Guns

Appearing on MSNBC on Saturday morning, less than 24 hours after a jury in Wisconsin found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty after shooting and killing two Black Lives Matter protesters, a former New York prosecutor suggested that families of the victims could file civil suits with an expectation of success.

Speaking with host Kendis Gibson, Charles Coleman said it would be up to the families if they want to pursue Rittenhouse further.

Speaking with CNN's John Berman on Tuesday morning, two legal experts expressed surprise at the strong closing argument presented by the prosecutor in the Kyle Rittenhouse case and said the jury may not let the young man who pleaded self-defense after killing two BLM protesters off the hook.

With the jury to be winnowed down from 18 to 12 via a lottery on Tuesday, Brooklyn Law School Assistant Professor Alexis Hoag told the "New Day" host: "The prosecution really delivered."

Frank Figliuzzi, the former FBI Deputy Director for Counterterrorism, anticipates the lawsuit Alex Jones lost on Monday is just the beginning as Americans take action against conspiracy theorists who falsely claim that their slain loved ones were crisis actors.

Jones was sued by Sandy Hook parents after relentless attacks against them alleging that they were lying about losing their children in the Connecticut mass shooting that killed 20 children and six adults.

Former U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore told Fox News on Sunday that he expects Kyle Rittenhouse to be found guilty on some counts in his trial for the alleged intentional homicide of two people and wounding a third person.

"I think when you start talking about whether he was hit with a skateboard and that type of thing by one of the victims, that becomes a little bit more unbelievable, given that he had no injuries," Moore explained. "He had a very scripted examination. You know, that's tougher to believe too. And I don't think it's going to be lost on this jury that there weren't a lot of real -- what appeared to be at least -- tears coming out of a performance on the stand."

With the prosecutor and attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse preparing their closing arguments, the lawyer who successfully defended George Zimmerman after he shot Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida in 2012 appeared on CNN to say things don't look good for the prosecutor and claim he has only a sliver of hope in the case.

Speaking with host Brianna Keillar, attorney Mark O'Mara who got an acquittal for Zimmerman on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter in 2013, said Rittenhouse's attorneys have likely created enough doubt in the jury's mind that get their client off.

Teddy Daniels, a Republican congressional candidate in Pennsylvania, blasted LeBron James on Thursday after the basketball player questioned the authenticity of Kyle Rittenhouse's emotional breakdown in court.

In a tweet on Wednesday, James noted that he did not see any tears when Rittenhouse appeared to become emotional in court.

Kyle Rittenhouse's mother, Wendy Rittenhouse, is expected to join Fox News host Sean Hannity for an interview on Thursday.

The network announced on Thursday that the accused killer's mom would make an appearance on Hannity's evening broadcast. Rittenhouse allegedly shot two people to death and wounded a third person during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year. He has testified that he was at the protest to provide medical aid.

Criminologist Casey Jordan reacted to the testimony of Kyle Rittenhouse on Wednesday by suggesting that the 18-year-old defendant displayed "sociopathic" tendencies.

Jordan spoke about the case during a break in Rittenhouse's testimony about the night he is accused of killing two victims and wounding a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Testifying in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial on Wednesday, Jacob Marshall addressed social media postings that he'd written saying that Gaige Grosskreutz wished that he had killed Rittenhouse, Law&Crime captured.

Grosskreutz, who isn't on trial, was shot and wounded by Rittenhouse. Afterward, Marshall wrote: "I just talked to Gaige Grosskreutz. His only regret was not killing the kid and hesitating to pull the gun before emptying the entire mag into him."

The father of the man accused of fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery lashed out at the victim in body camera footage captured after the shooting.

The testimony came as Glynn County Police Officer Jeff Brandeberry read a transcript of the footage.