Utah County prosecutors on Tuesday released text messages that were sent between suspected assassin Tyler Robinson and his trans-identifying roommate after influential conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was gunned down in Orem, Utah.
At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray revealed more information on Robinson&#8217;s recent shift toward leftist politics while announcing that the suspected assassin is facing seven <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/prosecutors-reveal-charges-against-suspected-charlie-kirk-assassin-will-seek-death-penalty">charges</a>, including aggravated murder, which makes him eligible for the death penalty.
Robinson’s mother told investigators that her son became more political and Left-leaning over the past year, adopting pro-gay and pro-transgender views, according to Gray. Robinson was also dating his roommate, a man who identified as a woman and is in the process of “transitioning,” the attorney added, citing comments Robinson’s mother made to authorities.
Last Wednesday, Robinson texted his roommate, “drop what you are doing, look under my keyboard,&#8221; according to the charging documents. Prosecutors said that when the roommate looked under the keyboard, he found a note stating, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.” After reading the note, the roommate replied via text, &#8220;What?????????????? You’re joking, right????&#8221; the charging documents stated.
According to the charging documents, Robinson and his roommate then went back and forth in multiple text messages, where the suspected killer revealed information about his desire to assassinate Kirk and his plan to retrieve the rifle used in the shooting after leaving it at a drop point.
Read the full text exchange that was published in the charging documents below (Warning: some profanity):
<blockquote>Robinson: I am still ok my love, but am stuck in orem for a little while longer yet. Shouldn’t be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you.
Roommate: you weren’t the one who did it right????
Robinson: I am, I’m sorry
Roommate: I thought they caught the person?
Robinson: no, they grabbed some crazy old dude, then interrogated someone in similar clothing. I had planned to grab my rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of that side of town got locked down. Its quiet, almost enough to get out, but theres one vehicle lingering.
Roommate: Why?
Robinson: Why did I do it?
Roommate: Yeah
Robinson: I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out. If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence. Going to attempt to retrieve it again, hopefully they have moved on. I haven’t seen anything about them finding it.…
Roommate: How long have you been planning this?
Robinson: a bit over a week I believe. I can get close to it but there is a squad car parked right by it. I think they already swept that spot, but I don’t wanna chance it…
Robinson: I’m wishing I had circled back and grabbed it as soon as I got to my vehicle. … I’m worried what my old man would do if I didn’t bring back grandpas rifle … idek if it had a serial number, but it wouldn’t trace to me. I worry about prints I had to leave it in a bush where I changed outfits.didn’t have the ability or time to bring it with. … I might have to abandon it and hope they don’t find prints. how the fuck will I explain losing it to my old man. …only thing I left was the rifle wrapped in a towel. …remember how I was engraving bullets? The fuckin messages are mostly a big meme, if I see “notices bulge uwu” on fox new I might have a stroke alright im gonna have to leave it, that really fucking sucks. … judging from today I’d say grandpas gun does just fine idk. I think that was a $2k scope ;-;…
Robinson: delete this exchange
Robinson: my dad wants photos of the rifle … he says grandpa wants to knowwho has what, the feds released a photo of the rifle, and it is very unique. Hes calling me rn, not answering.…
Robinson: since trump got into office [my dad] has been pretty diehard maga.…
Robinson: Im gonna turn myself in willingly, one of my neighbors here is a deputy for the sheriff.
Robinson: you are all I worry about love
Roommate: I’m much more worried about you
Robinson: don’t talk to the media please. don’t take any interviews or make any comments. … if any police ask you questions ask for a lawyer and stay silent</blockquote>

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Read The Disturbing Texts Between Tyler Robinson And His Trans ‘Love’ After Charlie Kirk Assassination

