The judge presiding over Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial twice on Wednesday admonished the top prosecutor in the case. Prosecutor Thomas Binger drew Kenosha County Judge Bruce Schroeder’s ire, particularly when he ignored remarks the judge made just hours earlier. Schroeder first ordered the jury out of the room at the courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when Binger commented on how Rittenhouse had been silent since the shootings took place in August 2020. “He’s commenting on my client’s right to remain silent,” Mark Richards, Rittenhouse’s lead attorney, said after the jury filed out. “The problem is this is a grave constitutional violation for you to talk about the defendant’s silence. You’re right on the borderline—and you may be over—but it better stop,” the judge told Binger. About 20 minutes later, Schroeder again ordered the jury to leave. “I was astonished when you began your examination by commenting on the defendant’s post-arrest silence,” …
‘Constitutional Violation:’ Rittenhouse Trial Judge Admonishes Prosecutor
November 10, 2021
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