A high-profile attorney moved to withdraw from the legal defense team representing Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen who will stand trial on six counts related to a fatal shooting at a protest over the state border in Wisconsin in August.
Local prosecutors raised ethical concerns about John Pierce and his handling of millions of dollars in donations meant to benefit his client.
Pierce, an attorney based in Los Angeles, announced Thursday that he would be taking over all civil matters in connection to Rittenhouse’s future defamation lawsuits.
He said that he would leave attorney Mark Richards to take over the teen’s legal defense as the case was cleared for trial in Wisconsin.
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