Kyle Rittenhouse’s Former Spokesman Turns On ‘Killer Kyle’

David Hancock was Kyle Rittenhouse’s spokesman during his criminal proceedings back in 2021. Three years later, Hancock has taken to X to reveal how Rittenhouse’s “meticulously crafted facade” was created in order to achieve his acquittal. You’ll recall Rittenhouse faced homicide charges after he travelled across state lines at the age of 17 in August 2020 to take part in civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Armed with an AR-15, he shot three men (two fatally). He pleaded not guilty, and thanks to his performance during the trial, he was acquitted.

But the worm has turned for Hancock, and he unloaded mightily on X (formerly known as Twitter) pulling back the curtain on the carefully groomed image created for Rittenhouse in order to achieve his acquittal. From Crooks & Liars:

At the time, Hancock was laying it on as thickly as anyone, trying to portray Killer Kyle as a poor innocent waif of a boy just trying to do the right thing and who just wanted to go back to his old life and go on to Arizona State University and study to be a nurse to help people.

But that was then and this is now. And Hancock is, quite frankly, sick and tired of Killer Kyle’s bullshit and he’s calling him out on it.

https://twitter.com/DaveHan06/status/1774751376889057282 Here’s the text of Hancock’s post via his X account:

Is anyone surprised that Kyle’s far-right political handlers ensured this particular detail didn’t make it into his book? (See photo)

Regarding his online high school diploma, we had to force him to complete the four years of credits in just ten months, which he did using the “Google machine.”

We invested significant effort to craft the image you witnessed during the trial. We outfitted him in new suits, arranged for his haircut every weekend during the trial, and dedicated over 200 hours to prepare him for direct and cross-examination.

We employed the world’s leading jury consultant and conducted extensive research through three mock trials to identify the ideal jurors and the most effective approach for his testimony.

Transforming a middle school dropout who was “angry at the world” with a history of violence and an unhealthy obsession with guns and killing into a respectable young man with a desire for higher education and a promising future was no easy feat.

It was a meticulously crafted facade, which we sincerely hoped he would grow into. Instead, he squandered a full scholarship to study any subject at any university in the country to become a divisive douchebag and antagonize black Americans on college campuses.

Kyle failed to learn a single thing. He remains the same uneducated, arrogant, and antagonistic individual, incapable of telling the truth.

Now, he genuinely believes he is the show pony we created and has surrounded himself with sycophants who fuel his inflated ego because they prioritize their political agenda and Christian Nationalist worldview over his well-being.

Despite my efforts to guide him toward a better path in life, the allure of notoriety triumphed over the prospect of putting in the hard work of pursuing an education.

Kyle is ill-equipped to offer advice to young people. I regret my role in shaping him into whatever he has become. If I had known what I know now about Kyle’s history, I wouldn’t have been involved.

Included in the tweet was a photo of a letter regarding Rittenhouse’s test score on the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) – the test to get into the military. The max score on the ASVAB is 99 and the minimum score to join the Marine Corps is 31. According to the letter, Rittenhouse scored “far below” the required minimum.

Tuition, books, fees, rent for an apartment, monthly living stipend. Literally everything was to be paid for by a very wealthy individual that wanted to see Kyle do something productive with his second chance.

Tossed it away. — David Hancock (@DaveHan06) April 1, 2024

Thank you for sharing the truth, David. I’ve been a criminal defense lawyer for almost 40 years; and it wasn’t hard to see “all the work” done prior to trial. Trained eye on my part, but it was easy to recognize. Too bad the jury didn’t (and wasn’t allowed to) see the truth of…

— 🐰Untamed 💙 Bunny🐰 (@BoldBlueBunny) April 2, 2024

Former military recruiter here. Everything you said was apparent to me just from watching him. Thank you for sharing this truth. The sooner he is cast off and held accountable for his actions the better off we all are – including him.

— Davey Jones (@OdysseyGTR) April 1, 2024