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‘Promoting himself’: US senator raps Kash Patel over Charlie Kirk murder probe
US Senator Peter Welch, a Democrat, told reporters that he believes Patel “blew it” with his handling of the investigation into Charlie Kirk's death .
US Senator Peter Welch on Tuesday targeted Kash Patel saying that the FBI director was promoting himself rather than cooperating with local law enforcement in the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing
Welch, a Democrat, told reporters that he believes Patel “blew it” with his handling of the investigation into Kirk's death .
“He blew it, and he was about promoting himself, rather than cooperating with local law enforcement that I think did a really good job,” Welch said, according to CNN.
“He’s not up to the job. He’s putting himself first, and the fact is that there should be coordination and cooperation. And what you saw, it was kind of an overreach on the part of him, on a personal basis,” the senator added.
FBI Director Kash Patel is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee that is likely to be dominated by questions about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Kirk, 31, was shot dead on September 10 during an appearance at a campus event in Utah. The shooting happened around 12:20 pm local time during a student Q&A at UVU in Orem.
Tyler James Robinson, 22, of Washington, Utah, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder and other felony offenses after a massive manhunt. Charges against him are expected to come ahead of his first court hearing Tuesday.
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Authorities have not yet provided details about why they think Robinson carried out the attack.
“There clearly was a leftist ideology,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox had said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, noting that family and friends said Robinson's politics veered left in recent years.
