He had grifting lawyers Linn Wood and John Pierce milking him to start, but they wound up fired.neonzx wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 4:59 pmYep, pretty much. He had the wrong people advising him.Suranis wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 4:48 pm I think I was somewhat sympathetic in that I felt he was a clueless idiot trying to look big in front of everyone, but I felt he was guilty of second degree murder. But any sympathy vanished when I saw him at the trial. That fake blubbering pretty much neutered any sympathy I had. It was clear he didn't give a shit about what he had done.
If he had OWNED that, he would have gotten a lot of cred.
But, no. He let lawyers milk him and now he has a shoot-em-up game for sale.
The WI attorney who led his criminal defense, Mark Richards, eschewed pre-trial publicity and post-trial made remarks skeptical of the right-wing celebrity machinery embracing Rittenhouse. My personal impression is that Richards -- reportedly a Democrat -- has a lot of integrity. But Richards' role is done.
Rittenhouse's Svengali now seems to be family "advisor" David Hancock, a former security consultant who fell out with Linn Wood and won the trust of Wendy Rittenhouse. You can often spot this guy Hancock in the background with KR in photos of his various travels.This fine New Yorker piece has details of how Hancock came into this role. And, to his credit, Hancock did steer the family through the firing of Pierce and Wood who were not acting in their best interest. It is likely Hancock who manages his social media presence.
It seems a shame to me he's gone down this path rather than try to retreat into obscurity like, say, Nicholas Sandmann. But anonymity was probably never going to be attainable for Rittenhouse. He may retain the very substantial expense of a security detail. Right now, his major marketable asset is celebrity status in the right-wing ecosystem. And celebrity status can be VERY valuable in America. Intoxicating to boot, particularly to one who is young and none-too-bright.