Sheriff David Beth tried to break the tension outside court by distributing coffee and cookies to protesters during the third day of Kyle Rittenhouse trial.

The Kenosha County sheriff set up a small counter outside the courthouse with a signboard that said “Cookies for peace” on Thursday.

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Appearing on Newsmax, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed Kyle Rittenhouse has not had a fair trial.

“Particularly when you consider all the errors in this case, we’re at a point judges will be justified in throwing the case out. Meaning there are so many errors, any one of which could normally reverse a case,” the former Donald Trump lawyer said.

“The case has become a travesty,” he added. “They commented on the 5th amendment privilege which never gets done. I ran the US attorney’s office for five years. [I was] the third ranking officer in the Justice Department for three years and I don’t remember how many cases I have tried. I don’t remember a prosecutor doing it,” he added.

Giuliani said the judge has the ability to give a not guilty verdict in this case saying the verdict was not supported by evidence.

Former Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones described MSNBC as a “domestic terror group” after judge Bruce Schroeder banned the broadcaster from the Rittenhouse trial courthouse.

It was after the police suggested that a freelance MSNBC journalist was following or trying to photograph jurors.

He was stopped by the Kenosha police for allegedly running a traffic signal behind a bus used to transport the jurors.

MSNBC has denied any wrongdoing.

“Last night, a freelancer received a traffic citation. While the traffic violation took place near the jury van, the freelancer never contacted or intended to contact the jurors during deliberations, and never photographed or intended to photograph them,” NBC News said in a statement to CNN.

“We regret the incident and will fully cooperate with the authorities on any investigation.”

From confusion over an iPad camera’s ‘pinch to zoom’ technology to the prosecutor pointing Rittenhouse’s rifle at the jury, this trial has been full of dramatic and unexpected scenes unfolding inside the courtroom.

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As Kyle Rittenhouse’s fate was being decided, protesters from both the “guilty” and “not guilty” camps outside Wisconsin courthouse displayed unusual bonhomie.

The supporters of Black Lives Matter and those of Rittenhouse shared pizza together and spoke of unity as they withstood the bitter cold together despite their opposing views.

But shortly after that, a protester allegedly assaulted and was caught body-slamming a journalist. A man wearing a a “f*** Kyle Rittenhouse” t-shirt was captured on camera hitting a journalist’s camera, forcing him to back down.

Arizona senator Wendy Rogers has joined the growing list of Republican candidates, elected officials, and other influential conservatives who have backed Kyle Rittenhouse.

Rogers tweeted on Friday: “Pray for Kyle Rittenhouse and that decency prevails. Self defense is a human right.”

It comes after Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said he might offer Rittenhouse an internship.

As the nation’s eyes remain glued to the double homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, viewers have scrutinised the judge presiding over the high-profile case.

Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder is Wisconsin’s longest-service active trial judge who, at 75 years old, has said that he has tried more homicide cases than any judge in the state.

His courtroom manner and arguments with prosecutors have drawn significant attention as the trial draws to a close.

A man who was confronted by police for carrying a rifle without a permit and hurled obscenities about Black Lives Matter protests confirmed he was a fired Ferguson police officer.

The man, who first identified himself as “Maserati Mike”, is Jesse Kline, who was a member in a police department of Missouri for three years.

He has been protesting outside the Kenosha County Courthouse for the past three days as Kyle Rittenhouse jury deliberation continues.

He first brought a rifle to the court and returned with a rifle bag and a dog the next day.

Disgraced Florida congressman Matt Gaetz weighed in on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial this week, saying he may hire the defendant as an intern.

“He deserves a not guilty verdict, and I sure hope he gets it because you know what, Kyle Rittenhouse would probably make a pretty good congressional intern,” Mr Gaetz told Newsmax. “We may reach out to him and see if he’d be interested in helping the country in additional ways.”

Outside the Wisconsin courthouse where Kyle Rittenhouse’s fate is being decided, protesters from both the “guilty” and “not guilty” camps have withstood the bitter cold to make their opinions known.

“In the melee stand two people, barely three feet apart,” The Independent’s Sheila Flynn reports. “Ashley, 26, has flown from California in support of justice for the victims shot last year by Rittenhouse. Almost twice her age, 51-year-old Brandon – who also flew in from California — holds a handmade red, white and blue sign exhorting people to ‘Grow a pair & stop resisting arrest.’ It’s fair to say they come from opposite sides of the ideological spectrum.”