After being found not guilty on all charges in a highly publicized murder trial, Kyle Rittenhouse sat down with Tucker Carlson for an exclusive interview.
Rittenhouse emphasized that the case had “nothing to do with race” in a preview of the interview set to air on Monday at 8 p.m. ET.
“This case has nothing to do with race. It never had anything to do with race. It had to do with the right to self-defense,” Rittenhouse stated in a clip released over the weekend.
“I’m not a racist person. I support the BLM movement. I support peacefully demonstrating. I believe there needs to be change,” Rittenhouse continued. “I believe there’s a lot of prosecutorial misconduct, not just in my case but in other cases. It’s just amazing to see how much a prosecutor can take advantage of someone.”
Rittenhouse, a resident of Illinois, was accused of murdering two people and wounding another during riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.
The defense successfully argued that Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.
During the interview, Rittenhouse also recounted the moment when he was attacked at gunpoint.
“I tell everybody there what happened. I said I had to do it. I was just attacked. I was dizzy, I was vomiting, I couldn’t breathe,” Rittenhouse said.
Rittenhouse will also be featured in a “Tucker Carlson Originals” documentary on Fox Nation set to premiere in December, which will include additional portions of the interview and exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Rittenhouse and his defense team