinniss, the chief video director of The Daily Caller, testifies during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. McGinnis was in Kenosha on Aug. 25, 2020, and interviewed Kyle Rittenhouse on video that night. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha, last year. (Mark Hertzberg /Pool Photo via AP)

Kyle Rittenhouse puts his hand over his face after he is found not guilty on all counts at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. The jury came back with its verdict afer close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)

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This is Associated Press reporter Todd Richmond on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Madison Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse shot three men, killing two of them and wounding the third, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. Rittenhouse argued that he fired in self-defense after the men attacked him. Here’s a look at the charges that prosecutors carried into court, as well as lesser charges that the judge put before the jury in his final instructions.

COUNT 1: FIRST-DEGREE RECKLESS HOMICIDE, USE OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON

This felony charge was connected to the death of Joseph Rosenbaum, the first man Rittenhouse shot . Bystander video shows Rosenbaum chasing Rittenhouse through a parking lot and throwing a plastic bag at him. Rittenhouse flees behind a car and Rosenbaum follows. Video introduced at trial showed Rittenhouse wheeling around and firing as Rosenbaum chased him. Richie McGinniss, a reporter who was trailing Rittenhouse, testified that Rosenbaum lunged for Rittenhouse’s gun.

Reckless homicide differs from intentional homicide in that prosecutors weren’t alleging that Rittenhouse intended to murder Rosenbaum. Instead, they were alleging that Rittenhouse caused Rosenbaum’s death in circumstances showing an utter disregard for human life.

The charge was punishable by up to 60 years in prison. The dangerous weapon modifier carried an additional five years.

COUNT 2: FIRST-DEGREE RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING SAFETY, USE OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON

This felony charge was connected to the Rosenbaum shooting. McGinniss told investigators he was in the line of fire when Rittenhouse shot Rosenbaum. The charge would have been punishable by 12 1/2 years in prison. The weapons modifier carried an additional five years.

COUNT 3: FIRST-DEGREE RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING SAFETY, USE OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON

Video shows an unknown man leaping at Rittenhouse and trying to kick him seconds before Anthony Huber moves his skateboard toward him. Rittenhouse appears to fire two rounds at the man but apparently misses as the man runs away.

This charge is a felony punishable by 12 1/2 years in prison. The weapons modifier again would have added up to five more years.

COUNT 4: FIRST-DEGREE INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE, USE OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON

This charge was in Huber’s death. Video shows Rittenhouse running down the street after shooting Rosenbaum when he falls to the street. Huber leaps at him and swings a skateboard at his head and neck and tries to grab Rittenhouse’s gun before Rittenhouse fires. The criminal complaint alleged Rittenhouse aimed the weapon at Huber.

Intentional homicide means just that — a person killed someone and meant to do it. A conviction would have meant a mandatory life sentence. The weapons modifier would have added up to five years.

The jury also was given the option of second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide in Huber’s death.

Second-degree intentional homicide would have been punishable by up to 60 years in prison.

The first-degree reckless homicide charge sought in Huber’s death matched an original charge in Rosenbaum’s death — it would have required jurors to decide that Rittenhouse caused Huber’s death with an utter disregard for human life — and would have been punishable by up to 60 years in prison.

COUNT 5: ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE, USE OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON

This was the charge for Rittenhouse shooting Gaige Grosskreutz in the arm seconds after he shot Huber, and as Grosskreutz came toward him holding a pistol. Grosskreutz survived. Video shows Rittenhouse pointing his gun at Grosskreutz and firing a single round.

The charge carries a maximum sentence of 60 years. The weapons modifier would have added up to five more years.

The jury also was given the option of considering second-degree attempted intentional homicide and first-degree reckless endangerment charges.

The possible punishment for attempted second-degree intentional homicide is 30 years. Attempted first-degree reckless endangerment is punishable by up to 12 1/2 years.

COUNT 6: POSSESSION OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON BY A PERSON UNDER 18

The judge dismissed this charge on Monday.

Rittenhouse was armed with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle. He was 17 years old on the night of the shootings. Wisconsin law prohibits minors from possessing firearms except for hunting or when supervised by an adult in target practice or instruction in the proper use of a dangerous weapon. Rittenhouse’s attorneys argued that another subsection of the law, regarding short-barreled rifles, provided grounds for dismissing the charge.

Prosecutors argued the defense was misreading the statute, and Schroeder had earlier twice declined to dismiss the charge. But the judge also had said the statute was confusing. After prosecutors conceded that the rifle was not short-barreled, Schroeder dismissed the charge.

COUNT 7: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN EMERGENCY ORDER FROM STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Rittenhouse was charged with being out on the streets after an 8 p.m. curfew imposed by the city, a minor offense that carries a fine of up to $200. The judge dismissed this charge during the trial, saying the prosecution didn’t offer enough evidence to prove it.

Find the AP’s full coverage of the Rittenhouse trial: https://apnews.com/hub/kyle-rittenhouse

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A Guide To Viral Rumors in the Kyle Rittenhouse Acquittal

A viral copypasta text alleges numerous things about the teenager, his murder trial, and the people he shot. some are more true than others., jessica lee, published nov 24, 2021.

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Seven claims in a viral message about Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial were false, five were true, and one was a combination of accurate and false information.

Rumors about Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who killed two people and wounded a third during civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020, spread rapidly online after he was acquitted of all charges on Nov. 19, 2021.

This report assessed the validity of popular claims within the below-transcribed copypasta text, which people who agreed with the jury's decision to clear Rittenhouse of any wrongdoing circulated widely on social media and blogs . The accusations ranged from the alleged criminal history of the deceased and wounded (which Snopes investigated thoroughly here ) to those people's actions before getting shot to the teenager's purported connection to Kenosha.

I have watched the whole Rittenhouse Trial. I didn't know that Kyle put out a dumpster fire that was being rolled down to a gas station to blow up, with people all around. I didn't know that the Police were told to stand down as businesses were destroyed. I didn't know that Kyles Dad, Grandma and Friends all lived in Kenosha, 20 minutes from where he resided with his Mom part time in Illinois. I didn't know that Joseph Rosenbaum knocked him down twice and then attempted to kick him with lethal force to the head. I didn't know that Huber had hit him in the head 2x with a skateboard. I didn't know Gaige Grosskreutz, a felon in possession of firearm, aimed his gun at Kyle first, as he admitted on the stand. I also didn't know that in the State of Wisconsin, it is legal for Kyle to have a gun, even at 17 (which was why the gun charge was dismissed). I didn't know that Kyle did not cross state lines with a gun he wasn't supposed to have. The rightful gun owner did, as he was legally permitted to do. I also didn't realize that Rosenbaum was a 5 time convicted child rapist and that Huber was a 2 time convicted woman beater. I didn't know that Grosskreutz was a convicted Burglar with an assault on his record also. IF THE MEDIA DID THEIR JOB... EVERYONE would have known this!