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Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray revealed on Tuesday that suspected Charlie Kirk assassin, Tyler Robinson, faces seven charges, including a count of aggravated murder, which makes him eligible for the death penalty.
At a press conference announcing the charges, Gray added that he would file a notice of intent to seek the death penalty, saying that the decision is based &#8220;on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime.&#8221; The attorney said that the suspected assassin leaned more into leftist politics in the past year and targeted Kirk over his political expression.
Robinson is charged with one count of aggravated murder &#8220;for intentionally or knowingly causing the death of Charlie Kirk under circumstances that created a great risk of death to others.&#8221; The second count is felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury.
&#8220;The state is further alleging aggravating factors on counts one and two because the defendant is believed to have targeted Charlie Kirk based on Charlie Kirk&#8217;s political expression and did so knowing that children were present and would witness the homicide,&#8221; Gray said.
Count three is obstruction of justice &#8220;for moving and concealing the rifle used in the shooting.&#8221; Count four is another obstruction of justice charge &#8220;for disposing the clothing he wore during the shooting.&#8221; Counts five and six are witness tampering &#8220;for directing his roommate to delete his incriminating texts&#8221; and &#8220;for directing his roommate to stay silent if police questioned him.&#8221; The final count is commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child &#8220;for committing homicide knowing that children were present and may have seen or heard the murder and did so based on Charlie Kirk&#8217;s political expression.&#8221;
Robinson&#8217;s mother told investigators that her son became more political and Left-leaning over the past year, adopting pro-gay and pro-transgender views, according to Gray. Robinson was also dating his roommate, a man who identified as a woman and is in the process of &#8220;transitioning,&#8221; the attorney added, citing comments Robinson&#8217;s mother made to authorities.
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🚨BREAKING: Utah County Attorney DESTROYS the narrative that Charlie Kirk&#8217;s suspected assassin held right-wing political views:
&#8220;Robinson&#8217;s mother explained that over the last year or so, Robinson had become more political, and started to lean more to the Left, becoming more… <a href="https://t.co/T5OnFcQk1a">pic.twitter.com/T5OnFcQk1a</a>
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Gray said that Robinson&#8217;s political shift to the Left and his decision to date his trans-identifying roommate led to multiple conversations with his father &#8220;who had very different political views.&#8221;
Robinson allegedly texted his roommate after the assassination and told him look under a keyboard. The roommate found a note under the keyboard, which stated, &#8220;I have the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I&#8217;m going to take it,&#8221; according to Gray. The attorney added that text messages sent between Robinson and his roommate revealed that Robinson stated that he targeted Kirk because he &#8220;had enough&#8221; of Kirk&#8217;s &#8220;hatred,&#8221; adding, &#8220;Some hatred can&#8217;t be negotiated out.&#8221; In another text message, Robinson allegedly said that he had been planning the assassination for a week.
Robinson asked his roommate to avoid speaking to the media or police, and urged him to &#8220;ask for a lawyer and stay silent,&#8221; Gray said.

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Prosecutors Reveal Charges Against Suspected Charlie Kirk Assassin, Will Seek Death Penalty

