Posted on 11/19/2021 12:26:38 PM PST by Red Badger
White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the Biden administration has been in communication with local law enforcement in Kenosha, Wisconsin, of possible unrest following the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case.
A jury of seven women and five men declared Rittenhouse, who was accused in the shooting deaths of two men on a night of riots and protests last year, not guilty on all five charges on Friday afternoon. The most serious charge would have carried a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Psaki on Friday said that the White House “has been in close touch with officials on the ground through law enforcement channels” to ensure they are “supporting any effort towards peaceful protests.”
“That’s certainly what we will continue to encourage as anyone looks to have their voice heard, regardless of the outcome,” she continued, without offering a comment on potential riots, arson, and unrest.
The verdict was read while Psaki was speaking to reporters. She declined to comment.
“Obviously this happened while I was out here,” she told reporters. “Let me talk to the president and talk to our team and we will get to a statement as soon as we can.”
“I’m not going to give an assessment of this from here,” Psaki said, adding: “Let us get you a statement as soon as we can.”
Rittenhouse, during the trial, had testified that while armed, he traveled to Kenosha to protect local businesses from being burned down during riots, arson attacks, and looting that erupted alongside protests after the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.
This week, protesters began to congregate outside the Kenosha Courthouse. Some of them appeared to make threats of violence.
“We’ll shut everything down,” one protester shouted Friday ahead of the jury’s verdict. “The justice system, this whole system.”
As he dismissed the jurors who sat in judgment in the politically combustible case, Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder assured them the court would take “every measure” to keep them safe.
A sheriff’s deputy immediately whisked Rittenhouse out a back door through the judge’s chambers. In reaction to the verdict, prosecutor Thomas Binger said the jury had spoken.
Rittenhouse’s mother, sitting several feet away from him on a courtroom bench, gasped in delight and began crying as the clerk read out the string of five not-guilty verdicts. She hugged others around her.
Previously, Gov. Tony Evers pleaded for calm and said 500 National Guard members would be ready for duty in Kenosha if needed.
He isn’t retarded. He is insidious and devious. He just also happens to have dementia.
Regarding the looting, how does Joe make sure he gets his 10%?
We should be very clear, that none of us want to hurt anyone. Kyle suffered greatly and it will not end for him with this trial. Anyone, who has had to kill another human being, “will have to live with it for the rest of their life.” It is a traumatic. Poor kid.
So we don't do this without introspection and caution. HOWEVER, if the violent thugs attack me, I will defend myself and my family to my death if necessary. So police, national guard step and and do your job so that I don't have to.
I don’t believe what she said for a second.....if they’re communicating at all it’s how to use this for political advantage....not because they have concerns about what would happen.
Did I need the /Sarc tag? I think “White Antifa Lives Matter” would be a great slogan for a tee shirt to be distributed to the leftie talking heads.
And how long before this damnable administration bring some sort of federal charges against Kyle. I, for one, will not be surprised.
“CBSN reporting that Biden stated he “stands by the decision of the jury”.
Biden also said that he would not have mandates for the “USELESS COVID-19 INJECTIONS” too. Sorry, “great-white father, speaks with FORKED TONGUE.”
“Jen Psaki told reporters that the Biden administration has been in communication with local law enforcement in Kenosha, Wisconsin, of possible unrest following the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case.”
Jen Psaki told reporters that the Biden administration has been in communication with local law enforcement in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to encourage them to ignore violence and unrest following the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case.
There, fixed it
“Guaranteed Merrick and Chomo Joe are discussing options to sue him in a civil federal rights case.”
Without a doubt.
“Stand down orders issued ..”
Perhaps not. The stand down was to blame the chaos on Trump. It Biden and all think riots will be a judgment on 2A and “white supremacists,” they are dead wrong.
I cannot believe they would be that politically deaf, but hey, they passed that bill today and Biden still is ignoring the federal court.
Poopy Pants and Merrick’s DOJ are probably brainstorming a scheme to shoehorn Federal Civil Rights violations against Kyle.
You know, “hate crimes” against the newly minted protected class now known as “Minor Attracted Persons” formerly known as PEDOPHILES...
[[“That’s certainly what we will continue to encourage as anyone looks to have their voice heard, regardless of the outcome,”]]
Really Jen? Because last i looked, the Shamman is doing 4 years for wanting his voice heard- and hundreds are in prison or awaiting sentencing for nothing more than being escorted into the building by police, and voicing their concerns!
Here’s a novel idea- Try going a while day without lying-
Now that this is established and a precedent has been set, the rioters will think twice. They will rephrase the old American Indian statement: "Is today REALLY a good day to die?"
Businesses there need to go “rooftop Korean”.
Resident poopy pants was to busy looking for wipes to comment.
Stand down...and get vaxxed.
Yup, that’ll go over well.
Imho “Stand down” is libturd code is likely for the BLM/ANTIFA to double down and to start their loot, burn and riot mode. The democrats can’t have a legitimate self defense win re using any kind of a firearm. They fear that armed citizens standing up for self defense may affect their plans to confiscate US citizen’s guns and to unconstitutionally eliminate the Second Amendment. I surmise that the power crazed DC communist democrats will still try to double down on taking guns away from US citizens!
There is no need to communicate with LE. The matter has been settled. End of jeopardy for Kyle.
Is Mr Brown Pants going to put Kyle in double jeopardy by bringing federal charges against him? The US federal government is the most corrupt mess there is on Earth. It needs to be dissolved.
I want to see Joy Reid burn in hell. She is STILL calling him a white supremist! And for the rest of their ilk, they all need to burn in hell as well.
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