Exactly - the game was thrown. The judge is a life long dem.... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Schroeder He never allows the word victim till sentencing phase https://www.npr.org/2021/11/04/1052485234/a-look-at-bruce-schroeder-the-judge-in-the-kyle-rittenhouse-trial And he always allows the defendants to draw jury names at the end to see which jurors will be excluded getting the jury down to 12, he has been doing it for 20 yrs https://news.yahoo.com/judge-defends-letting-kyle-rittenhouse-174349704.html His stern warnings to the prosecutor (out of the jury's presence) were for, Bringing up the fact Rittenhouse remained silent when he turned himself in but is now testifying.....A HUGE no no!!! Plus others......Here's a good article.. https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/rittenhouse-trial-judge-s-performance-was-controversial-it-wasn-t-n1284282