Tucker Carlson has claimed that jurors in the Kyle Rittenouse trial should have reached a verdict by now but are fearful of the ‘pro-Biden mob’ outside the courthouse threatening to ‘burn, loot and destroy’ if they acquit.
Rittenhouse, 18, shot dead two men and wounded another when he was attacked during BLM riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August last year.
A few protesters outside the courthouse now, some for an acquittal, others for a conviction in the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Jury deliberations are underway inside #Kenosha pic.twitter.com/mQTT0io9j9
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) November 17, 2021
Carlson said its an open-and-shut self-defense case and that ‘no honest person could reach a different conclusion.’
Jurors were sent home last night after spending almost eight hours deliberating on various charges including first-degree intentional homicide.
The National Guard are on standby as hundreds of BLM protesters have been demonstrating outside the courthouse and threatening to shut down the city if Rittenhouse walks free.
‘The average jury,’ Carlson told viewers, ‘reaches a verdict in just a few hours, so these jurors are taking much longer than most, but it’s probably not because the evidence they have heard is confusing them.’
‘The question is why is it taking so long for this jury to produce a very obvious verdict?’ The Fox host asked. ‘Want the answer? Well, look outside the courtroom. There are hundreds of National Guard troops assembled tonight in Kenosha. Why are they there? Well, they have come in case Kyle Rittenhouse is acquitted.’
‘If he is acquitted, pretty much everyone expects the usual mobs of Joe Biden voters to burn and loot and destroy,’ he continued. ‘Why does everyone expect this? Because … (Read more)
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