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Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said he believes\u00a0Kyle Rittenhouse\u00a0<\/a>is \u201cnot guilty\u201d and he would consider bringing him on as an intern after his high-profile murder trial.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, Gaetz spoke to Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield and expressed that Rittenhouse \u201cwould probably make a good congressional intern.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe may reach out to him and see if he\u2019d be interested in helping the country in additional ways,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/a><\/p>\n The jury in Rittenhouse\u2019s high-profile trial is ongoing, with another day of deliberations scheduled for Thursday.<\/p>\n The 18-year-old is accused of killing two people and injuring a third during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. <\/p>\n Rittenhouse claimed his acts were in self-defense during the trial.<\/p>\n Sign up<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHe deserves a not guilty verdict, and I sure hope he gets it,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/p>\n He also publicly denounced the punishment of rioter Jacob Chansley, 34, who stormed Capitol Hill in a fuzzy hat with horns on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n He received a 41-month prison sentence.<\/p>\n \u201cThis QAnon Shaman is a relatively harmless, non-violent vegan, and the notion that he has to be in prison for three and a half years to settle some sort of political score defies justice,\u201d Gaetz\u00a0said.<\/a><\/p>\n He also said that the American people have a Department of Justice that is \u201cthe most political agency in Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n