Ultimately, by making the series of claims, the text attempted to ring the alarm on journalists who covered Rittenhouse's murder trial, accusing them of omitting key "facts" about him and his victims. (We addressed that erroneous portrayal of the trial's media coverage here .)

For the purpose of this fact check, we sought evidence to confirm or deny the validity of assertions presented in the text, which were circulating individually online, as well. They were:

  • Before opening fire, did Rittenhouse stop a dumpster fire that could've caused an explosion at a gas station? (False)
  • Did an unidentified person or group with authority tell police officers on the streets in Kenosha to "stand down"? (False)
  • Did Rittenhouse say his relatives live in Kenosha, and does he have friends there? (True)
  • Did Rittenhouse say, at the time of the shootings, he lived with his mom in an Illinois town that's not far from Kenosha? (True)
  • Did Joseph Rosenbaum (who Rittenhouse killed first) knock the teenager off his feet and try to kick him in the head with "lethal force"? (False)
  • Did Anthony Huber (who Rittenhouse killed second) hit the teenager with a skateboard? (True)
  • Did Gaige Grosskreutz (whom Rittenhouse shot in the arm and survived) tell the jury that he aimed his gun at Rittenhouse first? (True)
  • Is Grosskreutz a felon who is prohibited from having a gun? (False)
  • Does Wisconsin law allow 17-year-olds (Rittenhouse's age at the time of the shootings) to carry any type of gun? (False)
  • Did Rittenhouse's legal defense team argue that he did not cross state lines with the AR-style semiautomatic rifle used in the shootings, and did the owner of the gun lawfully transport the firearm across states? (Mixture)
  • Was Rosenbaum convicted of sexually abusing children before his death? (True)
  • Was Huber convicted of "beating" women before dying? (False)
  • Was Grosskreutz convicted of burglary and assault before the Kenosha shootings? (False )

In sum, our evidence (which we outlined in detail below) concluded the majority of claims in the viral copypasta text were inaccurate or an extreme exaggeration of facts, while others contained more slivers of truth. For that reason, we issued an overall "Mixture" rating on this report.

No Evidence That Rittenhouse Extinguished Dumpster Fire, Prevented Explosion

The claim that Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time, "put out" a fire in a dumpster heading to a gas station was, at best, a mistaken interpretation of facts or, at worst, a blatant lie to bolster the teenager's reputation.

It was true that a videographer recorded someone (a so-called "Good Samaritan," according to the recording's caption ) using a fire extinguisher to clear a dumpster fire near a gas station during the chaos.

However, according to Rittenhouse's legal defense team, that person was a "guard" — not Rittenhouse — and Rosenbaum had allegedly started the flames.

In an 11-minute video released on Sept. 22, 2020, the legal defense team argued via the video's narration:

Tensions began to rise as protesters set a dumpster ablaze then began pushing it toward a gas station. A guard quickly extinguished the flames, angering firestarter Joseph Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum retaliated, focusing his rage on a guard in a green T-shirt.

No other details about the unidentified person who extinguished the blaze were available.

Rittenhouse's legal team and the teenager himself said he, too, at one point during the chaos toted a fire extinguisher. But he was carrying the item with the intention of putting out car fires, not dumpster fires, The Associated Press reported .

No One Told Police to 'Stand Down' Amid Violence

We were suspicious of this accusation at first glance for several reasons.

First, its wording did not make clear who, exactly, was responsible for giving the alleged directive to cops on streets.

Also, the claim also did not explicitly identify whether that unidentified source supposedly told all law enforcement officers in attendance — Kenosha city police, Kenosha County sheriff's deputies, or National Guard troops — or just some to "stand down" on their commitment to upholding the law.

Nonetheless, we considered the departments of defense and homeland security (which oversee the federal government's law enforcement operations), Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers , the sheriff's office, the city police department, or Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian as possible sources of the purported demand.

[See also from Snopes: No, Ben and Jerry’s Did Not Honor Rittenhouse Shooting Victim with New Flavor ]

We analyzed news releases from those people or agencies between Aug. 23, 2020, (the day a white police officer shot Jacob Blake , a 29-year-old Black man, sparking the Aug. 25 protest that devolved into deadly gunfire) to Aug. 26, and we found no evidence of the authority figures telling officers on Kenosha streets to "stand down."

In fact, the advisories documented officials' decisions to boost the amount of law enforcement officers monitoring police-brutality protesters and armed civilians, like Rittenhouse. For instance, just hours before the shooting, Evers said in a statement : "[We] will be increasing the presence of the Wisconsin National Guard to ensure individuals can exercise their right [to protest] safely..."

Around that same time, the sheriff's office stated in a release: "We are not sitting idly, watching the destruction of our community. We're making every effort to make it stop."

Just before the deadly altercations, video footage showed law enforcement officers in tactical riot gear telling people to evacuate the area.

Lastly, if the claim was true — if a powerful entity or person had indeed told officers not to intervene in dangerous or criminal situations — the directive would be eminently newsworthy.

However, a keyword Google search for "stand down" in news stories about the protests or shootings, including articles written by conservative outlets, such as The Washington Examiner and The Daily Mail, uncovered no such proof.

Rittenhouse Said His Relatives Live in Kenosha

On Nov. 30, 2021, while on the stand in his murder trial, Rittenhouse said his father, grandmother, aunt, uncle, and a cousin indeed live in the lakeside city, located about 40 miles south of Milwaukee.

That proved this claim in the copypasta text mostly true — with the caveat that he did not say in that moment that friends of his live in Kenosha, too.

His exact wording on the stand, according to the transcription service Rev , was this:

Attorney: What’s your father’s name? Rittenhouse: Michael Rittenhouse. Attorney: Back on August 25th of 2020, where did he reside? Rittenhouse: He lived in the city of Kenosha. [...] Attorney: Do you have any other family that’s from Kenosha? Rittenhouse: Yes. Attorney: What? Rittenhouse: My grandmother, my aunt, my uncle and cousins all live in the city of Kenosha.

The Associated Press categorized this exchange as "an apparent attempt to push back against the prosecution portrayal of him as an outsider who went there looking for trouble."

Suit, Clothing, Coat

Earlier in the trial, 18-year-old Dominick Black took the stand, identifying himself as a friend of Rittenhouse and someone who also lived in Kenosha, USA Today reported . Considering that evidence, it was true that the teenager had at least one friend there, like the copypasta text implied.

(Another rumor was circulating at the time of this writing that, at the time of the gunfire, Rittenhouse was attempting to protect a gas station that was owned by his grandparents. That claim was false, and we debunked it here .)

