Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand to testify under oath on Wednesday regarding shootings that killed two men and wounded a third during a Black Lives Matter riot in Wisconsin, arguing his case for self-defense.
Rittenhouse passed on his opportunity to plead the Fifth Amendment, choosing instead to directly answer questions from the prosecution’s attorneys.
[Warning: Graphic language throughout court transcripts.]
“Friction between your group and others?” attorney Mark Richards asked Rittenhouse.
“Rosenbaum threatened to kill me twice,” Rittenhouse replied.
Richards: Friction between your group and others?
Rosenbaum threatened to kill me twice.
Ever seen him before, done anything to upset him?
No, no.
— Law of Self Defense (@LawSelfDefense) November 10, 2021
Rittenhouse was also asked by Richards about other details in the shooting.
“Describe first time threatened to kill you?” Richards asked.
“Me and Balch, Rosenbaum walking with steel chain, had blue mask around face, just mad about something, me and Balch asking if anyone needs medic, he screams if I catch any of you fuckers alone I will fucking kill you,” Rittenhouse answered.
Richards: Describe first time threatened to kill you?
Me and Balch, Rosenbaum walking with steel chain, had blue mask around face, just mad about something, me and Balch asking if anyone needs medic, he screams if I catch any of you fuckers alone I will fucking kill you.
— Law of Self Defense (@LawSelfDefense) November 10, 2021
The second threat outside of Car Source added additional concerning words.
“Second threat outside Car Source, not sure to me but I heard it, said to Joann Fiedler, another guy, Collete, I’m going to cut your fucking hearts out, kill you N-words,” Rittenhouse said.
Kyle: Second threat outside Car Source, not sure to me but I heard it, said to Joann Fiedler, another guy, Collete, I'm going to cut your fucking hearts out, kill you N-words.
— Law of Self Defense (@LawSelfDefense) November 10, 2021
Reporter Corri Hess of Wisconsin Public Radio also shared information from the court transcripts on Twitter.
At one point, the court took a 10-minute break as Rittenhouse broke down in tears.
Rittenhouse breaks down crying on the stand, describing his fatal encounter with Rosenbaum. The court is taking a 10 minute break.
— Corri Hess (@CorriHess) November 10, 2021
“When asked if he had any confrontation with protesters, Rittenhouse said: ‘The only type of stuff that happened was the person who tried to kill me threatened to kill me twice.’ Referring to Joseph Rosenbaum, the first man he killed,” she tweeted.
When asked if he had any confrontation with protesters, Rittenhouse said: “The only type of stuff that happened was the person who tried to kill me threatened to kill me twice.” Referring to Joseph Rosenbaum, the first man he killed.
— Corri Hess (@CorriHess) November 10, 2021
via westernjournal
Type of fool who were let out of jail or prison by DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR and city mayor! Rittenhouse did what anybody would do when getting threatened by a bunch of criminals! Yes all three were let out of prison over FAKE CONRONVIRUS! So.ething these democrats will denied until we put ALL OF THEM ON A POLYGRAPH TEST! Only reason they were let out was to help encourage other youth to RIOTS AND LOOTING! George Floyd kill himself when he swallow the drugs his cousin gave him! Where were all this during OBAMA TERMS? Let it show you when BLACK ATTACK WHITE DURING OBAMA TERMS NOTHING WAS PRINT BY THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA! So who RACIST?? Who the enemy of this country?? You leftist are a bunch of dumb fool! What you going to do when it you that can’t SURVIVE?
The corrupt leftists accuse others of what they are or do! That criminal dirtbag that Rittenhouse shot was a violent BLM member! He was a coward too! He had his face covered! Only a coward does that! He got what he deserved!
The BLM, Antifa should all be sent to Alaska and put in camps for life. Never to be released … 88% of the Negros, 98% of the Negro women, 65% of the Hispanics, 50% of the Catholics, 70% of the Jews all voted for Biden (a Democrat) … mark my word … all these heathens will be punished by Jesus come judgment day … for one reason alone … the butchering of the unborn … 64 million butchered … worse than Hitler and Stalin combined … yes … these barbarians all have blood in their hands for being complicit … Jesus will show no mercy and the unborn will be there to witness this event …
I take it you are a troll attempting to make everyone on this site look like racists and white supremacists? This is not how things are done in this country. Innocent until proven guilty is the rule of the law and this land. Perhaps you need a remedial course in manners?
