Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder, while speaking with attorneys about a question from the jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, criticized media coverage of the trial and his decisions. Schroeder spoke in particular about his reason for not allowing men shot by Rittenhouse to be described as "victims" and why he allowed Rittenhouse to reach into a raffle drum and pull out numbered slips indicating which jurors would be alternates.
Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger listens as Judge Bruce Schroeder speaks during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial Tuesday at the Kenosha County Courthouse.
Judge Bruce Schroeder speaks to the attorneys about how the jury will view evidence as they deliberate during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.
Kyle Rittenhouse listens as the Judge Bruce Schroeder talks about how the jury will view video during deliberations in Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.
Mark Richards, center, talks with reporters after the jury leaves the room for deliberations during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.
Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger listens as Judge Bruce Schroeder speaks during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial Tuesday at the Kenosha County Courthouse.
Mark Richards, center, talks with reporters after the jury leaves the room for deliberations during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.
Judge Bruce Schroeder speaks to the attorneys about how the jury will view evidence as they deliberate during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.
Kyle Rittenhouse listens as the Judge Bruce Schroeder talks about how the jury will view video during deliberations in Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.
