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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

Joseph R. Bidden posts a new ad about white supremacists featuring teenager Kyle Rittenhouse, Sept. 30, 2020. (Image: Joe Biden, Twitter screenshot)

Biden links Kyle Rittenhouse to white supremacists; Lin Wood vows to ‘rip Joe into shreds’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this screen grab from live stream video, Kyle Rittenhouse appears via video during a hearing at the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court in Waukegan, Ill., on Sept. 25, 2020, in his case. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis., is fighting his return to Wisconsin to face homicide charges that could put him in prison for life. (Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court via AP)

Kyle Rittenhouse fights extradition after governor signs warrant

By Scott Bauer, Kathleen Foody and Teresa Crawford - 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. The way his lawyers tell it, the teenager wasn't a scared, gun enthusiast in over his head when he fatally shot two protesters. He was a courageous defender of liberty, a patriot exercising his right to bear arms amid chaos in the streets. But some legal experts say Rittenhouse's lawyers are taking big risks by turning a fairly straightforward self-defense case into a sweeping political argument that mirrors the law-and-order re-election campaign of President Donald Trump. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP) ** FILE **

Kyle Rittenhouse, Kenosha shooter, an ‘American patriot,’ lawyers say

By Bernard Condon - Associated Press

Man shot during Kenosha protest still remembers screams

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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)

Donald Trump Jr. on Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse: ‘We all do stupid things at 17’

By Andrew Blake - 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)

John Pierce, Kyle Rittenhouse lawyer, resigns from #FightBack Foundation defense fund

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Lawyer of accused Kenosha shooter resigns from defense fund

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Police shooting spotlights police spending in Wisconsin

By CARLOS BALLESTEROS and ADAM MAHONEY of Injustice Watch - Associated Press

In this March 27, 2020, photo, Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican, talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Thomas Massie defends Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse, touts ‘incredible restraint and presence’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this March 27, 2020, photo, Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican, talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Kentucky congressman defends teen accused in protest deaths

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Online bans fail to silence US extremists drawn to protests

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

Kyle Rittenhouse helps clean the exterior of Reuther Central High School in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 26, after two people were shot to death during protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Facebook removing posts ‘in support of’ Kyle Rittenhouse

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, with another armed civilian. Prosecutors on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 charged Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP)

Kyle Rittenhouse defense fund rakes in hundreds of thousands of dollars after banned from GoFundMe

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2020, file photo, Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., with another armed civilian. A Republican student group at Arizona State University is receiving backlash for donating money to Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old gunman who fatally shot two protesters in Wisconsin. College Republicans United announced this week that half of any funds they raise during the semester will go toward paying for the legal defense of Kyle Rittenhouse. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP, File)

Arizona student group slammed for raising money for gunman

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Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, with another armed civilian. Prosecutors on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 charged Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP)

Kyle Rittenhouse lawyers say teen gunman acted in self defense in Kenosha double murder case

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Kasey Morgan, a public information officer for the Lake County Court, walks away from reporters outside the Lake County courthouse following the extradition hearing for Kyle Rittenhouse Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in Waukegan, Ill. A judge agreed Friday to delay for a month a decision on whether the 17-year-old from Illinois should be returned to Wisconsin to face charges accusing him of fatally shooting two protesters and wounding a third during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Victims of shooting during Kenosha protests engaged gunman

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Kyle Rittenhouse helps clean the exterior of Reuther Central High School in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 26, after two people were shot to death during protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Facebook blocks searches of Kyle Rittenhouse, Illinois teen charged with killing two in Kenosha

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this March 2, 2017, file photo, Tucker Carlson, host of &quot;Tucker Carlson Tonight,&quot; poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Tucker Carlson takes heat for Kenosha commentary

By David Bauder - Associated Press

Kyle Rittenhouse helps clean the exterior of Reuther Central High School in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 26, after two people were shot to death during protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Kyle Rittenhouse GoFundMe campaigns removed

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times