Democratic House Judiciary chairman Jerry Nadler blasts Wisconsin verdict, Biden apologize for comparing Kyle Rittenhouse to a 'white supremacist'
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Nadler issued a statement after a jury in Wisconsin found Rittenhouse not guilty on five counts, setting off a round of conflicting reaction from lawmakers.
'This heartbreaking verdict is a miscarriage of justice and sets a dangerous precedent which justifies federal review by DOJ,' said Nadler, referencing the Justice Department. 'Justice cannot tolerate armed persons crossing state lines looking for trouble while people engage in First Amendment-protected protest.'
President Joe Biden said Friday that he stands by the jury that found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty – as Republicans renewed demands that he apologize for comparing the Kenosha shooter to white supremacists in the wake of the verdict.
'I stand by with the jury as the jury system has concluded. The jury system works and you have to abide by it,' Biden told reporters Friday afternoon as he returned to the White House from Walter Reed Medical Center, where he had a physical
House Judiciary chairman Jerry Nadler blasts Wisconsin verdict
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki fielded a question about the Rittenhouse verdict moments after it came in during the White House press briefing.
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