An attorney for alleged Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse has announced plans to sue Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden and his campaign for libel on his client’s behalf due to Biden sharing a video on social media that appears to suggest the teen is a white supremacist.
Rittenhouse’s civil attorney, Lin Wood, confirmed his intention to sue the former vice president directly following Biden posting the clip to Twitter.
There’s no other way to put it: the President of the United States refused to disavow white supremacists on the debate stage last night. pic.twitter.com/Q3VZTW1vUV
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 30, 2020
At the time the tweet had gained 48,000 shares and nearly 150,000 likes. the post references President Trump’s response to a question during Tuesday night’s presidential debate when moderator Chris Wallace asked the president if he would be willing “to condemn white supremacist and militia groups and to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence in a number of these cities.”
Wallace continued his question saying the nation had seen violence in cities such as Kenosha and Portland which you can see in the video but the footage then cuts to an image of Rittenhouse who is accused murdering two people after confronting demonstrators during protests in the Wisconsin city last month.
Rittenhouse’s has legal team maintains that the teenager was defending himself when he fired his weapon that day. According to one of the teen’s criminal attorneys, Rittenhouse had tried to offer medical assistance to Injured people before he was “accosted by multiple rioters,” causing him to open fire.
On behalf of Kyle Rittenhouse, I shall sue @JoeBiden & Biden/Harris Campaign for libel.
I am partisan in 20/20 supporting @realDonaldTrump.
I am non-partisan trial lawyer who aggressively pursues truth to achieve justice.
Put in your hearing aid, Joe. You will hear footsteps.
— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) September 30, 2020
After Biden’s video was posted Wood declared his intention to sue and demanded a retraction. He wrote in a tweet that the former vice president “falsely accused a 17-year-old boy and prejudiced Kyle’s legal rights.”
Formal demand for public retraction is being prepared for Biden/Harris Campaign on behalf of Kyle Rittenhouse.
I also hereby demand that @JoeBiden immediately retract his false accusation that Kyle is a white supremacist & militia member responsible for violence in Kenosha. pic.twitter.com/GrZyE8nI7Z
— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) September 30, 2020
The Anti-Defamation League previously told CBS News it had reviewed Rittenhouse’s social media activity and found no evidence that he was associated with any extremist movements.
Wood would later add that he brought in two additional attorneys to his legal team “in pursuing libel case for Kyle Rittenhouse against Joe Biden and his campaign.”
“No need to turn up hearing aide, Joe,” he warned. “You can easily hear footsteps of army for justice coming to visit you.”
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