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The Trump administration is backing four Republican proposals that would bring law and order to Washington, D.C., according to an official White House document obtained by The Daily Wire. 
The proposals for law enforcement in the nation’s capital range from tightening up sentencing guidelines for youth offenders to freeing up police from bureaucratic restrictions, according to an official <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/SAP-DC-Bills-9.16.25.pdf">statement of policy</a> released Tuesday by the Office of Management and Budget. In recent weeks, crime has dropped in D.C. after President Donald Trump surged federal law enforcement to the district to crack down on the rampant crime that has long plagued the Democrat-controlled city. 
The statement from the Office of Management and Budget says that the bills would “advance the President’s law and order agenda in Washington, D.C. Citizens, tourists, and visitors are no longer afraid to dine and enjoy the scenery of America’s Federal city. By enacting these bills, criminals will be held accountable and police officers will be empowered with the resources necessary to ensure safety.”
The first bill referenced in the document is the DC CRIMES Act. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), would decrease the maximum age that a criminal could be sentenced as a youth offender from 24 to 18. It would also mandate that the attorney general of D.C. establish a publicly accessible portal tracking juvenile crime, and it would block the D.C. council from enacting changes to criminal liability sentencing guidelines. 
The second bill, the District of Columbia Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act, was introduced by Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) and would allow those 14 and older to be charged as adults for violent crimes like armed robbery and murder. 
“This bill would be a critical step to bring more accountability in a city where more than fifty percent of carjackings are committed by minors,” the Office of Management and Budget said. 
The third bill, introduced by Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), called the District of Columbia Policing Protection Act, would allow police officers in the district to chase after criminals who flee by car. Current policies in D.C. ban police from chasing after most criminals suspected of non-violent offenses. 
“These unnecessary restrictions ensure that many criminals get away without punishment and police officers are unable to perform their duties to protect the public. This bill would change that policy and allow officers to pursue any suspect by motor vehicle if they deem it necessary and the most effective means to capture the suspect,” the Trump administration wrote. 
The fourth bill would give Trump the ability to nominate judges for the district at his own discretion rather than from a list provided by “radical left-wing commissioners.” Named the District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act, the bill was introduced by Reps. Higgins and Pete Sessions (R-TX). 
“After the President’s successful efforts to quell crime and enforce law and order in the Federal capital, it is time to enhance these efforts by enacting these bills into law,” the Trump administration said.

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Police said the 71-year-old man initially detained after Charlie Kirk’s assassination admitted he falsely claimed responsibility in an effort to draw attention away from the real shooter.
Right after Kirk was fatally shot at Utah Valley University, George Zinn told police he was the gunman and demanded they shoot him, according to court documents. Investigators later determined that Zinn did not shoot Kirk, but charged him with second-degree obstruction of justice. 
In an affidavit filed on Monday, a police officer said that Zinn approached police and yelled, &#8220;I shot him, now shoot me,” after the Kirk shooting, <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/man-claimed-to-have-shot-charlie-kirk-to-allow-gunman-to-escape-police-said?fbclid=IwY2xjawM1jW1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFhUzh0bjFiQ0ZSeFhqVDJGAR6fmazZSQxGlcChErALhawuPRdSbEUy1lsp3GHJz0C8X-gjFteZMkitB89WRw_aem_cksKQCEcALvMFWNjmuP2Rg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox 13 Salt Lake City. &#8220;I then started to escort George to a patrol car that was at the back of the venue. He continued to state that he shot the individual and to just shoot him,&#8221; a police officer <a href="https://kfoxtv.com/news/nation-world/man-accused-of-claiming-he-shot-charlie-kirk-to-give-real-suspect-chance-to-escape">said</a>.
Zinn later admitted he made the false confession “to draw attention from the real shooter” and said he “wanted to be a martyr for the person who was shot,” according to the affidavit.
Once at the police station, Zinn said that he wanted a lawyer, and the police told him that they did not believe that he shot Kirk, KUTV reported. 
&#8220;At that point he advised I am already going to be in trouble for saying I shot him. Even if I did not,&#8221; the officer wrote. &#8220;I did not ask him any more questions at that point.&#8221;
Zinn was also charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. Law enforcement said that he admitted &#8220;that he uses his phone to view and abuse Child Sex Abuse Material and there may be some images on his phone.&#8221;
After being booked at the police station, Zinn was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue. 
Zinn is known in the Salt Lake City area for disrupting political events and has a criminal history dating back to the 1980s, The Salt Lake Tribune <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/09/10/george-zinn-what-we-know-about-man/">reported</a>. In 2013, Zinn was charged with threatening to place bombs at the finish line of the Salt Lake City marathon. Zinn agreed to a plea deal in that case and was sentenced to probation. However, after he failed to meet the conditions, he was ordered to spend a year in jail, with credit for time served, according to the Tribune. Zinn was arrested again in 2019 after a protest in downtown Salt Lake City turned violent.
The man whom police believe actually shot Kirk is 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Robinson is charged with aggravated murder and is set to make his first court appearance on Tuesday.

