re: Putting Rittenhouse on the stand wasn’t a good idea

Because the burden of proof shifts to defendant if using an affirmative defense like self defense.

Although you could see from the video that it looks like self defense, he needed to ultimately testify that he believed he was in imminent danger. He needed to establish fear of harm. Would be hard to do without his testimony since Rosenbaum was not in possession of a weapon.

That’s my guess.