Rittenhouse Said He Lived With His Mom, 20 Miles From Kenosha

During his testimony on Nov. 30, 2021, Rittenhouse told the jury he lived with his mom in Antioch, Illinois — which, according to Google maps, is about a 20-mile, 35-minute drive from Kenosha.

Person, Human, Room

That estimation of the trip was slightly longer than what the copypasta text alleged (it claimed a "20 minute" difference between the two locations), though its underlying point was accurate: Rittenhouse indeed lived just a drive away from Kenosha at the time of the shootings.

His testimony, according to the Rev transcription , was:

Attorney: Directing your attention to August 25th of 2020, where did you reside? Rittenhouse: Antioch, Illinois. [...] Attorney: And who did you live with there? Rittenhouse: My mother and two sisters.

Someone Else — Not Rosenbaum — Kicked Rittenhouse In Head

This claim about Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, kicking Rittenhouse with "lethal force" was a mistruth.

Someone else — a person Rittenhouse's legal defense team referred to as "jump kick man" during the trial — kicked the teenager in the face, video evidence showed. That happened after Rosenbaum was shot.

Cellphone recordings showed Rosenbaum yelling at armed civilians, like Rittenhouse. Moments later, footage showed Rosenbaum chasing Rittenhouse and throwing a plastic bag in his direction. (A New York Times video investigation said that plastic bag held Rosenbaum's belongings from a stay at a hospital for mental health treatment.) Nearby, someone else fired a gun in the air for unknown reasons.

Then, Rosenbaum lunged toward the teenager and Rittenhouse fired four times, killing Rosenbaum.

After that, video footage showed Rittenhouse talking to someone on the phone and then running away. As he fled, a group of people followed him, yelling “Beat him up!” and “Hey, he shot him!” according to cellphone footage. Among them was Anthony Huber, 26, and "jump kick man."

Rittenhouse tripped and fell to the ground. There, he pointed his rifle up toward the people running toward him.

Huber Hit Rittenhouse With Skateboard Before Being Killed

This underlying claim in the viral message was true, though deserved more context.

Cellphone video indeed showed Huber hitting Rittenhouse with a skateboard and attempting to disarm him after the teenager had fatally shot Rosenbaum. Rittenhouse then opened fire on Huber, killing him.

[See also from Snopes: Did Shooting Survivor of Kyle Rittenhouse Say Survivor Pointed Gun First ?]

According to Rittenhouse's legal defense team, Huber indeed swung the skateboard twice. A lawyer told the jury on Nov. 2, 2021, according to a Rev transcript : "[Huber] hit [Rittenhouse] with the skateboard as he was running down Sheridan Road. And then as he’s laying prone on the ground, [Huber] comes in for another hit on his head, and then grabs Kyle Rittenhouse’s firearm to try and take it away from him."

Yes, Shooting Survivor Said He Pointed Gun First

On Nov. 8, 2021, the shootings' lone survivor — 27-year-old Gaige Grosskreutz — told a jury that he advanced toward Rittenhouse while pointing a loaded gun before Rittenhouse shot him in the arm. (We already fact-checked this claim here .)

Grosskreutz also said on the stand that he, moments earlier, saw Rittenhouse shoot another man (Huber), and that he had no intention of firing his loaded Glock pistol. Grosskreutz said in those split-seconds he believed Rittenhouse was an "active shooter" and that he himself needed to confront the shooter to prevent more violence.

Person, Human, Face

Grosskreutz Isn't A Felon; Can Legally Carry Firearm

The third person gunned down by Rittenhouse, Grosskreutz, is not a felon.

He was once arrested on suspicion of burglary — a felony crime — though a judge dismissed that charge, per Wisconsin Department of Justice’s criminal data . With that motion, the judge cleared Grosskreutz of any guilt or responsibility in the case, removing the accusation entirely from his criminal record.

That said, laws that prevent people convicted of felony crimes from owning firearms did not apply to Grosskreutz.

On the night of the bloodshed, however, his permit to carry a concealed weapon had expired, according to The Associated Press ' coverage of his testimony. He said he was unaware of that at the time, per NPR .

17-Year-Olds in Wisconsin Can't Legally Possess Firearms —Except in Certain Cases

The text's claim about 17-year-olds being able to legally possess firearms in Wisconsin — no matter the situation or type of gun — appeared to be another attempt by Rittenhouse's supporters to frame all of his actions on Aug. 25, 2020, as lawful.

However, the assertion was a misinterpretation of facts: Wisconsin state law prohibits 17-year-olds from possessing or carrying firearms unless certain circumstances apply, like if they are doing target practice with adult supervision or they are in the military. That was not the case for Rittenhouse when he took a Smith & Wesson M&P 15 downtown to, in his words, help friends protect businesses from destruction.

Furniture, Wood, Person

We analyzed the law word-for-word. After a paragraph that defines dangerous weapons as several things, including “any firearm, loaded or unloaded," the state statute says this: "Any person under 18 years of age who possesses or goes armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor." Someone found guilty of that crime could face a maximum of nine months in jail, according to The Associated Press .

But, according to Rittenhouse's legal defense team, that prohibition only applies to short-barreled guns such as pistols or sawed-off shotguns — not the type of firearm Rittenhouse used in the shootings. They made that case to Judge Bruce Schroeder , and he sided with them; he dropped the charge accusing Rittenhouse of illegally possessing the rifle. The AP reported :

The subsection that defense attorneys relied upon to seek dismissal reads: “This section applies only to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a rifle or a shotgun if the person is in violation of s. 941.28 ...” That section of law isn’t specific to minors, but rather forbids any person from having a short-barreled shotgun or rifle. [...] The evolution of the law on children and guns is murky. Prior to 1987, Wisconsin banned children from possessing pistols. Then-Gov. Tommy Thompson, a Republican, signed a law that year that expanded the prohibition to include short-barreled firearms, electric weapons, brass knuckles, throwing stars and nunchakus. Four years later, Thompson signed another law extending the prohibition to any firearm. But that law also allowed minors to possess long guns for hunting as long as the barrels were at least a foot long. Legislative records show the statutory language went through multiple revisions until at least 2011. The wording is hardly straightforward. Schroeder himself said he was confused about it when Richards first asked him to toss the possession charge out earlier this year.

Tom Grieve, a Milwaukee attorney and a former Waukesha County prosecutor, told that news outlet that the exception was drafted to ensure children could hunt, and lawmakers did not envision it could be used to protect minors who carry long guns at protests like the demonstrations in Kenosha. “Wisconsin is a hunting state. When people talk about long arms, they’re thinking in the hunting context," he said.

Witness: The Gun Didn't Cross State Lines

The claim about the rifle's journey before the shootings contained some truth and falsehoods.

It was true that — according to testimony by Black, the 18-year-old friend of Rittenhouse who was with him the night of the shootings — Rittenhouse did not cross state lines with the firearm. The copypasta text makes that correct point. However, "the rightful gun owner" did not transport the rifle across states either, contrary to the viral message.

