Julie Bosman

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The process is old-fashioned: scraps of paper with the jurors' numbers were just placed in a tumbler, and the defendant removed six numbers. Those jurors' numbers were read aloud; the jurors were removed from the jury but will remain in the courthouse during deliberations. — PolitiTweet.org

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Day 12 of the Rittenhouse trial has begun. The jury, currently made up for 18 jurors, will be winnowed down to 12 jurors for deliberation and verdict. — PolitiTweet.org

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The jury in the Rittenhouse trial begins deliberating this morning. Here's our wrap-up of the closing arguments they heard on Monday: https://t.co/r7uyvoFKmZ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dhinkel: Here's @juliebosman @NickAtNews and myself on today's closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Jurors will start delib… — PolitiTweet.org

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"When the defendant provokes the incident, he loses the right to self-defense," Binger, the prosecutor, tells the jury. "You cannot claim self-defense against a danger you create." — PolitiTweet.org

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The prosecution is arguing that Joseph Rosenbaum, the first man who was shot and killed, "comes around to stop the defendant from shooting anyone." — PolitiTweet.org

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Binger has already introduced a key point for the prosecution: that Rittenhouse was the person who provoked the attack, which undermines the defense's argument of self-defense. — PolitiTweet.org

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Consider whether it is heroic or honorable to provoke and shoot unarmed people, Binger says. Consider whether it is heroic or honorable to lie about being an EMT. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Look for the truth," Binger says. "So many people look at this case and they see what they want to see." — PolitiTweet.org

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Binger begins with bullet points on a television screen, telling the jury he wants to keep things simple. Rittenhouse killed two unarmed, people, he said, "after traveling here from Antioch, Ill., and staying out after a citywide curfew." — PolitiTweet.org

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A prosecutor, Thomas Binger, has risen to begin closing arguments in the Rittenhouse trial. He expects that he will speak for two hours. — PolitiTweet.org

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In a trial that has moved very quickly, we are having a rare morning where things feel stuck: Lawyers and the judge are still debating the the jury instructions on self-defense, and the fact that the jurors can consider lesser charges on certain counts. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jury has been sent out of the room for a discussion between judge and lawyers on lesser charges and instructions on self-defense. — PolitiTweet.org

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The jurors in the Rittenhouse trial have been listening intently for nearly 45 minutes as Judge Schroeder reads detailed jury instructions, pretty arcane material for non-lawyers. They are currently a panel of 18, but they will be winnowed down to 12 before deliberations. — PolitiTweet.org

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Update from another important trial happening right now.. — PolitiTweet.org

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The judge is explaining that on the first-degree intentional homicide count relating to Anthony Huber, the jury may also consider second-degree intentional homicide. "There are hierarchies of cases in the law," the judge says. "First-degree is the highest offense." — PolitiTweet.org

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Judge Schroeder tells the jury that they will no longer consider the gun possession charge, which he has dismissed. He is now reading the instructions on self-defense. — PolitiTweet.org

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The jury has now entered the courtroom and Judge Schroeder is reading instructions to them before closing arguments begin. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @deneenknews: This is actually likely to have pretty interesting implications in the state, and could ultimately mean that teenagers cou… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maayansilver: State concedes #Rittenhouse's gun is not a short barreled shotgun and court dismisses count 6- illegal possession of dang… — PolitiTweet.org

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Every seat in the courtroom is filled today. Wendy Rittenhouse and her daughters are watching from the fourth row. On the other side of the courtroom, Hannah Gittings, Anthony Huber's girlfriend, and Kariann Swart, Joseph Rosenbaum's fiancee, are sitting together. — PolitiTweet.org

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Reporting w/ @MitchKSmith @tarangoNYT @NeilMacFarquhar + @chloerreynolds Editing @Julesm_b — PolitiTweet.org

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And in Denver, the surge in homicides has been deeply felt: Last year the city saw a 50 percent rise in homicides, the most since 1981. https://t.co/7v8jKe5HRT — PolitiTweet.org

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The mayor of Flint, Mich., a city that has struggled with a water crisis, poverty and blight for years, declared a state of emergency due to gun violence this summer. https://t.co/7v8jKe5HRT — PolitiTweet.org

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In Pleasant Hill, Ore., a young family that moved there in part for its safety was devastated by a homicide. https://t.co/7v8jKe5HRT — PolitiTweet.org

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Albuquerque has been plagued by a surge in murders, hitting 99 by early November, surpassing the previous record of 80 from 2019. https://t.co/7v8jKe5HRT — PolitiTweet.org

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We reported on homicides in four communities in the United States throughout the month of August, a time when homicides are typically high. https://t.co/7v8jKe5HRT — PolitiTweet.org

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Homicides are up this year in many cities, towns and rural areas across the country, even after a sharp rise in 2020. The reasons are elusive; the impact is immeasurable. https://t.co/4F9TJovp5o — PolitiTweet.org

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From the courtroom of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial: for the first day in more than two weeks, the gallery is full of spectators. Rittenhouse and lawyers from both sides have arrived and are waiting for the judge to enter the courtroom. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today in the third week of the Rittenhouse trial: the lawyers will make closing arguments, the judge is expected to read jury instructions, and the jury could begin deliberating. https://t.co/r7uyvoFKmZ — PolitiTweet.org