In his first post-verdict interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson that aired Monday night, Rittenhouse tore into both Lin Wood and another former Rittenhouse attorney, John Pierce, claiming he was “taken advantage of” by both men.
According to Rittenhouse, Pierce convinced him that it was “not a good idea” to go home immediately and told the teenager that he’d be “safer in jail” than with his family. Additionally, he said both Wood and Pierce were merely “trying to raise money so they could take it for their own benefit” rather than set him free.
The 18-year-old also asserted that he could have been freed on bond as early as mid-September but his then-lawyers purposely wanted to keep him locked up until Nov. 20 in order to keep bringing in money from donors.
After Kyle Rittenhouse’s bail was set at $2 million in November 2020, conservative celebrities and others raised the cash to keep him out of jail. Now that money is up for grabs.
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