While many of the developments of the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse appeared to go south for the prosecution Wednesday, some on the left demanded a new judge after his phone rang during the trial and revealed a patriotic ringtone.
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Judge’s phone goes off in Rittenhouse trial. His ringtone is “Proud to be an American” pic.twitter.com/KmvKJj14A0
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 10, 2021
Rittenhouse is on trial for shooting three protesters during political unrest in August 2020 in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Two of the three protesters died.
On Wednesday Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder berated the assistant district attorney for Kenosha County in what many saw as a sign that the case was possibly headed towards a dismissal by mistrial.
In response, many on the left latched on to the idea that the judge’s ringtone was evidence that he was biased in favor of Rittenhouse.
Among those were the former White House photographer during the Obama administration, Pete Souza, who tweeted, “Mistrial. Assign a new judge.”
The incident was captured … (Read more)
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