[HandBasketHell]

Seems this reinforces the verdict, making any subsequent challenge impossible: should the jury's verdict be overturned (by whatever twisted legal means), the case is still over-and-done by dismissal, and permanently so by prejudice.

Merrick Garland can still go after him with federal charges, I believe, and the sore loser democrats are just the ones to do it.

[SmokingJoe]

Merrick Garland can still go after him with federal charges, I believe,

Federal charges on what? Rittenhouse has plenty of reason to sue them though.

[jeffersondem]

“Merrick Garland can still go after him with federal charges, I believe, and the sore loser democrats are just the ones to do it.”

That is always possible, or federal agents could just go to the boy's house and kill him outright. And his dog.

However, since a jury acquitted, I'd guess Dem elites would want to focus group test any additional persecutions before busting a move. Dem elites are not so outraged that they want to drive their approval numbers below 30 percent.

Dem elites lost a couple of their soldiers to KR; they don't want to lose control of Washington DC too.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

The DOJ tried really hard to get Darren Wilson after he shot Michael Brown in Ferguson. But the facts and evidence were so strongly supportive of a lawful act, even Eric Holder wouldn't take on a case he knew he couldn't win.

Of course, the left cares less about winning in court these days because even when they lose, they get to send out the rioters and flood Twitter with propaganda.