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With a long gun. but that is legally irrelevant to what provocation is. provocation is a very specific definition under wisconsin law. and you may think -- you can believe two things at the same time. you can believe kyle rittenhouse walking around with a gun was provoking to other people but conclude that it was not legal provocation. >> so the prosecution, at one point, when they were pressing kyle rittenhouse during the cross-examination, they said to him, yes, you felt your life was threaten...

Join, who i trust. and to be able to work with somebody who you dont have to check their work, you dont worry about what theyre going to be doing, you give them a project and its done as good or better as you would do yourself. its the prosecutors performance in this case. what would you say being up there with them every day? >> you know -- you must have got here a little bit late. i have known tom binger for a long time. i knew him when he was a civil lawyer. im disappointed with some of the t...

And my young hero, kyle, 1,000-year-old right of self-defense was vindicated, but im also sad for the gentlemen that died and the third injured. >> reporter: what did you make of the prosecutions argument that you shouldnt be able to provoke the danger and then claim self-defense? >> thats a correct statement of the law. in washington state we call it the initial aggressor doctrine. >> reporter: thats what the prosecution said. the jury didnt agree. >> but they could have found provocation. but ...

Just the first six pages thats best self-defense. they got to the first six pages and they realized self-defense is discussed and the language is different every time. i have practiced going through it to figure how to explain it to people and explaining it to other lawyers and even they got confused and the judge got confused in the courtroom. its not surprising to me they tried to work through this charge. they have not asked the judge to clarify the law for that. theyre trying to figure it ou...

Of proof lies with the state. and that was the biggest issue in this particular situation. you know, i wish danny was making the closing arguments, quite honestly, in this case because he really spelled out this issue of provocation for everyone very, very well. the bottom line is that the jury can believe 80%, maybe even 90%, that kyle rittenhouse provoked the situation, the attack on him, yet still be found not guilty because the state has the burden to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. i th...

0 a jury of his peers found kyle rittenhouse not guilty on all counts. rittenhouse collapsed in the kenosha, wisconsin courtroom as the final not guilty verdict was read. rittenhouse himself took the stand in his own defense, a risky move that approved successful for the defense. in and out conversation will turn to whats going to happen next. what affect will this case have on things like vigilanteism and self-defense arguments? not to mention what happens immediately in the city of kenosha. jo...

0 18-year-old man. and weve also seen protesters. but not a lot. a number of people who are there with signs, who were perhaps hoping for a different outcome here. but the jurors, they looked at the law, they looked at jury instructions, they reviewed several pieces of evidence as they were deliberating over the course of four days, 25 hours. not guilty on all charges. the end of the kyle rittenhouse trial. the news continues right now with alisyn camerota. hello, everyone, im alisyn camerota....

A group of EU lawmakers has concluded its three-day visit to Taiwan amid accusations of provocation from Beijing. The delegation has called for more international engagement.

After he was attacked. >> the other individuals who didnt see that shooting attacked him in the street like an animal. >> reporter: outside of testimony, judge bruce shrader is in the spotlight for his unusual style. >> good thing we have the jeopardy game to practice. >> reporter: playing jeopardy with jurors during courtroom down time and referencing the bible during a hearsay objection in court. >> this is actually referred to in the bible, st. paul when he was put on trial. >> okay. ed a dre...

He not old enough to legally own a gun or carry a gun? >> correct, yes, he was 17 years old. yeah. >> okay. all right. so there is a lot of video shown today was graphic. it was hard to watch. how does seeing something like that weigh on a jurors mind? >> you know, don, its a key challenge that a jury has -- the jury will be told and has been told. you are to take all the emotion out of this. you are to take the politics out of this and make a cold, rational decision about reasonableness. to you...