[See also from Snopes: No, This Is Not Kyle Rittenhouse Wearing KKK Garb as a Child ]

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As the first witness called by the prosecution, Black testified that he bought the AR-15-style rife for Rittenhouse, who was underage, at a hardware store in northern Wisconsin in spring 2020, according to The New York Times . Black said he used Rittenhouse's money for the purchase and stored the gun at his family's home in Kenosha.

Before the sale, Black said Rittenhouse had expressed interest in wanting a rifle during a trip to Black's family's hunting property, USA Today reported . That news outlet continued in a Nov. 2, 2021, story:

Black said they discussed knowing [the gun purchase] was illegal, but agreed Rittenhouse wouldn't get the gun himself until he turned 18. They shot a couple hundred rounds that week, Black testified, and that was the only time Rittenhouse had used the weapon until Aug. 25, 2020. [...] Normally, Black testified, Rittenhouse's rifle and his own were locked in gun safes at Black's house. The safes could be opened only by Black's stepfather. The stepfather, concerned the unrest might reach their home, had taken all the guns to the basement.   Black said he was in the kitchen when Rittenhouse came up the steps with his rifle. Before returning downtown, they bought tactical slings for the rifles.

In other words, according to Black's testimony, Rittenhouse did not ask permission to take the firearm from the family's home that night, though Black did not try to dissuade him from doing so, The New York Times reported .

As of this writing, Black is facing two counts of intentionally giving a dangerous weapon to a minor, resulting in death.

Also, on Nov. 10, Rittenhouse told the jury that the gun had never left Wisconsin before the shootings.

Rosenbaum Was Convicted of Sexually Abusing Children in 2002

At the request of Snopes readers who had seen this accusation emerge shortly after Rosenbaum's death, we obtained numerous court records outlining his criminal history.

Based on that evidence, the claim was true: Rosenbaum was indeed convicted of sexually abusing children before Rittenhouse fatally shot him in Kenosha. From the Snopes archives :

[Yes], at age 19, Rosenbaum was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing five children — all boys between the ages of 9 and 11 — in Arizona’s Pima County in early 2002, according to his case file obtained via a public records request by Snopes. The documents said Rosenbaum was temporarily living with the boys’ parents after his mother had kicked him out for disobeying her rules about one month earlier. Over the course of his weeks-long stay, Rosenbaum molested the boys, showed them porn, and performed oral sex on them, among other offenses, the documents showed. He was sentenced to prison for roughly 15 years, and authorities believed at the time “his risk to recidivate being of great concern to the community” considering the victims’ gender and age. (Let us note here: The records included an interview with Rosenbaum in which he said his stepfather sexually abused him and his brother on an almost daily basis when he was a preteen.)

A New York Times video investigation reported that, before his death, Rosenbaum had "just been released from the hospital after undergoing mental health treatment," and his reason for being at the Kenosha demonstration was unknown. The plastic bag that Rosenbaum threw in Rittenhouse's direction, before the teenager opened fire, reportedly held his belongings from the hospital.

Huber Was Charged With Domestic Abuse

The claim that Huber was convicted of "beating" women before his death was an instance in which the viral copypasta misreported facts.

Huber was not a "convicted women beater" — or someone who had been arrested twice for assaulting one or more women in his life. Rather, court records obtained by Snopes showed he was charged with domestic abuse, which is a type of crime that can include "beating" or assaulting female partners or relatives, as well as other types of fights between two people who know each other.

In Huber's case, authorities arrested him in 2012 after they said he threatened his brother and grandmother with a knife and choked the brother, court records showed . And, on another occasion, in 2018, Huber was charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor offense, after a fight with his sister at their house.

No Evidence Grosskreutz Committed Burglary

The text also inaccurately reported the unlawful past of Grosskreutz, the lone survivor of the shootings.

Firstly, he wasn't convicted of burglary, like the viral message claimed. Instead, he was arrested on suspicion of the crime, but prosecutors later dismissed the charge, according to Wisconsin Department of Justice’s criminal data . Their rationale for dropping the case against Grosskreutz, absolving him of the offense, was unknown.

The allegation about assault was also false. Here's what we know about his criminal history :

[Grosskreutz was] found guilty in 2016 of breaking Wisconsin’s law governing the use of dangerous weapons — a misdemeanor offense — per Milwaukee County court records. He had apparently gone somewhere “armed while intoxicated,” though the court records did not elaborate on what exactly had happened. Snopes requested a copy of the probable cause statement from county records administrators, but we have not yet obtained it. Additionally, Grosskreutz at various points received tickets for minor offenses including disobeying police officers and making loud noises, the court records showed.

‘Did Rittenhouse’s Grandparents Own Gas Station in Kenosha?’ Snopes.Com , https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rittenhouse-grandparents-gas/. Accessed 22 Nov. 2021.

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‘Kyle Rittenhouse’s Friend, Dominick Black, Testifies He Bought the Gun Used in Kenosha Shootings’. Usatoday , https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/02/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-dominick-black-first-witness/6258860001/. Accessed 23 Nov. 2021.

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Sullivan, Becky. ‘The Only Person Who Survived Being Shot by Kyle Rittenhouse Takes the Stand’. NPR , 8 Nov. 2021. NPR , https://www.npr.org/2021/11/08/1053567574/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-gaige-grosskreutz-testimony-kenosha.

WATCH LIVE: Kyle Rittenhouse Trial for Kenosha Shooting Continues - Day 9 . www.youtube.com , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN9vwdEq0t0. Accessed 24 Nov. 2021.

Tiefenthäler, Ainara, et al. ‘Video: Reconstructing the Rittenhouse Shootings: How Kenosha Echoed America’s Polarization’. The New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021. NYTimes.com , https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000007409660/kyle-rittenhouse-shooting-video-analysis.html.

Romo, Vanessa, and Sharon Pruitt-Young. ‘What We Know about the 3 Men Who Were Shot by Kyle Rittenhouse’. NPR , 20 Nov. 2021. NPR , https://www.npr.org/2021/11/20/1057571558/what-we-know-3-men-kyle-rittenhouse-victims-rosenbaum-huber-grosskreutz.

This article was updated to include testimony from Rittenhouse's legal defense team in which they argued Anthony Huber swung his skateboard twice — not once — at Rittenhouse before he was shot.

By Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee is Snopes' Senior Assignments Editor with expertise in investigative storytelling, media literacy advocacy and digital audience engagement.

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What we learned from the 2nd week of the kyle rittenhouse homicide trial.

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Kyle Rittenhouse (left) listens to his attorney Mark Richards as he takes the stand during his trial on Wednesday in Kenosha, Wis. Getty Images hide caption

Kyle Rittenhouse (left) listens to his attorney Mark Richards as he takes the stand during his trial on Wednesday in Kenosha, Wis.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers have rested their cases in the closely watched homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old who shot and killed two protesters one night last year in Wisconsin.

