Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican, commended teen gunman Kyle Rittenhouse on Thursday and said he believes he should be acquitted {snip}

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“I think the strongest thing he has for him is the actual video evidence. And if I were on a jury and all I had was the evidence that I have been able to acquire through social media and the videos that are out there, I would not convict him of a single one of these charges,” Mr. Massie said on WVHU.

“He also exhibited incredible restraint and presence and situational awareness,” Mr. Massie said later during the interview. “He didn’t empty a magazine into a crowd. There were people around him who could have caused him harm. But as soon as they showed any sign of retreat or nonaggression – he did not shoot them. He exhibited more restraint than a lot of the police videos that I have seen. What does it say about a country where this lawlessness is going on to the extent that a 17-year-old feels compelled to stop it? To be the one to turn the tide? I think it says a lot for the 17-year-old.”

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