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Kyle Rittenhouse's Trial Will End in a Verdict. The Nation's Trial By Ordeal Won't | History News Network

The judge is never meant to be the center of news stories in a trial—and certainly not in a trial that has become a microcosm for American politics. The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse is winding down. Closing arguments will begin on Monday. And all around the nation, people are watching to see what the verdict will be. And the judge in charge of the trial, Bruce Schroeder, has managed to become a central figure in the reporting.When he led the jury s…