Biff_Poindexter
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Kyle Rittenhouse's defense lawyer says former attorney Lin Wood wanted to use teen 'for a cause'
"I don't represent causes. I represent clients," Defense lawyer Mike Richards said in a swipe at Rittenhouse's former lawyers.
www.insider.com
"Kyle Rittenhouse's defense attorney Mark Richards told CNN that the teen's former attorneys were using him for "a cause" rather than simply representing a client. Richards said he was hired by Rittenhouse's prior attorneys, Lin Wood and John Pierce. "They wanted to use Kyle for a cause, and something that I think was inappropriate," Richards told reporters after a jury acquitted Rittenhouse of all charges in the case. "If he was looking for someone to go off on a crusade, I wasn't his lawyer," Richards said he told his client."
And he said more...
Kyle Rittenhouse Lawyer Blames Fired Attorney for Proud Boys Photo, Accuses Ex-Counsel of 'Promoting Himself'
In an interview with The Law&Crime Network's Angenette Levy on the heels of Friday's not guilty verdicts, Rittenhouse's lead counsel Mark Richards slammed John Pierce as the genesis of some of the tactics which increased — rather than mitigated — public scorn for the teen.
lawandcrime.com
"Mark Richards slammed Pierce as the genesis of some of the tactics which increased — rather than mitigated — public scorn for the teen. "His first lawyer was more interested in promoting himself than representing Kyle,” Richards said after being asked about Rittenhouse’s controversial photo with the Proud Boys.
Richards blamed Pierce for such incidents that [also] included a trip Rittenhouse took to Miami. The meeting was supposed to have been with the leader of the Proud Boys. When Rittenhouse learned of the plan, he called his mother and departed the city, Richards said. “And Mr. Pierce was not his lawyer after that,” Richards added."
Funny part is.....The things that Lin Wood and Pierce did to promote their cause; the bar photo with Kyle flashing the "OK" hand symbol; him being propped up by Alt-Right groups like the Proud Boys and others; those things are what helped this case be such an inspiration to insecure right-wing ammosexuals everywhere...Yea, of course they were trying to pimp Kyle out for their own benefit, but what's wrong with making a little money on the side for yourself...However, for this Richards guy to tarnish his outstanding court victory by trashing the lawyers who hired him and got all of that attention and fund-raising cash using his case; that is a very ungrateful and disrespectful thing to do.