Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger

Legal Beat

EXPLAINER: Could jury weigh lesser charges for Rittenhouse?

Prosecutors in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial could ask the jury to consider lesser charges when it gets the case, a move that could secure a conviction for some crime but take a possible life sentence off the table. Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger has struggled to counter Rittenhouse’s self-defense arguments during the Illinois