Posted on 11/20/2021 4:04:13 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox News executive said Saturday the network did not pay Kyle Rittenhouse's family for any special access during Rittenhouse's murder trial or after his acquittal, after it was announced that he would speak to Tucker Carlson for an interview to air on Monday.
The comment came after Rittenhouse's trial attorney, Mark Richards, said that a Fox documentary crew was embedded with Rittenhouse's team against his wishes. Richards told The Associated Press on Saturday that he didn't think the filming was appropriate and that he had tossed the crew out of meetings several times.
“It was not approved by me, but I'm not always in control,” he told the AP. “I think it detracted from what we were trying to do, and that was obviously to get Kyle found not guilty.”
Richards, to the AP and in similar remarks to CNN on Friday night, said it was arranged by those who were raising money for Rittenhouse, though he did not say that Fox paid Rittenhouse.
David Hancock, a spokesman for the Rittenhouse family, said any potential payment by Fox “was never offered and it was never asked for and it was never discussed.”
The intention of the documentary, which is to be shown next month on the Fox Nation streaming service, is to memorialize the experience that Rittenhouse had during the trial and to show people who he really is, he said.
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Don’t blow it, Fox. You have a lot of goodwill that could disappear very quickly. Provide him with superb security, and don’t humiliate him.
Passive and over his head.
Damn near blew it.
I don’t trust Fox News, but I trust Tucker Carlson. No other media person has been so outspoken in support of Rittenhouse.
Richards and his co-counsel did a great job.
Some people thought he should have made more objections, but he saw that Binger was digging his own grave. When your opponent is digging themselves into a hole, let them keep digging.
Richard’s wasn’t passive. He had the case under control the whole time.
I don’t care. I really don’t like the guy. I watched him in that interview after and he was almost as unlikable as Kamala. I also think he did a barely passable job as defense.
Richards’ answers to question were straightforward and at no time did he attempt to boast about himself or the defense team.
He kept his focus on the trial, not on himself.
That’s your interpretation, certainly not mine and many of the friends I’ve talked to about it. We all got the same bad vibe from him.
Richards got a not guilty verdict on all charges, so he did his job. Do you want an attorney who gets you the result you want, or someone who is likeable? I’m sure Kyle and his family really like him; even more so after the verdict.
Richards knew exactly what he was doing. He focused on the facts and ler the prosecutor keep digging his hole deeper and deeper all through the trial.
When he did object a few times to the prosecutors questions, the judge sent the jury out of the courtroom and reamed the prosecutor. You don’t think that the jury had it figured out?
If an attorney objects too much, it can give the impression that he has something to hide. Wasn’t it better that the judge interrupted the prosecutor’s questioning than the defense attorney always doing it.
Remember, Richard’s practices before this judge many times and knows his temperment.
He barely did the job, he is just not a very likable person. Obviously you are in love with him, that’s your choice. As for me I wouldn’t hire him. I especially thought his lack of comments after his client was vindicated was very telling about what kind of person he is. Just gave off the impression he was only in it for the notoriety. Especially the comment about “I wish I had never met him” Ohhhhhhh, that was a great choice of words. And don’t bother to explain what he meant.
You are entitled to like whoever you choose to like, but for God’s sake please stop trying to change my mind. I just don’t like the guy and I have extremely good instincts about people.
He said he wished he had never met Kyle because if he had not, it would have been because Kyle would have never been prosecuted.
If you have to explain what he meant it was poorly worded. What are you? His mother?
Faux Snooze was paid for the whole thing by donators to a fund for Kyle! So, yes, they paid, indirectly.
“donators” are pretty much the same as donors. LOL
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