Stephen Colbert Suggests ‘We Should Change the Law’ After Rittenhouse’s Not Guilty Verdict
Late-night host Stephen Colbert is suggesting laws should be changed after a jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on several homicide charges. During a segment of his show on Monday night, Colbert said, “Cards on the…
Late-night host Stephen Colbert is suggesting laws should be changed after a jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on several homicide charges.
During a segment of his show on Monday night, Colbert said, “Cards on the table, I’m not a legal expert. So I can’t tell you whether or not Kyle Rittenhouse broke the law.”
“But I can tell you this, if he didn’t break the law, we should change the law. That seems simple,” he added.
His suggestion drew applause from the audience.
Colbert later said Rittenhouse was found not guilty, with air quotes around when he said the verdict.
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Rittenhouse was charged with five felonies, including first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, attempted first-degree homicide, and two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety.
In Aug. 2020, he traveled