Man Lied About Shooting Charlie Kirk To ‘Draw Attention’ From Real Assassin: Police

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President Donald Trump on Monday signed a memo directing a crackdown on crime in Memphis, Tennessee, using a strategy similar to the one deployed in Washington, D.C.
The <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restoring-law-and-order-in-memphis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memo</a> establishes the Memphis Safe Task Force and directs the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to request control of the Tennessee National Guard from the governor. Trump’s Monday directive followed a request from Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee for help fighting crime in Memphis.
“This task force will be a replica of our extraordinarily successful efforts here (in Washington, D.C.), and you&#8217;ll see it&#8217;s a lot of the same thing,” Trump said in an Oval Office signing ceremony flanked by top Tennessee and federal law enforcement officials. “Now, we did send the FBI in about four months ago to work, and it brought some of the numbers down, and they did a great job, but we&#8217;re sending in the big force now.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &#8220;Today, at the request of <a href="https://twitter.com/GovBillLee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovBillLee</a> of Tennessee&#8230; I&#8217;m signing a Presidential Memorandum to establish the Memphis Safe Task Force — and it&#8217;s very important because of the crime that&#8217;s going on.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/8fflcbietz">pic.twitter.com/8fflcbietz</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1967693731014099053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) credited FBI Director Kash Patel with the work done by his agency to drop crime in Memphis over the summer through “Operation Viper.”
“There have been over 500 arrests, there are over 100 indictments, and Memphis had the best stats they have had in years this past August, last month. It was the best August they have had, and it&#8217;s because of the work that&#8217;s been done,” Blackburn <a href="https://x.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/1967730702809706534">said</a>.
While the plan to combat crime in Memphis includes National Guard members posted in the city, it relies on partnerships between state, local, and federal law enforcement to combat crime. The law enforcement agencies involved <a href="https://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2025/9/15/icymi--gov--lee--president-trump-meet-in-oval-office-to-discuss-strategic-mission-to-address-crime-in-memphis.html">include</a> the Drug Enforcement Agency, Tennessee Highway Patrol, and Memphis Police Department, according to Lee’s office.
During his remarks at the White House, Trump said that Chicago is “probably next” to receive a deployment from the National Guard after Memphis. It’s unclear how Trump plans to allocate federal resources to Chicago. Unlike in Tennessee, the president faces a hostile governor in Illinois who would almost certainly refuse to cooperate with any effort to send federal resources into Chicago.
“Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here nor needed here,” Pritzker <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/25/politics/jb-pritzker-trump-chicago">said</a> last month.

Trump Targets Memphis Crime With Strategy Proven In Washington, D.C.

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Actor Michael Rapaport expressed his disdain for repeat offenders being released in New York City as a way of protesting the election of far-Left NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
“I’m sorry you’re a psychopath. I’m sorry you’re mentally ill. But I don’t need you walking around me. I don’t need you walking around my wife. My wife was groped in New York City in broad daylight,” the 55-year-old comedian said.
Rapaport went on to relay the story of how his wife and her friend went to see a show in the city. After they left, they were walking down the sidewalk when a man approached her and “rubbed up on her.”
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I don’t want my Wife walking around men that have been arrested 14 times sorry.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nyc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nyc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/crime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#crime</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZohranMamdani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZohranMamdani</a> <a href="https://t.co/M53okIJXoI">pic.twitter.com/M53okIJXoI</a>
— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelRapaport/status/1966882635042746739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“Violated my wife in New York City,” the actor seethed during a clip from his podcast that he shared on X.
“I don’t want people like that walking around my wife,” he added. “I don’t want people that have been arrested 14 times, for whatever reason, walking around my wife, walking around my kids. Nor should you, and it has nothing to do with politics.”
“Put them in a f***ing zoo,” Rapaport concluded.
The comments were filled with followers applauding the celeb, likening his rant to a red pill moment.
“Watching a liberal metamorphosis into a conservative after life happening to them is like watching a caterpillar turn into a beautiful butterfly,” one person <a href="https://x.com/harr72247/status/1966914027600441545">wrote</a>.
“I love to see Michael’s complete 180 transformation. That’s what happen[s] when you start to see things for how they are and not what you’ve been told they are,” another <a href="https://x.com/TexasTraderOne/status/1967071669689696534">said</a>.
Once an outspoken liberal and critic of Donald Trump, Rapaport, who is Jewish, has come out publicly in support of Israel following the October 7 attacks and has begun to distance himself from the Democratic Party. Besides being a pro-Israel advocate, the comedian has also spoken about crime before, filming a viral video documenting retail theft at a Rite Aid in NYC in 2022.
Days ago, Rapaport spoke out against the way many people were reacting to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
&#8220;Any public person that would, in any way, shape, or form, support, laugh at, excuse, the public killing of Charlie Kirk, is sick. Really, really, really twisted,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/michael-rapaport-blasts-liberals-cheering-163223626.html">said</a>.

