NBC and MSNBC BANNED From Rittenhouse Trial for Following Jury Bus

NBC and MSNBC BANNED From Rittenhouse Trial for Following Jury Bus

Judge Bruce Schroeder announced today from the bench in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial that MSNBC journalists were no longer allowed in the Kenosha courthouse. He made the announcement after describing a disturbing sequence of events allegedly conducted by or at the behest of MSNBC producers.

The jury is bussed in and out in a bus with windows covered — a “sealed bus,” as the judge put it — to prevent them from seeing signs and protesters at the courthouse. Last night, a vehicle was spotted by law enforcement following the bus as it left the courthouse. Police pulled the vehicle over for running a red light and were informed that the driver worked for MSNBC and was following the bus as instructed by a producer in New York to follow the bus.

The driver’s name was reported to the judge as “James J. Morrison” and claimed to be a producer for NBC News. He was instructed by a New York producer named “Irene Byon” to follow the bus.

The judge declared that NBC and MSNBC were banned from covering the trial from the courthouse pending further investigation.