Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense attorney has made it clear he did not approve of Tucker Carlson’s documentary about his client’s acquittal.
In a Friday interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, Rittenhouse defense attorney Mark Richards said that he “did not approve” of the presence of Tucker Carlson’s documentary crew throughout the trial. Carlson’s team was there to make a documentary following the 18-year-old around throughout the trial.
“I did not approve of that,” Richards told CNN’s Chris Cuomo. “I threw them out of the room several times. I don’t think a film crew is appropriate for something like this.”
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Richards said that the efforts by Rittenhouse’s family and advisers to raise money included having Carlson’s film crew present. The crew was, in Richards’s words, “a definite distraction” for the legal endeavor.
“And I didn’t approve of it, but I’m not always the boss,” the attorney added.
Justin Wells, the senior executive producer of Fox News, told ABC News that “no payment was made for access, footage rights, legal fees or any other purpose to Rittenhouse or his family.” This was later confirmed by David Hancock, spokesman for the Rittenhouse family, who said that any payment by Fox “was never offered and it was never asked for, and it was never discussed.”
Fox announced the documentary Friday evening after Rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges. The documentary, which will air in December on Fox Nation, “will include additional portions of the [Rittenhouse] interview as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Rittenhouse and his defense team.”
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Richards has also been vocal on others profiting from the Rittenhouse case. The defense attorney told Insider that he finds it “disgusting” that congressmen including Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar, and Madison Cawthorn are offering the 18-year-old internships, saying “There’s a lot of people trying to profit on this, and I don’t think people should.”
Lawmakers and political action committees have used the Rittenhouse trial to solicit political donations, reports the New York Times.
Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday relating to an incident on Aug. 25, 2020, when he shot three people with an AR-15 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse’s actions have drawn national attention, with political pundits on both sides using the case for political fodder.