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The FBI is looking into at least seven social media accounts and seeking to determine if anyone knew of a plot to assassinate Charlie Kirk before he was shot and killed last week, The Washington Free Beacon <a href="https://freebeacon.com/politics/exclusive-fbi-investigating-social-media-accounts-that-appeared-to-indicate-foreknowledge-of-kirk-assassination/">reported</a> on Monday, citing three sources familiar with the investigation.
The Free Beacon also published archived screenshots of some of the posts the FBI is investigating. One post mentions Kirk getting assassinated one week before the influential conservative commentator was gunned down. The X account @TallyHallAlbum wrote on September 3, “itd be funny if someone like charlie kirk got shot on september 10th LMAO.”
Another X account, @NajraGalvz, posted a day before the assassination, “Charlie kirk is coming to my college tomorrow i rlly hope someone evaporates him literally.” In a follow-up post, the X user added, “Lets just say something big will happen tomorrow.” In the X bio for @NajraGalvz, the account says it identifies as “nonbinary.” Hours after Kirk was assassinated, @NajraGalvz posted, CHARLIE KIRK GOT SHOT BRO I PROMISE I DIDNT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.”
One social media account that celebrated Kirk’s assassination uses an X handle that is nearly identical to a TikTok profile that follows the assassin’s trans-identifying roommate, Lance Twiggs, The Free Beacon reported. The X account churbum75m (SAW TYLER JUNE 30) posted after Kirk was pronounced dead, “WE F***ING DID IT.” Churbum75m is also on TikTok, following Twiggs, who has 839 followers.
The Free Beacon reported that in a video posted on TikTok, another social media account said that “charles james kirk … does not know what’s coming tomorrow. be ready … this isn&#8217;t a threat it&#8217;s a promise.”
The posts and some of the accounts that the FBI is looking into were all deleted within days of Kirk’s assassination. The Feds are also investigating whether any pro-transgender groups online knew about plans to kill Kirk in advance, The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/14/us-news/charlie-kirk-assassination-investigation-widens-to-probe-pro-trans-online-groups/">reported</a>. The FBI probe is reportedly looking into groups on the online gaming platform, Steam, along with leftist groups in Utah.
FBI Director Kash Patel said on Monday that DNA found on the towel that was wrapped around the suspected assassin’s rifle matches the DNA of Tyler Robinson, who was arrested on Friday. DNA found on a screwdriver on the roof of a campus building also matches Robinson’s DNA, according to Patel.
The suspected assassin’s roommate, who appears to be in a romantic relationship with Robinson, is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspected-charlie-kirk-killer-reportedly-lived-with-trans-identifying-partner?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=12&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Suspected+Charlie+Kirk+Killer+Reportedly+Lived+With+Trans-Identifying+Partner">fully cooperating</a> with the FBI as investigators continue to probe the assassination, Fox News reported over the weekend. According to authorities, Robinson expressed his dislike of Kirk at a family dinner and also mentioned that Kirk was scheduled to speak at Utah Valley University before the conservative was assassinated.
Utah Republican Governor Spencer Cox told The Wall Street Journal that it’s become “very clear” to investigators that Robinson was “deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology.”

