Man Charged with Illegally Buying Gun for the Donald Trump Supported Kyle Rittenhouse
By: Don Lewis
Tags: Politics, Law, Kyle Rittenhouse, Corruption, Guns

Man Charged with Illegally Buying Gun for the Donald Trump Supported Kyle Rittenhouse

Donald J. Trump, John M. Pierce and Kyle Rittenhouse

Donald Trump has supported Kyle Rittenhouse. The 17-year old’s lawyer, John Pierce of Pierce Bainbridge, is a Trump supporter. Trump is a gun proponent, as is Pierce. And now we have news that a 19-year old, who allegedly purchased the Smith & Wesson used by Rittenhouse in the Kenosha shootings, with cash provided by Rittenhouse, is the subject of a criminal complaint. The individual is facing 12 years in prison if convicted.

The Rittenhouse case has received international attention. Pierce has referred to his client in glowing terms. For example, on September 1, 2020, a Pierce tweet suggested Rittenhouse is a patriot who will go down on the right side of history.

The Pierce tweet received immediate backlash and was deleted. As it turns out, Pierce has had his own weapons issue. In 2016, the Rittenhouse lawyer reportedly relinquished a gun in connection with a domestic violence restraining order obtained against Pierce by his former spouse.

Superior Court of the State of California County of Los Angeles, Central District. CASE No. BD 639 740. Declaration of Pierce’s ex-wife under penalty of perjury.

Violence is perhaps a tie that binds Rittenhouse and his attorney. Pierce was on the receiving end of a second domestic violence restraining order in 2019, a sample of Pierce’s text messages to the mother of his children is disturbing.

Publicly filed texts in the Superior Court of the State of California County of Los Angeles, Central District. CASE No. BD 639 740. Texts dated July 27, 2019, authenticity was verified by an IT professional

Pierce’s has a slew of additional concerning issues, including, per his former spouse’s declaration under penalty of perjury, losing his job the K&L Gates law firm for physically assaulting a co-worker; a compilation of news reports is illuminating.

This new criminal complaint is another set back for the 17-year old. Pierce’s plan to fight extradition failed miserably. #FightBack reported that it had raised $2.1 million as of September 29, 2019; presumably funds were raised thereafter. Yet, Rittenhouse remains in jail.

Questions have been raised as to whether Rittenhouse is being used a pawn in a Trumpian political game. The question arose, in part, due to the Kenosha’s shooter’s presence in the front row of a Trump rally several months before the shootings.

While Kyle Rittenhouse sits in a jail cell, #FightBack hosted a fancy “Lowcountry fundraiser” for a losing Senatorial candidate, and Pierce attended an “all-smiles” banquet with Wendy Rittenhouse and Michelle Malkin.

Michelle Malkin, Wendy Rittenhouse and John Pierce. The tweet appeared on Malkin’s page with a caption in part: “Standing ovation from Waukesha County GOP Women for my special guests.”

Questions about what happened to the $2.1 million + 40 days of additional #FightBack fundraising remain unanswered. And now this criminal charge, concerning the alleged illegal purchase of the kill weapon with cash from Rittenhouse, darkens the already ominous clouds hanging over the 17-year old Kenosha shooter.