Over eight days of testimony — including a dramatic turn by Rittenhouse himself, where he sobbed on the stand — witnesses and visual evidence described a tense and chaotic night filled with fires, verbal threats and physical intimidation and where guns abounded, in the hands of protesters and self-styled militiamen alike.

"I didn't want to have to kill anybody. I was being attacked," Rittenhouse testified Wednesday, his voice shaking.

Closing arguments are set to take place Monday. The jury will likely begin deliberations that afternoon.

In late August 2020, the city of Kenosha, Wis., was enveloped by chaotic protests after police there shot and wounded a 29-year-old Black man named Jacob Blake. Protesters destroyed police cars and burned down several buildings.

On Aug. 25, ahead of a third night of demonstrations, Rittenhouse has said he traveled from his home in Antioch, Ill., to Kenosha to "protect" private property and act as a medic. He was 17 at the time.

Defense calls for mistrial as Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand in his homicide trial

Defense calls for mistrial as Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand in his homicide trial

Rittenhouse went out on the streets that night armed with an AR-15-style rifle and had a series of confrontations with protesters. He shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum, and then, minutes later, he shot and killed Anthony Huber and injured Gaige Grosskreutz.

Rittenhouse has maintained that he was acting in self-defense. Prosecutors have argued that the defendant created the peril through his own reckless actions that caused others to fear for their own lives and led directly to the violence.

He currently faces six charges: first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree attempted intentional homicide, two counts of reckless endangerment and a lesser charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18. Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty to all of them. (A seventh charge for curfew violation was dismissed by the judge.)

On Friday, prosecutors asked Judge Bruce Schroeder for the jury also to be able to consider lesser versions of several counts — including those related to the shootings of Huber and Grosskreutz.

A verdict is expected next week. Several legal experts contacted by NPR differed on the expected outcome, but most thought Rittenhouse is likely to be acquitted on the most serious charges.

"It feels like the case is very, very close. And in very close cases, the defendant should win," said Steven Wright, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"I'd be shocked if there's convictions on all the counts here," said Julius Kim, a Milwaukee-based criminal defense attorney who once worked as a prosecutor. "I wouldn't be surprised if he got acquitted of all, quite honestly."

Read on for the major moments and takeaways from the trial's second week:

Prosecutors' own witnesses sometimes seemed to bolster the defense

The prosecution, led by Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger, needs to show that Rittenhouse was not acting in self-defense in order to win convictions on the most serious charges. But making that case has proved difficult.

"My sense was that the state has repeatedly squandered what looked to be, at least going in, a winning hand," said Chris Zachar, a criminal defense attorney based in La Crosse, Wis., who is not involved in the trial.

Mountains of video and photo evidence appear to show Rosenbaum acting aggressively and chasing Rittenhouse, Huber striking him with a skateboard and Grosskreutz pointing a pistol at him.

And the state's own witnesses at times offered testimony that seemed to work at odds with the prosecution's case. "Almost every single prosecution witness offered equally as strong information for the defense," said Wright.

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Defense attorney Corey Chirafisi questions Gaige Grosskreutz about how he was holding his pistol at the moment he was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

Defense attorney Corey Chirafisi questions Gaige Grosskreutz about how he was holding his pistol at the moment he was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse.

Grosskreutz's testimony was particularly damaging, legal experts agreed.

As the only person who survived being shot by Rittenhouse, he was positioned to be the state's star witness. Instead, defense lawyers pointed out numerous inconsistencies between Grosskreutz's remarks on the stand and initial statements given to police last year. And he admitted he was carrying his pistol that night despite an expired permit.

Perhaps the worst moment came during cross-examination, when Grosskreutz was asked whether he had his weapon pointed at Rittenhouse at the moment he was shot.

"It wasn't until you pointed your gun at him — advanced on him with your gun, now your hands down, pointed at him — that he fired, right?" defense attorney Corey Chirafisi said.

"Correct," Grosskreutz replied, as one of the prosecutors put his head in his hands.

Kim, the former prosecutor, said of the exchange: "There were times where I had to remind myself who called him as the witness."

The only person who survived being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand

The only person who survived being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand

Rittenhouse's day on the stand also may have helped both sides.

Rittenhouse took the stand Wednesday and testified for hours, once breaking into sobs so intense that the judge called for a break.

It was the first time Rittenhouse had publicly told his full version of events that night. He described feeling afraid for his life as Rosenbaum chased him and reached for his rifle, as Huber struck him with the skateboard and as Grosskreutz advanced on him with the pistol.

Legal experts largely agreed that it benefited the defense's case for Rittenhouse to take the stand — a common move in self-defense trials.

"He's got this baby face that everyone talks about, yet he came across differently on the stand," Kim said. "He seemed much more assured and confident than I thought people expected."

Binger, the lead prosecutor, cross-examined Rittenhouse for hours, and some lines of questioning seemed more muddying than clarifying. Binger asked about Rittenhouse living in Antioch — an effort to distance him from Kenosha, where his father lived — and whether he played first-person shooter video games.

"We call it 'trial psychosis': that you get mixed up in the tiny little details that you forget to present the big picture," Zachar said.

The question of self-defense is key in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial's opening arguments

The question of self-defense is key in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial's opening arguments

But other experts pointed to a later exchange when the prosecutor drilled down on Rittenhouse's state of mind in the moments when he fired his rifle.

"You understand that when you point your AR-15 at someone, it may make them feel like you are going to kill them, correct?" Binger asked.

"Mr. Rosenbaum was chasing me. I pointed my gun at him, and that did not deter him. He could have ran away instead of trying to take my gun from me, but he kept chasing me. It didn't stop him," Rittenhouse replied.

Over roughly an hour of testimony, the prosecution questioned Rittenhouse about why he chose to do what he did: why he came to Kenosha at all, why he remained in a chaotic situation after curfew, why he ran into a used-car lot full of protesters alone to put out a fire, why he shot Rosenbaum four times instead of once.

"I thought that the prosecution scored some points," said Kim. "I found myself asking, 'Did he really need to shoot?' "

The prosecution has asked for the jury to consider lesser charges

The prosecutors' request that jurors also be allowed to consider lesser charges on several counts hints that the trial has not gone as well as the state might have hoped. The judge has not yet issued a decision on the lesser charges.

"I think the request for lesser included charges reflects an acknowledgment that their case might not be as strong with regard to the original charges and that at this point, they're willing to give up the prospect of life imprisonment for the defendant in exchange for obtaining convictions on something," Kim said.

