GoFundMe was hit with enormous backlash when it pulled down Rittenhouse fundraisers. Share with friends Send emails Send text messages Share on social media Watch a video tutorial 3.
GoFundMe did not immediately respond to FOX Business' request for comment on why the fundraiser for Wilson was and remains on the site despite their purging of what they said in Friday's statement were "hundreds of other fundraisers between August and December 2020 - unrelated to Rittenhouse - that we determined were in violation of this long-standing policy." Start your fundraiser Set your fundraiser goal Tell your story Add a picture or video Watch a video tutorial 2. Rittenhouse was found not guilty of all charges in the shooting of three de (Photo by Sean Krajacic - Pool/Getty Images / Getty Images) KENOSHA, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 19: Kyle Rittenhouse reacts as he is found not guilty on all counts at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Novemin Kenosha, Wisconsin. "A fundraiser to pay lawyers, cover legal expenses or to help with ongoing living expenses for a person acquitted of those charges could remain active as long as we determine it is not in violation of any of our other terms and, for example, the purpose is clearly stated and the correct beneficiary is added to the fundraiser."īut at the time that GoFundMe shut down all Rittenhouse defense funds in August of last year, they allowed countless fundraisers for the defense of other individuals accused of violent crimes.
"If someone is acquitted of those charges, as Rittenhouse was today, a fundraiser started subsequently for their legal defense and other expenses would not violate this policy," the statement went on to say. RITTENHOUSE COULD HAVE POTENTIAL DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST BIDEN OVER WHITE SUPREMACIST TWEET, EXPERT SAYS (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP, File) (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP, File / AP Newsroom) Ive shared and told my ppl to pass it alone never really had any luck raising money for anything thats important like this. The 17-year-old is accused of fatally shooting two protesters during a protest. Need to know how I can get my fund raiser out there. Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., with another armed civilian.