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Dan Abrams Says Family Of Kyle Rittenhouse ‘Victims’ Should Consider Suing Teen

KENOSHA, WI. (THECOUNT) — Dan Abrams, ABC News chief legal analyst, told co-anchor Whit Johnson that even though Kyle Rittenhouse was “found not guilty on all charges in the shooting deaths of two men during a protest in Wisconsin,” the families of the fallen should still considering suing the teen in civil court.

Abrams seemed hopeful that “there could be,” suits coming, adding:

You may see some of the victims decide to sue Kyle Rittenhouse. Remember, the legal standard in a civil case, much lower than in a criminal case. Again and again in the context of this case, I kept talking about how tough the burden is for prosecutors to overcome self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt. Well, in a civil case, it just has to be negligence. You just have to prove it’s more likely than not.

Newsbusters reported Sunday that with the jury finding Rittenhouse innocent and that he acted legally in defending himself, the likeliness of the civil cases being successful was minimal. The ruling also burst the bubble of attacker Gaige Grosskreutz who’s suing the city for $10 million.

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