FBI Investigating ‘A Lot More’ Than 20 People in Chats With Suspect in Charlie Kirk Assassination, Patel Says

FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday confirmed that the investigation into the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has expanded and that more than 20 people who were chatting with the suspected assassin are being looked into. During a Senate hearing, Patel told lawmakers that individuals who are under scrutiny are linked to an online Discord chatroom that had been used by the suspect, Tyler Robinson. “So others could have been involved?” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked. “Yes, sir,” Patel responded. “I see the public reports that the Discord thread had as many as 20 additional users,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) asked Patel. “It sounds like you’re trying to run down all of that to see if that’s accurate, who else may have been on that thread, what they may have known. Is that fair to say?”...