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Like they have a fidelity to what they might describe as a moral truth, a higher truth. racism run amok in the united states of america, it was founded upon racism, and it doesnt matter how many lies you have to tell or how many lives you have to sacrifice -- in this case, that would be kyle rittenhouse -- to serve that higher moral truth, and theyre willing to do so. and they did tell lies, you know, that hes a white supremacist, zero evidence. that he crossed state lines with an ar-15. he didn...

Statements. here the statements were malicious, repeated, they continued to occur even after the verdict. theres no excuse for it. howard: obviously, not just cnn. you also mentioned the new yorker and other news organizations. but with all of that -- and mistakes were made, and maybe its more than just mistakes, but the tone and the attitude of the coverage -- isnt vigilantes a pretty strong word? >> no, i dont think. vigilante is somebody who wants to impact the outcome of a case, to put the e...

♪ howard: in the days before a kenosha jury acquitted kyle rittenhouse, judge bruce schrader unloaded on the coverage. >> when i talked about problems with the media when in this trial started, youre there in part because of grossly irresponsible handling of what can comes out of this trial thats really quite frightening. howard: joining us now from new york, alan dershowitz, author of the book "the case for vaccine mandates." you were ripping the coverage saying that cnn and other networks we...

Though the facts didnt fit the scenario and the narrative. howard: right. i dont have a problem with people criticizing aspects of the trial, but it was more like this sends a terrible message to americans, to other people who might take the law into their own hands. you felt so strongly about the evidence of self-defense that you said this should never even have gone to a jury trial. but in a way, isnt it a good thing, the fact that it was televised, that people got to see the details so they u...

A not guilty verdict but somehow admirable, which i find repelling. >> yeah. as they talk to the media, should the rittenhouses be concerned about potential civil suits? >> i think they should be very concerned about that. just to refresh peoples memory with the o.j. simpson case. he was acquitted of murder, as everyone remembers, and then the family sued and received a very large damage judgment because its a civil proceeding has a lower standard of proof. jail is not on the table. so i think t...

Improved upon, by the way, this should have never made its way to a courtroom. it was clearly self-defense. while its imperfect, it is the best criminal justice system to ever grace the face of this planet. howard: tara, let me bring this into your area of expertise, which is politics. jerry nadler says he wants the justice department to review this case. apparently, doesnt like what a wisconsin jury decided to do. governor gavin newsom in california says this shows armed vigilantes can get away...

The next election actually paid attention because with there was just so much noise. i also think at the end of the the day that this trial, because of the sheer timing and coincidence, has overshadowed a big win for the democrats, the build back better package in the house, something you would think they would want to be blaring all day long and also on the networks. but if you watched the network news, they led with rittenhouse on friday because that was the day the verdict came out. howard: c...

When you dont see it, when you hear it through the filter of biased reporters, youre shocked. and thats what turns people to the streets. people turn to the streets screaming and yelling about rittenhouse, particularly in brooklyn where the campaign against rittenhouse was started by people holding palestinian flags yelling intifada. its part of a broad narrative. it has nothing to do with this young man whos not a hero, who shouldnt have been there, who shouldnt have had an ar-15. no 17-year-ol...

The fringes of those both conservative and liberal parties. and i think in the middle people are sort of watching it, that theyre thinking about the issues, but maybe theyre also thinking about other things as well like pocketbook issues before the election. >> really quickly if i could jump in, the only thing id push back on is this idea that kyle rittenhouses trial is being partisan, and it has been driven by the polls of each ideology. heres the thing, we have -- we used to have more, lofty i...

Just some rulings, you know, even whether it was mr. rittenhouses conduct, whatever. i think that caused some problems. again, for the government going forward. so the jury, they tried to compromise or there was some dissent back and forth, about having the delay in the signing of the verdict forms on certain counts so ultimately, its not unusual to see juries come to a verdict on friday. they want to end the week. they have responsibilities and family duties and other things just like everybody...