Prosecutors will ask to add some lesser charges against Kyle Rittenhouse

Prosecutors will ask to add some lesser charges against Kyle Rittenhouse

Specifically, prosecutors want the jury to consider lesser versions of the first-degree intentional homicide charge. That charge, which is related to Huber's killing, is the most serious charge Rittenhouse faces and carries a mandatory life sentence.

In Wisconsin, those lesser charges include second-degree intentional homicide as well as first- and second-degree reckless homicide — the state's version of a manslaughter charge.

In addition, prosecutors asked the judge to allow the jury to also consider a second-degree version of the attempted intentional homicide charge — the count related to shooting Grosskreutz — along with first- and second-degree recklessly endangering safety charges.

The lesser charges could raise the possibility that the jury could decide that Rittenhouse earnestly believed he was defending himself but that his fear was not objectively reasonable, experts said.

"The burden for first-degree intentional homicide is always just so high. You've got to basically prove very close to that the defendant is a coldblooded killer," said Wright. "Reckless homicide basically involves: You engaged in particularly risky conduct, and someone died as a result of that risk — and it's a risk that society is unwilling to condone or recognize."

By offering the jury a range of options, prosecutors can raise their odds of winning a conviction, according to legal experts — especially in sensitive or controversial cases.

"Juries oftentimes look to compromise in those situations," said Zachar.

4 takeaways from the first week of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial

4 takeaways from the first week of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial

Any verdict likely will come down to what rittenhouse was thinking at the moment of the shootings.

Prosecutors have argued that Rittenhouse showed "exquisitely poor decision-making" throughout the night. But for a self-defense case in Wisconsin, experts said, the moments of the shootings themselves are by far the most important factor.

"Everyone can see that it was not a good idea for a 17-year-old to strap on an AR-15 and go down there in the middle of a lot of civil unrest where there has already been violence, there had already been fires and people were very upset and the police were having a hard time controlling things and to go down there to protect property of someone that he doesn't even know," said Kim, the former prosecutor. "But ultimately, what this case comes down to is about three seconds of time in each shooting."

When they begin deliberations next week, jurors must consider whether Rittenhouse truly feared for his life and, if so, whether those fears were reasonable and whether the amount of force he used was reasonable.

Some legal observers noted that Rittenhouse's actions leading up to that night are relevant to the jury, particularly with charges that require jurors to find that Rittenhouse acted recklessly.

"I think they're relevant to his state of mind as to whether or not he was acting recklessly," said Zachar, the La Crosse-based criminal defense attorney. "There's no rational reason for why a 17-year-old should cross state lines, arm himself with a long gun, lie about being an EMT, then try to play vigilante throughout this incredibly dangerous and chaotic time. He had no business being there."

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Kyle Rittenhouse Gets Pulled Into Jennifer Crumbley Trial

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Kyle Rittenhouse has become a talking point on social media, after Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter over her son's school shooting in November 2021.

Crumbley was on Tuesday found guilty on all four counts of involuntary manslaughter , after her then 15-year-old son, Ethan Crumbley, shot and killed four students at a high school in Oxford, Michigan. He also wounded six other students, as well as a teacher.

The prosecution argued that Jennifer Crumbley was responsible for the deaths due to her "grossly negligent" act of giving a gun to her son. She was accused of failing to get adequate mental health treatment for her son, despite signs he required help.

Testimony at the hearing revealed that the teen kept a journal in which he expressed his desire to "do the biggest school shooting in Michigan's history." The teen wrote in the journal: "The first victim has to be a pretty girl with a future so she can suffer like me."

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"My parents won't listen to me about help or a therapist," the journal stated.

Jennifer Crumbley, who had pleaded not guilty, now faces up to 15 years in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 9 for the mother, who has been in custody since she was arrested days after the shooting.

Her husband, James Crumbley, is set to go on trial for the same charges in early March. Ethan Crumbley was last year sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to four counts of murder and one count of terrorism, among other charges.

The case has set a precedent when deciding whether a young shooter's parents should share the blame for their child's actions. It has also sparked conversations on social media regarding Rittenhouse.

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Rittenhouse, 21, gained notoriety in August 2020 when, at the age of 17, he shot and killed two men —Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26—at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse, who was using a semi-automatic AR-15-style assault rifle , also injured a 26-year-old named Gaige Grosskreutz.

He said the three shootings were in self-defense . The Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest where the shootings took place was held in the wake of Jacob Blake , a Black man, being left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot by a white police officer that same month.

Following his trial, Rittenhouse was acquitted in November 2021 on charges of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, and two charges of first-degree recklessly endangering safety. Rittenhouse later said he supported the BLM movement, explaining that he was at the demonstration to "protect businesses and provide medical assistance."

Responding to news of Jennifer Crumbley's conviction, Mrs. Doubtfire screenwriter Randi Mayem Singer wrote on X (formerly Twitter ): "Cool. Now do Kyle Rittenhouse 's mom."

Rittenhouse has been contacted via social media for comment.

Cool. Now do Kyle Rittenhouse's mom. https://t.co/WmG4L96pR2 — Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) February 6, 2024

"Kyle Rittenhouse's mother should also be found guilty of involuntary manslaughter," another X user commented in reaction to the news.

"I'm pleased that the mother of the Oxford, Mich. shooter was found guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter," said another. "I wish the mother of Kyle Rittenhouse faced accountability in the same way this mother will have to."

"Now that Jennifer Crumbley is going to jail, Kyle Rittenhouse's mother should be next," opined another, who rounded out their post with the hashtag "#LockHerUp."

Now that Jennifer Crumbley is going to jail, Kyle Rittenhouse's mother should be next. #LockHerUp pic.twitter.com/Ud2MaRrcZ0 — Shoq (@Shoq) February 6, 2024

"My main thought on the Jennifer [Crumbley] trial is that Kyle Rittenhouse's mother should have gone first," another X user weighed in .

Amid the flood of comments expressing a desire for Rittenhouse's mother to face charges, many other X users pointed out there was a glaring difference in his case.

Responding to an X user calling for charges, one wrote that Rittenhouse was "found innocent of any wrong doing, what would you charge his mother with?"

"Kyle acted in self defense and didn't shoot anyone that didn't attack him," another said . "Neither him or his mother broke any laws."

Rittenhouse has documented the circumstances surrounding the shootings in his recently released book, Acquitted , which has been described as a "story of survival, resilience, and justice."

"I never wanted to be a public figure. I was homeless as a small child and raised in government-subsidized housing. My goal was to be a cop or a paramedic," a blurb for the book reads. "I went to Kenosha to help my community—not become a whipping boy in the national debate. In less than three minutes, the direction of my life was horribly altered when I was forced to defend myself with deadly force. So much was said and written about me that was not true."

Back in November, Rittenhouse's criminal defense attorney said that he has lost his money since he was acquitted in the Wisconsin shootings.

