Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers called on National Guard troops to help local law enforcement amid closing arguments in homicide trial. Follow Newsweek's liveblog for all the latest.
Defense Attorney Mark Richards ended two hours of closing arguments by urging the jury to acquit Kyle Rittenhouse under the law's self-defense privilege.
The defense attorney spoke two hours. He ended his closing argument urging the jury to acquit under the law's self-defense privilege. "There are no winners in this case but putting Kyle Rittenhouse down for something he was privileged to do will serve no legitimate purpose."He continued,"There are no winners in this case but putting Kyle Rittenhouse down for something he was privileged to do will serve no legitimate purpose.
Prosecutors have the opportunity to give a short rebuttal and the defense has asked for a surrebuttal, but it has not yet been granted.St. Louis man who waved guns at protesters says Rittenhouse a victim of 'cancel culture'
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