Crime & Justice

The Risky Move That Could Save Kyle Rittenhouse—or Doom Him

NOW OR NEVER

The alleged far-right vigilante has to prove he was scared when he killed—and there’s one simple way to do that.

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Kyle Rittenhouse’s highly anticipated and politically polarizing murder trial began on Monday. And perhaps the biggest question looming over the proceedings—which will inevitably feature caricatures of unhinged racial-justice activists and harrowing stories of loved ones lost to a rogue

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