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FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, protesters walk past police with their arms up, in Kenosha, Wis., as a building burns in the background. Protests have erupted following the police shooting of Jacob Blake a day earlier. Kenosha police say 55 people are facing charges related to violent demonstrations after the police shooting of Jacob Blake last summer. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Kenosha police: 55 more charged for violence during protests

Associated Press

Windows are boarded up in Kenosha, Wis., Thursday, Jan. 7. 2021. The chaotic protests that everyone feared would ensue after a prosecutor decided this week not to charge a Wisconsin police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the back haven't materialized as activists bide their time after right-wing extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Activists in Kenosha move carefully after US Capitol chaos

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

FILE - In this September 2019 file photo taken in Evanston, Ill., and provided by Adria-Joi Watkins, Watkins, left, poses in a selfie with her second cousin Jacob Blake. A police officer shot Blake in the back multiple times after responding to a domestic dispute on Aug. 23, 2020. On Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, a Wisconsin prosecutor declined to file criminal charges against the officer who shot Blake. (Adria-Joi Watkins via AP, File)

Activists seek laws after officer cleared in Blake shooting

By AMY FORLITI and MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

This undated handout photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Justice shows Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey. State authorities identified Sheskey, a seven-year veteran of the Kenosha Police Department, as the officer who shot Jacob Blake. (Wisconsin Department of Justice via AP)

Rusten Sheskey, officer in Jacob Blake shooting, won’t face charges

By Todd Richmond and Michael Tarm - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, Kyle Rittenhouse carries a weapon as he walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP, File)

Kyle Rittenhouse, Illinois teen, pleads not guilty in Kenosha protest slayings

By Todd Richmond - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, Kyle Rittenhouse carries a weapon as he walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP, File)

Kyle Rittenhouse case: $10 million negligence claims filed

Associated Press

This Oct. 30, 2020 photo provided by the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department shows Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. earlier this year. (Kenosha County Sheriff's Department via AP)

John Pierce, Kyle Rittenhouse attorney, withdraws from criminal case

Associated Press

This Oct. 30, 2020 photo provided by the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department shows Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. earlier this year. (Kenosha County Sheriff's Department via AP)

Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial warranted, court commissioner rules

Associated Press

This undated booking photo from the Antioch (Illinois) Police Department shows Kyle Rittenhouse, who has been charged with fatally shooting two men and injuring a third during a protest in Kenosha, Wis., in late August. (Antioch Police Department/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Kyle Rittenhouse, teen murder suspect, freed with help from MyPillow founder, ‘Silver Spoons’ actor

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This undated booking photo from the Antioch (Illinois) Police Department shows Kyle Rittenhouse, who has been charged with fatally shooting two men and injuring a third during a protest in Kenosha, Wis., in late August. (Antioch Police Department/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Kyle Rittenhouse, teen charged in Kenosha shootings, says gun was bought with coronavirus stimulus

The Washington Times

In this Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., with another armed civilian. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP, File)

Kyle Rittenhouse’s mom slams Joe Biden for using son in campaign ad: ‘I will take him down’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

CORRECTS BYLINE TO BRIAN PASSINO INSTEAD OF JOHN SLOCA - Kenosha Police officer Rusten Sheskey poses for a photo in 2019 in Wisconsin. State authorities identified Sheskey, a seven-year veteran of the Kenosha Police Department, as the officer who shot Jacob Blake. (Brian Passino/The Kenosha News via AP)

Report: 5 investigations of Wisconsin officer who shot Blake

Associated Press

Wendy Rittenhouse speaks with Chicago Tribune reporters, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in a Chicago suburb. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Wendy Rittenhouse, Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, blames Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, police

Associated Press

Wendy Rittenhouse poses for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in a Chicago suburb. Rittenhouse, the mother of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen charged in the fatal shooting of two men protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., said neither her son nor the protesters should have been on the street that night and put much of the blame for what happened on police and the governor. “The police should have helped the businesses out instead of having a 17-year-old kid helping him,&quot; she said. “The police should have been involved with these people that lost their businesses. They should have stepped up.&quot; (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Kenosha shooter’s mother tries to deflect blame from her son

Associated Press

A church building is framed by the remains of burnt vehicles in Kenosha, Wis., Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. The trouble in Kenosha began on Aug. 23 when a Kenosha police officer, responding to a call about a domestic dispute, was caught on video shooting Jacob Blake repeatedly in the back at close range. Blake, a Black man, survived but is partially paralyzed. The August shootings have spurred a spike in political involvement in Kenosha, with the formation of activism and waves of new voters signing up. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Kenosha prepares for election, two months after unrest

By TIM SULLIVAN - Associated Press

In this screen grab from video Kyle Rittenhosue appears during his initial court appearance in Kenosha, Wis.,on Monday Nov. 2, 2020. Court Commissioner Loren Keating has set cash bail for Rittenhosue, accused of killing two people in August during a protest in Wisconsin at $2 million. (Kenosha County Court via AP)

Bail set at $2M for teen accused in Wisconsin shootings

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, Kyle Rittenhouse carries a weapon as he walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP, File)

Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to Kenosha

By Michael Tarm - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, Kyle Rittenhouse carries a weapon as he walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP, File)

Extradition fight continues in Kenosha protest shootings

By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 file photo, Kyle Rittenhouse carries a weapon as he walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, faces a hearing Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 on whether he should be sent to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges that could put him in prison for life. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP, File)

Attorneys: Extraditing teen would ‘turn him over to mob’

By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures for Larry Kudlow, White House chief economic adviser, to speak during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s errant views on voting, Biden miscues

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press