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FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday morning that DNA linked to the weapon believed to have been used to assassinate Charlie Kirk last week matches that of the suspected killer. 
Patel made the announcement during an interview with “Fox &amp; Friends,” where he gave an update on the investigation into Kirk’s assassination at Utah Valley University. Patel said that DNA taken from a towel wrapped around the rifle believed to have been used to shoot Kirk matched that of Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man who has been arrested for killing Kirk. 
“I can report today that the DNA hits from the towel that was wrapped around the firearm and the DNA on the screwdriver are positively processed for the suspect in custody,” Patel said. 
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🚨BREAKING: FBI Director Kash Patel confirms DNA from the towel wrapped around the suspected assassination weapon — and from a screwdriver left on the UVU rooftop — both match the suspect already in custody. <a href="https://t.co/1PNuhNrIlW">pic.twitter.com/1PNuhNrIlW</a>
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The screwdriver was found on the roof of the Utah Valley University building, where investigators say that Robinson fired a single bullet that killed Kirk as he was holding a campus event. Video footage released by law enforcement shows a man running across the roof of the building shortly after shots were fired. 
The rifle used in the fatal shooting was found hidden in the woods a short distance from campus. Ammunition was found with inscriptions related to anti-fascist ideology.  
“My job as FBI director is not to speak to motive, it’s to speak to the facts. And that’s what I’m going to do. His family has collectively told investigators that he subscribed to left-wing ideology and even more so in these last couple of years,” Patel added. 
Patel said that investigators had a text message where Robinson “claimed that he had an opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and he was going to do it, because of his hatred for what Charlie stood for.”
When asked why the message was sent to the person who didn’t take action, Patel said that the investigation was ongoing and that they didn’t have an answer yet. 
Patel also confirmed that Robinson was not cooperating with law enforcement. Investigators previously said that he admitted to his father that he had shot Kirk and peacefully turned himself in at the urging of his father and a family friend. Utah Governor Spencer Cox has said that the death penalty will be pursued if Robinson is convicted.

FBI director Kash Patel / Mugshot: Tyler Robinson

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The FBI arrested two men over the weekend after they allegedly placed an incendiary device under a local FOX affiliate&#8217;s vehicle in Utah. 
The device was discovered beneath a FOX 13 Salt Lake City news vehicle in the suburb of Magna on Friday, and investigators determined that it failed to detonate after being lit. The suspects are Adeeb Nasir, 58, and Adil Justice Ahmed Nasir, 31. The men were booked into Salt Lake County Jail on Sunday and are being held without bail. 
They were charged with threat of terrorism, possessing weapons of mass destruction, aggravated arson, and possessing explosive devices. Adeeb Nasir was born in Pakistan and is an American citizen, <a href="https://iml.saltlakecounty.gov/IML">according</a> to his booking information. The name “Eddie Nash” is listed as an alias. 
&#8220;Due to the nature of the device and its placement, this incident constituted a significant threat to public safety,&#8221; Unified Fire Authority Investigations officer Jeffrey David Nelson said in an affidavit, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/salt-lake-city-fox-13-vehicle-targeted-incendiary-device/">according</a> to CBS News. 
During a raid of the suspects’ home on Saturday, the FBI, Salt Lake City Police Department, and the bomb squad, law enforcement &#8220;observed additional contraband and evidence of crimes outside the scope of the original warrant, to include firearms and firearm-related items, explosives and explosive-related components, illegal narcotics and associated paraphernalia,” <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/fbi-arrests-2-after-incendiary-device-left-under-fox-13-news-vehicle">according</a> to Fox13. 
Neither man was supposed to own firearms due to previous drug use, according to court orders. 
&#8220;The FBI discovered what appeared to be potentially hazardous materials that could pose a threat to public safety,&#8221; the FBI, which is leading the investigation, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/utah-man-arrested-after-explosive-device-found-news/story?id=125564512">told</a> ABC News. 
FOX 13 Station Manager Leona Wood said that the outlet was &#8220;working closely with law enforcement and our risk management team, with the safety of our employees as our top priority.&#8221;
The incendiary device was found about 47 miles away from Orem, Utah, where conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday. Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested and is expected to face charges of aggravated murder and felony discharge of a firearm. Robinson&#8217;s arrest was announced Friday by FBI Director Kash Patel and Utah Republican Governor Spencer Cox.

