Federal officials were told to make supportive statements about Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last month, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security memo.

The document, obtained by NBC News, encourages employees to highlight that Rittenhouse “took his rifle to the scene of the rioting to help defend small business owners,” and note, “Kyle was seen being chased and attacked by rioters before allegedly shooting three of them, killing two” when talking to the media.