![]() The motion points to a testy exchange between Judge Bruce Schroeder and Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger over his line of questioning as Rittenhouse testified last week, which the judge had warned could be a violation of Rittenhouse’s rights under the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution to remain silent. ![]() The seven-page defense motion, filed on Monday, was provided to CNN by the court clerk this morning. ![]() (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News/Pool/AP)ĭefense attorneys filed a motion for mistrial with prejudice in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on Monday, accusing the state of intentional "prosecutorial overreach." Kyle Rittenhouse's attorneys Mark Richards, left, and Corey Chirafisi listen during the trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday. Binger followed up: "And you knew you were being interviewed by someone in the media when you told that lie, didn't you? "Yes," the defendant said. After the clip was played, prosecutor Thomas Binger asked Rittenhouse if he lied during the interview that he was an EMT. In one clip, the interviewer asks Rittenhouse if he is a certified EMT. Rittenhouse lied that he was a certified EMT: During cross-examination, the prosecution played video clips from an interview that night with Rittenhouse.He said later in his testimony that he believed Rosenbaum "tried to take my gun," adding, "if he would have taken my gun he would've used it against me" and "killed me." Rittenhouse said he was "ambushed": Rittenhouse testified that Joseph Rosenbaum, who he shot and killed, had threatened to kill him and said he "came out from behind the car and ambushed me" before the shooting.Emotional testimony: Rittenhouse broke down on the stand while describing the night of the shooting prompting the judge to call a 10-minute recess.I defended myself." The teenager also said he didn't intend to kill anyone, but agreed he used "deadly force" that night. Rittenhouse said he did nothing wrong: Rittenhouse defended his actions in Kenosha, in the wake of the protests related to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in August 2020, telling the court "I didn't do anything wrong.
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