MSNBC Banned From Rittenhouse Trial After Producer Followed Jurors: Judge

MSNBC Banned From Rittenhouse Trial After Producer Followed Jurors: Judge
Judge Bruce Schroeder alerts the attorneys that a man claiming to be with a major news network was arrested the previous night during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Nov. 18, 2021. Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool
Zachary Stieber
Jack Phillips
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KENOSHA, Wisconsin—A bus containing jurors mulling over the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse was followed on the evening of Nov. 17, authorities announced Thursday.

The person who followed the jury bus identified himself as James J. Morrison and claimed he was a producer for NBC and MSNBC, Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder, who is presiding over the trial, said in the courtroom, reading from a police report.

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