After Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal, his defense and supporters are now fighting over who gets the million bail.
Update from Tuesday, 11/23/2021, 12:10 p.m.: While many Americans are still shocked about the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot two people and wounded another man during Black Live’s Matter protests in Kenosha last year, is behind the A large sum of money was fought over the backdrop of the legal proceedings.
This concerns a bail of around two million US dollars that the court imposed on Rittenhouse in November 2020. In order to set the teenager free, the nonprofit organization “Fight Back Foundation” had collected the money – for example from celebrities from the right-wing and conservative spectrum – and made it available to Rittenhouse. While his defense team is fighting to ensure that Rittenhouse keeps the money, the Foundation around Trump attorney Lin Wood demands the money back. This is reported by the news portal The Daily Beast.
Kyle Rittenhouse accuses attorneys of “taking advantage” after acquittal
Rittenhouse himself appeared after his acquittal on Friday already on Monday on the show of Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson and made serious accusations to both his ex-attorney John Pierce and his supporter Wood – both men had “taken advantage of” him, Rittenhouse claimed in an interview with Carlson. His allegation: The lawyers with bad advice had delayed his release from prison further in order to “get more money for their own benefit”.
Pierce, for example, had warned the now 18-year-old that he was initially “safer” in prison than with his family. In truth, it was about leaving Rittenhouse behind bars for longer in order to generate more donations. According to reports from The Daily Beast, the defendant’s mother, Wendy Rittenhouse, also contributed half a million US dollars to the bail.
“Will sue you!” – Trump attorney messes with Rittenhouse’s defense lawyers
On Friday, a court acquitted Rittenhouse. He was accused of shooting two men and wounding another as part of Black Lives Matter protests. The court based its decision on the fact that Rittenhouse had acted in “self-defense”.
First report from Monday, November 22nd, 2021, 10:41 am: New York – After the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the USA is not calming down. There have been protests against Rittenhouse’s acquittal in several cities. There is now also a dispute among the supporters of the 18-year-old: Lin Wood, a lawyer and supporter of Donald Trump, has now threatened that he will sue Kyle Rittenhouse’s lawyer Mark Richards for calling Wood an idiot.
Kyle Rittenhouse: Trump attorney is abusing him for his own purposes
“He’s an idiot who let him (Rittenhouse) speak to the Washington Post when he was charged with murder,” said Mark Richards on Friday (November 19, 2021) in an interview with the US television broadcaster CNN. Richards also accuses Lin Wood and his colleague John Pierce of trying to “abuse this child for money and their own ends.”
Donald Trump’s attorney Lin Wood responded promptly to the allegations. “You publicly claimed in an interview on CNN that I was an idiot. Wrong, I’m not, ”Wood wrote in an email to Mark Richards posted on Twitter by Democratic attorney Ron Filipkowski. Lin Wood subsequently accused John Pierce. He was said to have been Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorney at the time and let him speak to the Washington Post. Lin Wood alleged that he was only hired to deal with libel issues after the trial was over, according to the US weekly Newsweek.
After acquittal: Trump supporters threaten Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense attorney
“You should be ashamed of yourself vilifying me and #FightBack for our legal and honest efforts to help Kyle,” Lin Wood wrote in the email to Mark Richards. Wood also requested that Richards withdraw and correct his allegedly false claims. “If you don’t, I’ll prove you’re right about one point you made on CNN – I’ll sue you.”
It is incomprehensible why Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorney Mark Richards criticizes him, Lin Wood told Newsweek on Saturday (November 20, 2021). There is no “factual basis” for Richard’s claims.
Trump attorney should claim bail for himself
Prior to the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, Lin Wood and John Pierce had raised $ 2 million to pay bail. They were supported by a number of right-wing people. In late September 2021, Lin Wood is said to have tried to channel the money to his #FightBack foundation under the procedure, Newsweek reports. A dispute between the lawyers and Rittenhouse’s family ensued.
While everyone is working hard to get Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted, Lin Wod is writing letters to the court demanding that the $ 2 million be given to him, the Kyle Rittenhouse Defense Fund wrote on Twitter, according to Newsweek. However, Lin Wood claims that this is a lie. The money was donated to Woods Foundation and does not go to him personally. Wood also claimed that it would violate tax rules if the money were given to Kyle Rittenhouse.
Lin Wood is a supporter of former President Donald Trump. After the 2020 US election, he filed several lawsuits against Joe Biden’s election victory and repeatedly shared false information. (Max Schäfer)
