Idiot move.
No kidding. Rittenhouse’s defense team has done a stellar job until now. In most situations, a defendant wanting to testify in a murder case—after his counsel destroyed the prosecution’s star witness on cross-examination—would get a response like this:
“You’re on the road to acquittal...we have clearly established your self-defense motive, and their witness confirmed that, by admitting he pointed a gun at you. Don’t jeopardize your chances by taking the stand. If you want to add something, save it for your book. Otherwise, stay quiet and let us do our jobs.”
Was very impressed by the defense team and their work—until this morning.