Consequences for those who maligned Rittenhouse?

 Washington Examiner:

Acquittal could spur Kyle Rittenhouse to launch flurry of defamation suits, legal experts say

 The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on Friday could put the 18-year-old defendant in a prime position to launch a flurry of defamation lawsuits against media outlets and personalities who dubbed him a "white supremacist" and even likened him to a "school shooter" after he shot and killed two men in self-defense during riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin , last year.

Numerous outlets also spread misinformation about the case, called Rittenhouse a "vigilante," and matter-of-factly stated his guilt in the deaths of two men and wounding of another. A jury on Friday found Rittenhouse not guilty on all charges after determining he acted in self-defense during the August 2020 riots in the town where his father lived. Now, say experts, whether Rittenhouse can win damages in civil suits could boil down to whether a jury finds the media's language was defamatory, opinion, or rhetorical hyperbole.

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Democrats toss around the "white supremacist" slur like they used to toss around the "N" word.  They do it without evidence to attack someone they disagree with.  From the President on down,

 they irresponsibly attack people who resist the evils of liberalism and their support for criminals.

See, also:

Rittenhouse Defense Goes After Biden for 'Untrue' Allegations and Prosecution for Political Hit Job

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 “He’s not a white supremacist,” said Richards (Rittenhouse's lawyer). “If the government had any information regarding his cell phone or anything that he had been to any of those websites or been online doing that kind of stuff, it would have been introduced into evidence. It wasn’t.”

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And: 

After Rittenhouse Acquittal, Support Builds For Defamation Fund: ‘Sue The CRAP Out Of Corporate Media’