Talking to Court TV, attorney Mark Richards, who represented Rittenhouse at the trial, said: "He is working, he is trying to support himself. Everybody thinks that Kyle got so much money from this. Whatever money he did get is gone.

"He's living, I don't want to say paycheck to paycheck, but he's living to support himself. Obviously, as his lawyer and somebody who I want to do well, I hope he does re-engage in his studies. But right now he is working full-time, he is living a law-abiding life and he is doing something that he enjoys."

Rittenhouse has been open about needing money in the past and previously used an appearance on Fox News to request donations to his legal fund . He faces lawsuits from the man he shot and injured, as well as from the father of one of the two men he killed. Rittenhouse has denied wrongdoing.

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Wisconsin judge faces ‘nationwide scrutiny’ as Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial winds down: report

Wisconsin judge faces ‘nationwide scrutiny’ as Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial winds down: report

In Kenosha, Wisconsin, 75-year-old Bruce E. Schroeder is the judge in the trial of 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse — who is facing homicide and attempted homicide charges after shooting three demonstrators (two of them fatally) during an anti-police brutality protest in August 2020. And Schroeder, according to Washington Post reporter Scott Wilson, is drawing more and more "national scrutiny" as the trial comes to an end.

The 2020 summer was what was often described as a "long hot summer" during the unrest of the 1960s, meaning that it was full of political tensions and angry protests. Some older activists commented that they felt like they were reliving the volatility of 1967 and 1968, and the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020 reopened old wounds. In Kenosha, the unrest grew when Jacob S. Blake , a young Black man, was injured by a White police officer, Rusten Sheskey, on August 23, 2020. Blake, unlike Floyd, was not killed, but he was shot and left paralyzed.

The three protesters Rittenhouse shot in Kenosha were Joseph Rosenbaum, Anthony Huber and Gaige Grosskreutz, who is the only one who survived and has testified at Rittenhouse's trial. Rittenhouse has maintained that he acted in self-defense, while his critics see him as a far-right extremist and a vigilante who appointed himself judge, jury and executioner.

Activists who have been following the trial have been analyzing Schroeder. Wilson quotes Justin Blake, Jacob Blake's uncle, as saying, "It seems like he's aiming to let this man out of this courthouse scot-free, and we're not going to let that happen. If it happens, we're not going to be quiet about it."

According to Wilson, Schroeder has a reputation for giving defendants the benefit of the doubt. Michael Cicchini, a Kenosha-based criminal defense attorney, told the Post, "For a jury trial, if you get him, you are happy as a defense attorney."

Wilson notes, "The case draws together some of the most volatile elements of America's examination of race and criminal justice: White vigilantism, gun control and racial justice. In the home stretch of a nearly four-decade career on the bench, Schroeder's sometimes unorthodox rules are now receiving nationwide scrutiny."

As Kyle Rittenhouse trial nears end, judge\u2019s decisions from the bench come under scrutinyhttps://wapo.st/3wz3kXF — The Washington Post (@The Washington Post) 1636567963

During the trial, Wilson observes, Schroeder has ordered the prosecution to refrain from describing Rosenbaum, Huber or Grosskreutz as "victims."

Cicchini told the Post, "That's been a rule in his courtroom since Day One: Whether the person is a victim is the very thing the prosecution has to prove."

Schroeder has also forbidden prosecutors from mentioning alleged links between Rittenhouse and the Proud Boys, one of the extremist far-right groups that was involved in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building.

Chris Rose, a Kenosha-based criminal defense attorney who has had extensive dealings with Schroeder, told the Post, "I'd say he is more pro-defense than pro-prosecution in trial." And Rose added that "the rulings" Schroeder "has made so far" in Rittenhouse's trial "are consistent with what he has done in the past."

Justine Tidwell, a 25-year-old African-American woman who lives in Kenosha, is highly critical of Schroeder, telling the Post, "I think Kyle Rittenhouse is going to get off. They gave the case to the worst judge in town."

Here are some comments that Twitter users have posted in response to Wilson's reporting on Schroeder:

The judge refused to allow in evidence to impeach after the defendant arguably opened the door to that evidence, but he really crossed the line by practically screaming at the prosecutor for trying to do his job. — Jo Lown \ud83c\udfa8\ud83c\udf34\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Jo Lown \ud83c\udfa8\ud83c\udf34\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1636569153
Couple of questions for the Judge:\n1. Are you, Your Honor, a member of NRA?\n2. Are you, Your Honor, a member of Republican Party?\n3. Do you, Your Honor, think that everyone in America should have a gun?\n4. Do you, Your Honor, believe in background checks & age limit to own a gun? — Nataly Minkina (@Nataly Minkina) 1636569005
This Judge is an out of control showboat. If he thinks Kyle is getting frustrated by the Prosecutor, he cuts him off . Don\u2019t put your client on the stand if he can\u2019t take the cross. — Lisa Grande (@Lisa Grande) 1636568543
It\u2019s ridiculous, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if the judge invites him to Thanksgiving dinner\u2026 what a travesty. #RittenhouseTrial — Kathryn Horsman (@Kathryn Horsman) 1636568864
Is this a trial judge or the lead defense attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse?? I have never seen such bizarre and inappropriate behavior in a JUDGE! — Michelle Jones (@Michelle Jones) 1636572068
So prosecution can\u2019t call the dead \u201cvictims\u201d, but can call them rioters and looters \u2026 and yet they can\u2019t mention rittenhouse hanging out with proud boys wearing a shirt reading \u201cFREE AS FUCK\u201d. ?pic.twitter.com/xqhhgC9nSO — Pearl Amici (@Pearl Amici) 1636572492
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Republicans impeach Alejandro Mayorkas over the border after failing to last week

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday night muscled through a vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border, exactly one week after their first attempt to impeach him collapsed spectacularly on the floor.

The vote was 214-213, with three Republicans again opposing the impeachment. Mayorkas is just the second Cabinet secretary in U.S. history to be impeached — and the first in nearly 150 years .

"From his first day in office, Secretary Mayorkas has willfully and consistently refused to comply with federal immigration laws, fueling the worst border catastrophe in American history," Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said in a statement. "He has undermined public trust through multiple false statements to Congress, obstructed lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, and violated his oath of office."

"Since this Secretary refuses to do the job that the Senate confirmed him to do, the House must act," Johnson continued.

President Joe Biden blasted House Republicans immediately after the vote.

"History will not look kindly on House Republicans for their blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has targeted an honorable public servant in order to play petty political games," he said in part of his statement.

The matter now heads to the Senate, which almost certainly will vote to acquit Mayorkas given that two-thirds, or 67 senators, would be needed to convict and remove the secretary, whose Democratic Party controls the upper chamber.

While all but a few House Republicans united behind the impeachment push, several GOP senators have poured cold water on the effort. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, a Trump ally, called it “obviously dead on arrival” and “the worst, dumbest exercise and use of time.”

