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Speaker 1: Kyle Rittenhouse was just seventeen years old when he went

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Speaker 1: We're going to hear from him in his own words

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Speaker 1: talking about his book Acquitted, where he tells his life

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Speaker 1: Kyle Rittenhouse. Well, Kyle, it's nice to meet you. I

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Speaker 2: For you, absolutely, so thank you for having me on.

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Speaker 1: You know, obviously you wrote this book to give people

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Speaker 2: Well, I talk about that quite a bit a bit

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Speaker 1: Who are you now? How would you describe yourself now?

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Speaker 1: What have you learned about the media and all of this.

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Speaker 2: Well, I just had to trust in God. I had

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Speaker 2: Well, I deal with emotional trauma every single day. I

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Speaker 2: I just want to live free from harassment. I just

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Speaker 2: Well, Lisa, I just want to say thank you for

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Speaker 1: Kyle Rittenhouse, appreciate you taking the time to talk about

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Speaker 1: your new book Acquitted.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, Lisa.

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Speaker 1: It was Kyle Rittenhouse talking about his new book Acquitted

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