That’s why they put him on the stand. They wanted to get his story out there, humanize him, and then let the prosecution screw up yet again, then launch that mistrial missile they had waiting in the wings.
Exactly. The defense knew the prosecution was going to ask for a mistrial w/o prejudice and got their position in before them asking for a mistrial with prejudice. I think they knew all along that they had no case, we pressured politically to charge Kyle, then smeared him enough that when a mistrial possibly happen, they will not lose face.