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Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse Released From Jail on $2 Million Bond

His legal team raised millions of dollars for Rittenhouse’s defense after fashioning him into a hero on the far right.

Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, who was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and weapons offenses, was released from custody Friday after his attorney paid a $2 million cash bond. His attorney, Lin Wood, credited MyPillow CEO and Trump loyalist Mike Lindell with securing Rittenhouse's release, writing on Twitter that Lindell and actor Ricky Schroder were to thank for “putting us over the top” with donations. The teenager fatally shot two people and injured a third during a Black Lives Matter protest in August this year. His legal team have insisted he was acting in self defense after the protesters tried to attack him. They raised millions of dollars for Rittenhouse’s defense after fashioning him into a hero on the far right.