{"id":97911,"date":"2023-11-20T21:24:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T03:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=97911"},"modified":"2023-11-20T21:24:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T03:24:06","slug":"97911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=97911","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/kyle-rittenhouse-announces-book-detailing-court-story-preorder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyle Rittenhouse announces book detailing his court story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kyle-rittenhouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyle Rittenhouse<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">h<\/span>as announced that his new\u00a0<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book<\/a>, titled\u00a0<i>Acquitted<\/i>, is now available for pre-order.<\/p>\n<p>Rittenhouse caught the attention of the nation during his\u00a0<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court<\/a>\u00a0hearing in November 2021, which was held after he shot and killed two people during the 2020 riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse&#8217;s pre-order announcement of his new book, which details the story of his legal battle, was made on Sunday,\u00a0<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/rittenhouse-not-guilty-on-all-five-criminal-charges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the two-year anniversary of his acquittal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My case split the nation into opposing sides fueled by emotions, politics, and misconceptions driven by media and political figures,&#8221; Rittenhouse posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. &#8220;Today, I want you to learn the truth, and know the real and honest version of my story &#8211; without filters or an agenda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two years ago today, accused of unjust charges, I heard &#39;NOT GUILTY&#39; five times over from a jury of my peers who heard the facts.<\/p>\n<p>My case split the nation into opposing sides fueled by emotions, politics, and misconceptions driven by media and political figures.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I want\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsKyleR\/status\/1726323164861309067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rittenhouse claims that he originally wanted to be a police officer or paramedic prior to the shooting in August 2020, but that the direction of his life was changed &#8220;in less than three minutes&#8221; through the\u00a0<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooting<\/a>. Both prior to and after Rittenhouse&#8217;s court hearing, many stories were spread about him that were &#8220;not true,&#8221; and that this book is his chance to &#8220;tell my story,&#8221; according to the book&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting that Rittenhouse was a part of occurred during the 2020 riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, which were held a few days after Jacob Blake, a black man, was shot by police in August. Rittenhouse has maintained that his actions were necessary for self-defense and was found not guilty on all charges on Nov. 19, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of his legal battle, Rittenhouse has advocated protecting gun ownership and the\u00a0<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/second-amendment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Amendment<\/a>. In August, it was revealed that he had filed paperwork with the Texas secretary of state to\u00a0<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/kyle-rittenhouse-launches-nonprofit-to-battle-gun-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launch a nonprofit organization<\/a>\u00a0committed to fighting against gun control.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Rittenhouse announces book detailing his court story Kyle Rittenhouse\u00a0has announced that his new\u00a0book, titled\u00a0Acquitted, is now available for pre-order. Rittenhouse caught the attention of the nation during his\u00a0court\u00a0hearing in November 2021, which was held after he shot and killed two people during the 2020 riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin. 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