Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse case receives threatening emails

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/judge-in-kyle-rittenhouse-case-receives-threatening-emails

The judge presiding over Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial is receiving hundreds of emails threatening him and even his children.

The Kenosha County Courthouse received threatening emails, letters, postcards, and faxes accusing Wisconsin Judge Bruce Schroeder of racism and asking him to resign in addition to warnings about Rittenhouse's safety if he is acquitted by a jury. There were also threats against the judge's children, according to the Daily Mail .

"Your Honor, I didn't know that under your black robes of justice you wear a white robe of the klan," one email read. "There is no way a fair trial can be heard under your supervision. Better yet, resign."

Many of the emails signed off with users using their full names, including one email that threatened to spit on Schroeder should the two ever meet in person.

Schroeder noted earlier this week there were "thousands of communications" he and his staff have received in the course of the trial. He promised he would "deal with" the senders. "I wouldn't want to be those people," he said.