EXCLUSIVE: ‘Under your black robes of justice you wear a white robe of the Klan.’ DailyMail reveals vile emails sent to judge in Kyle Rittenhouse case including threats to ‘spit directly into his face’ and ‘payback’ against his children
- On Thursday Judge Bruce Schroeder revealed that he had been sent offensive emails during the trial, some calling him a racistÂ
- DailyMail.com has reviewed the hundreds of offensive communications sent to the judge presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse case in Kenosha, Wisconsin Â
- One email addressed to ‘Your Honor’ reads, ‘I didn’t know that under your black robes of justice you wear a white robe of the klan’
- Among the most disturbing is one that threatens the lives of the judge’s children, promises ‘pay back,’ and states that Rittenhouse ‘won’t live long’ if acquittedÂ
- Another reads, ‘Enjoy your term, judge, it’s going to be your LAST. If I ever meet you in person, I fully intend to spit directly into your face’
- Numerous emails are sent anonymously or using pseudonyms
- Judge Schroeder promised he would ‘deal with’ the senders and said, ‘I wouldn’t want to be those people’
The judge presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse trial has been slammed as a racist and had his life threatened in a torrent of abusive and menacing emails, letters, postcards and faxes received by Kenosha County Courthouse and seen by DailyMail.com
DailyMail.com has reviewed the hundreds of offensive communications sent to Judge Bruce Schroeder, and today we can reveal the extraordinary outpouring of vitriol that the high-profile trial has inspired.
One email, sent Wednesday, reads simply, ‘Wow way to name a white skinhead hot head to be a judge. No wonder they burn down your city.’
Others calls for the ‘racist’ judge, the longest serving in the county, to be dismissed and disbarred.
One addressed to ‘Your Honor’ reads, ‘I didn’t know that under your black robes of justice you wear a white robe of the klan. There is no way a fair trial can be heard under your supervision. Better yet, resign.’
