In August 2020, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two people, and injured another in downtown Kenosha, Wisconsin. At trial, he would argue it was self-defense. Would the jury agree?

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Ep 180: The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial (Part 1)