FBI Arrests Two After Bomb Found Under News Vehicle Near Utah Site Of Charlie Kirk Assassination

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Khloé Kardashian used her platform on social media to call out some Americans&#8217; callousness toward the assassination of conservative Charlie Kirk, and additionally &#8220;liked&#8221; a post that ripped the media for its role in ginning up hate that contributed to Kirk&#8217;s murder.
On her Instagram account, which has more than 300 million followers, Kardashian shared the following post on her stories.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t even know where to start,&#8221; the post reads. &#8220;Something is deeply wrong and we all feel it, even if we don&#8217;t say it out loud. We&#8217;re watching people get murdered in public and no one even flinches.&#8221;
&#8220;A woman is stabbed to death on a bus. A man is killed in front of a crowd,&#8221; it continues, seeming to reference the murder of Ukrainian Refugee Iryna Zarutska and the assassination of Kirk.
&#8220;And people record it &#8230; like it&#8217;s just another trending video. Those videos go viral. And we just keep scrolling like it&#8217;s normal,&#8221; the post concludes. &#8220;Like this is life now.&#8221;
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Kardashian also liked an even more explicit post. As can be seen on Instagram, Kardashian liked a screenshot of an X post from Patrick Bet-David that reads, &#8220;One of the most important voices in America was just shot in Utah. Praying for Charlie Kirk and his family.&#8221;
It continues: &#8220;The media can&#8217;t wash their hands of this. Every time they pump division and scream racism, they stir hate and create the environment where things like this happen.&#8221;
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Kardashian has a long history of supporting far-Left causes, like Black Lives Matter, and promoting abortion mill Planned Parenthood.
However, more recently, she took heat for criticizing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, for her handling of the devastating L.A. wildfires earlier this year. “Mayor Bass you are a joke!!!!” Kardashian wrote on Instagram.
Kirk, 31, was assassinated while answering questions at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. He had massive influence with young conservatives, having founded Turning Point USA at just 18 years old. Kirk was also widely known for routinely speaking openly about his Christian faith.
Kirk&#8217;s suspected assassin Tyler Robinson, 22, was “deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology,&#8221; according to Republican Utah Governor Spencer Cox.
“It’s very clear to us and to the investigators that this was a person who was deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology,” Cox <a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/who-tyler-robinson-charlie-kirk-suspect-814fd21f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Wall Street Journal this weekend.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/details-revealed-about-suspected-charlie-kirk-assassins-leftist-ideology?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Details+Emerge+About+Suspected+Charlie+Kirk+Assassin%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Leftist+Ideology%E2%80%99">Details Emerge About Suspected Charlie Kirk Assassin’s ‘Leftist Ideology’</a>

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Khloé Kardashian Likes Post Ripping Media For Role In Charlie Kirk Assassination

