DHS internal documents regarding Kenosha killing

Federal law enforcement officials were directed to make public comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with fatally shooting two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, according to internal Department of Homeland Security talking points obtained by NBC News.

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Rittenhouse, 17, supported Trump and police on his social media pages before he traveled from his home in Antioch, Illinois, to Kenosha on Aug. 25 with an AR-15-style rifle, authorities said. Rittenhouse was arrested on first-degree murder charges and is fighting extradition to Wisconsin. His attorneys argue that he was acting in self-defense.

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In preparing Homeland Security officials for questions about Rittenhouse from the media, the document suggests that they note that he "took his rifle to the scene of the rioting to help defend small business owners."

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It is unclear whether any of the talking points originated at the White House or within Homeland Security's own press office.

  NBC

It doesn't much matter any more since Trump has installed cronies at all the federal agencies who take their cues from him.

Trump and other officials in his administration have been quick to blame left-wing extremists. Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan has repeated Trump's claim that organized black-clad members of "antifa" were being flown to protests across the country to incite violence.

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Four former Homeland Security officials, two of whom worked for Republican administrations, said it was unusual for law enforcement officials to be instructed to weigh in on a case involving a particular group or individual before investigations had concluded.

"It is as unprecedented as it is wrong," said Peter Boogaard, who was a spokesperson for Homeland Security during the Obama administration.

"What strikes me about the talking points is that they didn't call for calm among the public,” said Elizabeth Neumann, who served as DHS's assistant secretary for threat prevention and security policy in the Trump administration.

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Officials were instructed to bring conversations back to the need to preserve law and order.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

Other killers were on their way to Kenosha

Two Missouri men were arrested on the way to Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday for illegal possession of firearms, according to court documents.

Michael Karmo, 40, and Cody Smith, 33, were charged with illegal possession of firearms after being arrested at a hotel in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., the Department of Justice announced Thursday.

The complaint included photos of Karmo posing with a gun in front of a pro-law enforcement Blue Lives Matter flag. Karmo allegedly told the FBI that he and Smith are members of an organization called the 417 Second Amendment Militia, the complaint said.

Authorities recovered several weapons from their hotel room, including an AR-15, a shotgun, handguns and magazines, as well as a dagger, a saw and other gear.

Law enforcement received a tip warning that the two were on their way to Kenosha.

  The Hill

The killer Kyle Rittenhouse also claimed to be a militia member.

And there were probably plenty who didn't get caught.

The GOP dives deeper into nutjob territory - Part 2

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Thursday praised 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, who is charged with homicide in the shooting deaths of two men in Kenosha, Wis., for showing "incredible restraint."

Rittenhouse did so, Massie said on a radio show hosted by Tom Roten, by not firing all the rounds in his semi-automatic rifle during the incident on Aug. 27.

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“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 I’ve seen.”

  The Hill

Unbelievable. Or, it SHOULD be.

Massie said Thursday that Huber was trying to "attack" Rittenhouse and the teen "responded in self-defense."

“I would not convict him of a single one of these charges,” Massie said.

The reason they were "trying to "attack" Rittenhouse" is because he already fucking shot and killed somebody who had the audacity to throw a plastic bag at him!  He shot three people, two dead.

Apparently this isn't a parody account

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

Meanwhile in Kenosha

Joe Biden is in Kenosha today.  He should show up.

Classic

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

Good summary of last week

Salting the wound

That's what he's hoping for anyway.

America is in deep trouble

The National Foundation for Gun Rights, a conservative gun rights advocacy group, announced on the same day Rittenhouse was charged that it would be fundraising for his legal defense, saying he was within his right to allegedly open fire on protesters.

  The Hill