No he called out the enemies of this country. And people like you will be the reason it is being taken over. Racist is just a word to take down a nation. I hope you are ready to die. Because that is their end game. Jesus said it best when he stated about ears that hear and eyes that see. Because most don’t. And again most will DIE. I pray you wake up before it’s all unleashed. And I hate to spring it on you. But you will not EVER get rid of racism. The Negros are doing a great job of keeping it going. Except for the smart ones that don’t want to be shackled like most do. No lady. YOU and the others are destroying your country. WAKE UP if it’s possible. This generation is now known as the most murderous generation in history. Soon God will pour his wrath on the world FULL STRENGTH as he stated in Revelation. It’s easy to be a victor and not a victim. Accept Jesus. His will. WILL be done.
You are SO SO SO SO correct, and this is the whole point, the communist muslim Nazi Marxist demonRAT mafia don’t want us to survive. This is what communist Marxist Nazi’s do, they gang up on, destroy, invade, infiltrate, indoctrinate, manipulate, destroy and conquer. This is what all of this is about, taking down America and taking down our unique Christian way of life. People don’t get it. They think the demonRATs would never do this to their own country. Our citizens are so naive, complacent, and apathetic, and now indoctrinated into the communist lies, that it goes WAAAAAY over their heads…. and the loyal demonRAT voters always vote demonRAT, because their parents, grandparents, all down the line…. voted dems and they think the dems know everything and that they are their saviors and would never hurt them or the country, because they always lie to say what they do is “for the people and the country”… even as what they say is opposite of what they are doing and it is showing. But, the lie goes further because they always blame it on the other president that they replaced…. it’s always the other guys fault, even as it is smacks them right in the face. They have no idea that these devils only care about absolute power and absolute control over them and their paychecks. They cannot see that they are USING them to destroy themselves and our country FOR THEM.
They got what they deserved… FREE Kyle Rittenhouse !! someone points a gun at me , threatens me with death or bodily harm , attacks me behind my back, hits me , kicks me in the face I’m not gonna stand there and wait for them to do it a second time. He has the right to protect himself and simply put….he did just that !
They were BLM activists! Sick corrupt Biden & Harris love them!
I believe Rittenhouse did what anyone would do if some crazy son-of-a-bitch threatened to kill them. Since when do the BLM’s and cousins of George Floyd have the right to rule this country?
And when will the MSM actually report the TRUTH regarding this trial?? They just can’t stop lying as they continue to bury the facts in this (and many cases) to support their radical, leftist mantra.
Why isn’t any one saying that Kyle was OUT NUMBERED and SURROUNDED with armed rioters who were GANGING UP, BULLYING and TARGETING to kill him and any others that were not backing their cause to burn down the city, burn down America, and kill anyone who were not with them to destroy, kill, and burn.
It was a miracle that Kyle even survived their attacks on him. The three thugs all had guns, skateboards, and God only knows what else, and they out-numbered him 3 to 1, all chasing HIM, —- NOT —- him chasing THEM !!!!!!! Why did they choose to chase a 17 year old KID, who was CLEANING UP their graffiti, who was trying to help people who had been hurt by these terrorists, and who were NOT burning, looting, and attacking others? NOT to mention ALL the other thousands out there in that city who were burning, shooting, beating, looting and tearing down, simultaneously, at the same time, burning and beating and all the other stuff they were doing that was against the law that is not even been mentioned. Kyle was out numbered, ganged up on, and being targeted with armed terrorists and he was TRYING to run away from them until they caught up with him and was all three attacking him at the same time!!!!!!!!!!!!! DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!
The ONLY person who wasn’t beating up people, wasn’t burning down, wasn’t looting, and who WASN’T there to destroy the city and America was Kyle yet, they target HIM, HE was the one who was arrested, and HE is the one that they are making an example of so others will not try to defend, protect and save themselves from the evil agenda that they are FORCING ON US ALL! How revealing can you get!?!!!!!!!!!!
Even the police were getting murdered, shot, maimed and beaten to a pulp in the 2020 riots on their paid for, planned, plotted, and orchestrated rampage that Harris, Obama, SOROS, and the DNC funded to burn down and to divide America.
The demonRATs create these mobs, they release the most violent and dangerous criminals from prisons, then they protect and defend their murderous criminals, then they give them permission to wreck havoc with society and civility, THEN they prosecute the criminal’s victims. This is the communist demonRAT mafia and their mobs new world order! When you vote demonRAT you vote for your own demise!
Those who cannot see this are deaf, dumb, blind and pure stupid idiots, and their low IQ is showing!!!!!!!! They are USING these low IQ to divide and destroy themselves and our country FOR THEM. The dems always accuse of what THEY are guilty of. Unless our citizens don’t wake up and see that these Nazi communist demonRATs hate them, ALL of us, and that they hate our country and want to hand us over to the communist UN elite globalist billionaires and China, our citizens will go down in history as the world’s most epic FOOLS to EVER inhabit planet earth!!!! I pity those who cannot see this!