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Tyler Robinson, the suspected killer of popular conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, lived with a transgender-identifying partner, according to reports.
Robinson, who authorities arrested on Thursday night, “lived with his transgender partner,” Fox News reporter Brooke Singman posted on X, citing unnamed sources.
“The individual, who is a male transitioning to a female, is fully cooperating with the FBI,” Singman said of the suspected shooter’s apparent romantic partner.
The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh <a href="https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1966908189217353890">said</a> he also confirmed the identity of Robinson&#8217;s partner.
“I’ve independently confirmed that Charlie Kirk’s assassin did in fact have a transgender boyfriend. This is LGBT extremism. A lot more will be revealed soon. The ‘far right’ narrative is absolute bulls***. Not even close to true. Don’t fall for it,” Walsh <a href="https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1966908189217353890">posted</a>.
The revelation about Robinson&#8217;s relationship has come after a torrent of evidence <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/details-revealed-about-suspected-charlie-kirk-assassins-leftist-ideology">suggesting</a> that the suspect is on the political Left, and he allegedly targeted the conservative Kirk over politics. GOP Governor Spencer Cox of Utah said on Saturday that the suspect was “deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology.”
The bullet casings in the suspected assassin&#8217;s weapon had anti-fascist slogans and phrases written on them, such as “Hey Fascist! Catch!” Another included the lyrics from a famous Italian anti-fascist song called “Bella Ciao.”
Family members told authorities that Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah, had become increasingly political in recent years. The suspect disliked Kirk in particular; at a recent dinner, he spoke of how much he disliked and disagreed with Kirk while mentioning that the conservative planned to visit Utah soon for an event at Utah Valley University.
Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated at the Utah Valley event.
On Friday, Cox said that the assassin’s bullet that killed Kirk was also an attack on the fundamental values of the United States. 
“This is certainly about the tragic death, assassination, political assassination, of Charlie Kirk,” said Cox. “But it is also much bigger than an attack on an individual. It is an attack on all of us.  It is an attack on the American experiment. It is an attack on our ideals. This cuts to the very foundation of who we are, of who we have been, and who we could be in better times.”

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The Pentagon is tracking the social media accounts of service members and War Department employees for messages celebrating or mocking the death of GOP activist Charlie Kirk.
War Chief Pete Hegseth said in a post on social media Thursday that his department would hold accountable those under its pay who have posted offensive messages about Kirk’s assassination earlier this week.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Thursday: “It is unacceptable for military personnel and Department of War civilians to celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American. The Department of War has zero tolerance for it.”
Hegseth responded to the post: “We are tracking all these very closely — and will address, immediately. Completely unacceptable.”
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We are tracking all these very closely — and will address, immediately. Completely unacceptable. <a href="https://t.co/9weALT5Pb7">https://t.co/9weALT5Pb7</a>
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1966274615975739604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
After Kirk was murdered by an assassin on Wednesday, some parts of social media were flooded with messages mocking the Turning Point USA founder and celebrating the 31-year-old’s death.
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is one of the most notable figures to bash Kirk after his murder. The congresswoman from Minnesota <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/social-media-erupts-squad-dems-interview-after-charlie-kirk-assassination-needs-resign">claimed</a> during an interview with Mehdi Hasan this week that Kirk “was willing to debate and downplay the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police … downplay slavery and what black people have gone through in this country by saying Juneteenth should never exist.”
Omar said she has “empathy” for Kirk’s widow and children, but not for the conservative activist.
Others have faced consequences for making similar statements, such as former Middle Tennessee State University Associate Dean of Students Laura Sosh-Lightsy, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-university-dean-fired-after-saying-she-had-no-sympathy-for-charlie-kirk">wrote</a> on social media: “Looks like ol’ Charlie spoke his fate into existence. Hate begets hate. ZERO sympathy.”
Sosh-Lightsy was fired on Wednesday.
Hegseth’s promise to hold those under the Department of War to a standard of civility over Kirk’s death comes after the DeSantis administration in Florida threatened similar action against educators who openly celebrate Kirk’s death on social media.
Florida Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-pledges-to-hold-teachers-accountable-who-celebrate-charlie-kirks-death">sent</a> a memo to educators across the state warning that he “will be conducting an investigation of every educator who engages in this vile, sanctionable behavior.”

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Hegseth ‘Closely’ Tracking Posts Celebrating Charlie Kirk Murder From Military

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