Once the House impeachment managers transmit the articles to the Senate, it would be required to hold an impeachment trial. It’s expected that the articles would be quickly dismissed or that the trial will be sent to a special committee that would hear the evidence from the impeachment managers and report it to the full Senate.

The Senate is out of session, and the soonest it would take up the matter of impeachment would be after lawmakers return to Washington on Feb. 26.

In a scathing statement reacting to the House vote, Homeland Security Department spokesperson Mia Ehrenberg pointed out that Mayorkas had been involved in bipartisan Senate negotiations to shore up the southern border.

“House Republicans will be remembered by history for trampling on the Constitution for political gain rather than working to solve the serious challenges at our border. While Secretary Mayorkas was helping a group of Republican and Democratic Senators develop bipartisan solutions to strengthen border security and get needed resources for enforcement, House Republicans have wasted months with this baseless, unconstitutional impeachment," Ehrenberg said.

“Without a shred of evidence or legitimate Constitutional grounds, and despite bipartisan opposition, House Republicans have falsely smeared a dedicated public servant who has spent more than 20 years enforcing our laws and serving our country," she continued. "Secretary Mayorkas and the Department of Homeland Security will continue working every day to keep Americans safe.”

Just as in other votes, House Republicans had little room for error Tuesday given their razor-thin majority over the Democrats. Last week, a trio of impeachment-wary Republicans — Ken Buck of Colorado, Tom McClintock of California and Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin — teamed up with all Democrats to force a 215-215 tie, tanking that impeachment vote and delivering an embarrassing blow to Johnson, the speaker, and his leadership team.

Those same three Republicans also voted no Tuesday night. As he faced blowback from his party, Gallagher said over the weekend that he will not seek re-election this fall.

But Tuesday brought a different outcome. With Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., returning to Washington this week after having undergone treatment for blood cancer , Republicans were back at full strength. Still, there were concerns. Whip teams in both parties fretted about unexpected absences, especially with a major snowstorm bearing down on the Northeast making travel to Washington difficult.

"It's one of those days where you are tracking every flight," Scalise, who controls the floor schedule, said moments before the vote.

The GOP also wanted to regroup and push forward now because of the potential impact of Tuesday’s special election to replace George Santos , the expelled New York Republican congressman.

If the Democratic nominee, former Rep. Tom Suozzi, defeats Republican Mazi Pilip and can be sworn in quickly, Republicans could lose only two GOP lawmakers on any vote, and the Mayorkas impeachment would most likely be dead.

Campaigning for Pilip on Long Island on Monday, GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., confidently predicted the votes were there for impeachment.

“Yes, we will pass the impeachment of Mayorkas,” Stefanik told NBC News.

The vote came in the wake of the collapse of a rare bipartisan Senate deal that would have imposed tougher asylum and border policies. But Johnson and former President Donald Trump expressed vocal opposition to the agreement, saying it did not go far enough to stop illegal immigration, and Senate GOP leaders who had been involved in the talks abandoned it soon after, punting any potential border legislation until well after the November election.

In an appearance Sunday on NBC News' "Meet the Press , " Mayorkas dismissed the impeachment articles as "baseless allegations" and rejected the idea that he bears responsibility for the overwhelming number of migrants illegally crossing the southern border.

“It certainly is a crisis, and we don’t bear responsibility for a broken system, and we’re doing a tremendous amount within that broken system,” he said. “But fundamentally, Congress is the only one who can fix it.”

The GOP’s impeachment resolution, originally authored by far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, cleared the Homeland Security Committee late last month. It spells out two articles.

The first accuses Mayorkas of “willfully and systemically” refusing to comply with federal immigration laws. As a result, it says, “millions of aliens have illegally entered the United States on an annual basis with many unlawfully remaining in the United States.”

The second article says Mayorkas “breached the public trust” by making false statements to Congress and knowingly obstructing congressional oversight of the Homeland Security Department.

But Mayorkas allies also have highlighted remarks by key conservative figures blasting the impeachment effort.

Jonathan Turley , a legal scholar who was a GOP witness in Trump’s first impeachment, said there is “no current evidence" that Mayorkas "is corrupt or committed an impeachable offense," arguing that "the case has not been made to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas.”

And Alan Dershowitz , who was Trump’s defense attorney during his first impeachment, declared that Mayorkas “has not committed bribery, treason, or high crimes and misdemeanors” and that Republicans are impeaching “based on partisan considerations.”

Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff wrote in a recent op-ed in The Wall Street Journal titled “Don’t Impeach Alejandro Mayorkas": “As homeland security secretary under President George W. Bush — and as a former federal judge, U.S. attorney and assistant attorney general — I can say with confidence that, for all the investigating that the House Committee on Homeland Security has done, they have failed to put forth evidence that meets the bar.”

Along with the impeachment vote, the House approved 11 GOP impeachment managers who will prosecute the case against Mayorkas in the Senate.

They are: Greene, the author of the impeachment resolution; Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green of Tennessee; Michael McCaul of Texas, a former chair of the Homeland Security panel; August Pfluger of Texas; Michael Guest of Mississippi; Andrew Garbarino of New York; Laurel Lee of Florida; and four members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus: Andy Biggs of Arizona, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Ben Cline of Virginia and Harriet Hageman of Wyoming.

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"They fell to the ground with screams": Russian Guards fired at children single near Moscow - there is a casualty

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Highlights: In Russia, in the city of Elektrostal (Moscow region), during demonstrations, Rosgvardia soldiers began shooting at spectators with children from machine guns with blank cartridges. One child received serious damage from a rebounded cartridge case. In the video, a child can be heard crying and screaming violently. It is also interesting that Russia recently arranged a solemn farewell to Vladimir Shestakov, convicted for the murder of a child, who became a mercenary of PMC "Wagner" and was liquidated in the war in Ukraine.

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In Russia, in the city of Elektrostal (Moscow region), during demonstrations, Rosgvardia soldiers began shooting at spectators with children from machine guns with blank cartridges.

So far, one injured child is known.

This was reported by the local Telegram channel of the Cheka-OGPU.

"Small children were clutching their heads screaming and falling to the ground. Not without injuries. The child received serious damage from a rebounded cartridge case," the report said.

One of the witnesses to the incident posted a video. It was her child who was shot by the Russian Guards. In the video, a child can be heard crying and screaming violently.

After the woman realized that her child had been wounded, she called her husband and doctor.

Meanwhile, Russian occupier Ivan Alekseev in the war in Ukraine after a drunken quarrel killed his colleague and tried to cover up the crime, saying it was the work of "Ukrainian saboteurs."

It is also interesting that Russia recently arranged a solemn farewell to Vladimir Shestakov, convicted for the murder of a child, who became a mercenary of PMC "Wagner" and was liquidated in the war in Ukraine.

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