Dispute breaks out over who gets $2M Rittenhouse bond money, lawsuits expected to fly
November 21, 2021 | Joshua Nybo |
While Kyle Rittenhouse may be free of criminal charges relating to the now-infamous night in Kenosha, he’s not free of another looming legal battle – with his own lawyers.
When Rittenhouse was first arrested, bail was set at a staggering $2 million. Rittenhouse’s lawyers helped raise the sum, and he was subsequently able to post that bail and get released as he awaited trial. Now, two of Rittenhouse’s lawyers want their money back, but Rittenhouse and his family are trying to prevent that, the New York Post reported.
One of the lawyers was John Pierce, who helped secure the bail with help from his law firm, Pierce Bainbridge. Other major donors included My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell and Ricky Schroder, former child actor.
The other lawyer is L. Lin Wood, who said the money was provided by his FightBack Foundation, and stated that the money ought to be returned to his organization, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
However, the Rittenhouse family dismissed Pierce and Wood in February of this year, asserting that the two attorneys had redirected money intended to help Rittenhouse towards other ends.
In Wisconsin, the bond returns to whoever actually posted it, when the trial is over. Currently, the strongest claim appears to belong to Pierce, though the issue is certainly in contention, according to Rittenhouse’s current lawyer, Mark Richards, speaking to the Kenosha News:
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