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Charlie Kirk Murder Investigation Widens To Discord Chatroom Users

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charlie kirk murder investigation widens to discord chatroom users

Fox News' David Spunt reports the latest on FBI Director Kash Patel's appearance on Capitol Hill. Fox News contributors Josh Ritter and Nicole Parker joined 'The Faulkner Focus' to discuss the latest on the investigation into Kirk's assassination. FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that the investigation into the assassination of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk has expanded, with the bureau looking at numerous individuals who may have communicated with the suspect in online... Speaking at a Senate hearing Tuesday, Patel said some of those under scrutiny are linked to an online chatroom where the suspect, Tyler Robinson, allegedly shared his plans. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., directly pressed Patel on whether Kirk’s suspected killer acted alone.

"So others could have been involved?" Kennedy asked. WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed Tuesday that “a lot more” than 20 people are either under investigation or have already been interrogated by federal investigators for discussing Charlie Kirk’s assassination in a... “I see the public reports that the Discord thread had as many as 20 additional users,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pressed Patel during a Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. “It’s a lot more than that,” Patel revealed. “Did Mr.

Kirk’s assassin act alone?” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) subsequently asked Patel during the oversight hearing. “There are a number of individuals that are currently being investigated and interrogated — and a number yet to be investigated and interrogated related to that chatroom,” Patel answered. NBC "The Voice" Season 28 Knockouts continued on Monday with... The 00s Running Revival Has Arrived Y2K style has been... Alice Wong, a trailblazing author and disability rights activist, passed...

“Weird Al” Yankovic has announced a massive expansion to this... Reid Hoffman has spent years trying to distance himself from... Whether you agree or disagree with our analysis, these conversations matter for democracy. We don't take money from political groups - even a $5 donation helps us keep it that way. The investigation into Charlie Kirk’s murder has advanced from an initial arrest and questioning to at least one criminal charge: a suspect has been charged with aggravated murder, while federal investigators continue to examine... Reporting shows active FBI probes of Discord chats and local groups, conflicting statements about detention status, and an emerging focus on ideological motives that require corroboration across multiple sources [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]...

1. A charge filed — what changed and when the case moved forward Media accounts indicate that a suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination was formally charged with aggravated murder, a development reported in late September 2025 and signaling prosecution is advancing beyond initial investigative steps [1]. This charge represents a legal milestone: it moves the matter into the criminal-justice process where evidence, indictments, and pretrial procedures will be central. Charging narrows the public inquiry from many possible leads to prosecutable allegations against a named individual, according to multiple reports that document the September charge while also noting the investigation remains active [1]. 2.

Arrested, questioned, then released — conflicting official accounts The FBI is investigating "a lot more" than 20 individuals linked to a Discord chatroom where Tyler Robinson, the suspected assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, allegedly discussed his plans, FBI Director Kash Patel... Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., pressed Patel on the scope of the investigation, citing reports of a Discord thread with approximately 30 users. "I see the public reports that the Discord thread had as many as 20 additional users. 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?" Hawley asked."It’s a lot more than that, and we’re running them all down," Patel replied. "We’re also going to be investigating anyone and everyone involved in that Discord chat.”Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., questioned whether Robinson acted alone. "Did Mr. Kirk’s assassin act alone?" Kennedy asked.

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News Group Newspapers prohibits automated access, collection, or text/data mining of its content, including for AI, machine learning, or LLMs, as per its terms. For commercial use inquiries, contact crawlpermission@news.co.uk. Discord logo displayed on a phone screen and Discord website displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 5, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) TEXAS - A Texas investigation has expanded to include Discord's potential use ahead of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the investigation Thursday, accusing the popular chat platform of exposing minors to extremism.

The Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act investigation has been expanded into Discord due to the reports that Tyler Robinson, the accused shooter in Kirk's killing, used the platform to plan the... Paxton's Thursday release also mentions reports that the platform is addictive and has exposed minors to sexual exploitation and extremist content.

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