- Lin Wood, an attorney for
Kyle Rittenhouse , said he is suing Democratic nominee JoeBiden and the Biden and Kamala Harris campaigns for libel. - Wood's tweet was posted following a video tweeted by Biden showing a montage of white pride groups, and
Trump 's refusal to condemn them on the debate stage Tuesday. - In the video, there is a photo of Rittenhouse who was armed with a Smith & Wesson AR-15-style.
- "On behalf of Kyle Rittenhouse, I shall sue $4 & Biden/Harris Campaign for libel," Wood tweeted.
An attorney who said he is representing Kyle Rittenhouse, $4 announced on Twitter that he will be suing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for libel.
Lawyer L. Lin Wood tweeted his plans several hours after Biden tweeted a 50 second video calling out President Donald Trump's ambiguous response when asked to condemn white supremacists at Tuesday's debate. The debate footage is spliced into a montage of footage of white pride groups around the country.
Rittenhouse, who faces murder and assault charges, was also featured in the video.
—Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) $4
Wood tweeted his support for Trump, and announced that he plans to sue for libel.
"On behalf of Kyle Rittenhouse, I shall sue $4 & Biden/Harris Campaign for libel. I am partisan in 20/20 supporting $4. I am non-partisan trial lawyer who aggressively pursues truth to achieve justice," he wrote. "Put in your hearing aid, Joe. You will hear footsteps."
—Lin Wood (@LLinWood) $4
Rittenhouse, $4, faces multiple charges including first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide, as well as a misdemeanor charge of possession of a deadly weapon.
The 17-year-old drove to
—Lin Wood (@LLinWood) $4
Wood, a vocal right-wing attorney, has a history of working high profile and first amendment cases.
He represented $4, a one-time suspect in the 1996 summer Olympics bombings; former Trump campaign adviser $4and $4 the St. Louis couple who aimed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters in their neighborhood.
Messages left for Wood and the Biden campaign were not immediately returned Thursday morning.