'He also exhibited incredible restraint and presence and situational awareness,' Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie said in a radio interview this week. 'He didn't empty a magazine into a crowd.'
and injured a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last week, saying in an interview Thursday he acted in self-defense and showed"incredible restraint."
A self-described militia member, Rittenhouse shot the protesters after days of unrest in the city following video that went public of a Black man, Jacob Blake, being shot in the back seven times by a police officer. "I think the strongest thing he has for him is the actual video evidence," Massie said. "And if I were on a jury and all I had was the evidence that I have been able to acquire through social media and the videos that are out there, I would not convict him of a single one of these charges.
Rep. John Yarmuth said any public official who tries to justify Rittenhouse's actions"should reassess his respect for the law.”
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