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TexasTowelie

(116,983 posts)
Tue Jun 22, 2021, 02:56 AM Jun 2021

Rittenhouse defense fund says it's raised nearly half a million dollars ahead of trial

The defense fund for Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teenager who is accused of fatally shooting two people and injuring a third at a protest sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake last August, has raised nearly half a million dollars as Rittenhouse gears up for his trial in November.

Rittenhouse’s defense fund said it has raised $464,111 since March 1, according to a post on its Twitter account.

The money was raised through FreeKyleUSA, which says it is organized by his mother Wendy Rittenhouse to raise money for his defense, and The Milo Fund LLC. The LLC is the “business/transactional entity formed to receive donations and pay legal expenses,” according to a tweet by @freekyleusa.

The defense fund has processed $362,050 in “case-related expenses,” including attorney fees, investigators, legal consultants, subject matter experts and security.

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/559458-rittenhouse-defense-fund-says-its-raised-nearly-half-a-million

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Rittenhouse defense fund says it's raised nearly half a million dollars ahead of trial (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2021 OP
LLC limited liability corporation secondwind Jun 2021 #1
Yeah, sounds a little sketchy. But the whole thing has been wrong all along captain queeg Jun 2021 #2
Don't See Money Helping WHITT Jun 2021 #3
That should by a lot of beer and bullets. Midnight Writer Jun 2021 #4

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
1. LLC limited liability corporation
Tue Jun 22, 2021, 04:07 AM
Jun 2021

Those expenses are sure running up a tab!! Something doesn’t seem right.

Midnight Writer

(23,010 posts)
4. That should by a lot of beer and bullets.
Tue Jun 22, 2021, 12:34 PM
Jun 2021

Is Kyle going to exercise his right to protect himself at all times by carrying his gun into the courtroom?

How else will he defend himself if someone shouts at him or jostles him?

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