Last week, Rick Schroder helped post bail for Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters in Kenosha, Wis., in August. Now the actor is explaining why. “This was Kyle’s life being destroyed,” Schroder told the New York Post Wednesday. “This is his freedom at risk.
Rittenhouse's $2 million bond was partially paid for by Mike Lindell, the inventor and CEO of My Pillow, according to Rittenhouse's defense Attorney Lin Wood. KYLE RITTENHOUSE IS OUT OF JAIL. God bless ALL who donated to help #FightBack raise required $2M cash bail.
Kyle Rittenhouse Bailed Out By Struggle MAGA Actor Ricky Schroder The 'Silver Spoons' star proudly posed in a photo with Rittenhouse and his mother, while others on Twitter praised Colin ...
Then we looked for proof of pages supporting Rittenhouse on the platform. A keyword search for “Kyle Rittenhouse” uncovered several pages, including a fundraiser titled “ Raise Money For Kyle Rittenhouse Legal Defense ” that had raised more than $314,000 as of this report.
Pierce stepped down from the #FightBack Foundation in September 2020 to “100% focus on freeing Kyle and avoid any appearance of $$ conflict,” Reuters reported. However, just six months later the Rittenhouse family fired him.
Veteran criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Mark Richards has been the lead on Rittenhouse’s defense team since January 2021. According to his bio on the Richards & Dimmer Criminal Defense Attorneys website, Richards, 59, has been a criminal defense attorney for over 30 years.
Rittenhouse, who was found not guilty on all charges Friday in a controversial trial that has divided the nation, may possibly have a defamation case against President Joe Biden over reference to 'white supremacists' in a video, experts said.
Police in Portland were forced to declare a riot after protestors turned violent, clashing with officers and smashing windows, as looting and protests erupted overnight in major cities following Kyle Rittenhouse's not-guilty verdict.
Despite being charged with two murders during a protest in Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse has received tremendous financial support, some of it from law enforcement . The Illinois teenager charged with killing two people and injuring one during a protest for Jacob Blake, the Black man shot by a white police officer last August, ...
Nearly all of Kyle’s free time is spent working out or training with his pup Milo.”. A man wears a shirt that says “Free Kyle”, referencing Rittenhouse, during a rally for President Donald Trump on September 18, 2020 in Bemidji, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
He was able to raise $586,940 between Aug. 27 and Jan. 7 through the site GiveSendGo. Much of the money was funded by public officials and police.
The Illinois teenager charged with killing two people and injuring one during a protest for Jacob Blake, the Black man shot by a white police officer last August, claims it has raised almost half of a million dollars for his defense.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges. As reported by theGrio in April, it was discovered that public officials and law enforcement have been donating to fundraisers in support of far-right activists, accused vigilantes like Rittenhouse, and cops who are accused of shooting Black people, including Sheskey.