Rittenhouse Defense Files Mistrial Motion Saying Prosecutors Withheld Video Evidence

Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense attorneys filed a motion for a mistrial on Monday, alleging prosecutorial misconduct.

The defense team filed for a mistrial with prejudice, accusing the prosecution of withholding video evidence that could be key to Rittenhouse’s self-defense argument.

The seven-page mistrial request alleged that prosecutors had high-resolution drone footage but failed to produce it, showing only a grainy low-resolution version of the footage in court. The defense said they only received the higher-resolution clip later on Saturday after testimony was over.

The footage was used by the prosecution in an attempt to prove that Rittenhouse chased the first man he shot, Joseph Rosenbaum, before their positions switched and Rosenbaum began chasing Rittenhouse.