FBI director Kash Patel denies social media post about Charlie Kirk ‘subject’ in custody was a mistake – live

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Our live coverage is ending now. In the meantime, you can find all of our live US politics coverage here. Here is a summary of the key developments from today:

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  Utah county attorney Jeff Gray formally announced charges against Tyler Robinson, the suspect accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk. Prosecutors have charged Robinson on seven counts, including aggravated murder, and will seek the death penalty. Later, Robinson made his first court appearance at a virtual hearing, wearing an anti-suicide smock, where Utah judge Tony F. Graf ruled Robinson qualifies for a court-appointed attorney and granted a pre-trial protective order for Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk. The next hearing in Robinson’s case is scheduled for September 29, and will be conducted virtually.

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  FBI director Kash Patel faced questions from the Senate judiciary committee during a more than four hour long hearing. The hearing twice included a shouting match between Patel and Democratic senator Cory Booker and later Adam Schiff. Patel defended his leadership of the FBI, denying that he has politicized the agency and ordered firings of agents and personnel over their work on cases related to Donald Trump or the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Patel also defended his actions over prematurely posting on social media that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing had been found, only for that person to be released. Democratic senator Dick Durbin and others said Patel’s actions pointed to his lack of experience and “sparked mass confusion” during the investigation.

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  The Trump administration will appeal the court decision blocking Donald Trump’s bid to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Yesterday, a US appeals court declined to allow Trump to fire Cook, in the latest step in a legal battle that threatens the Fed’s longstanding independence.

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  Trump arrived in the United Kingdom where he will make an uprecedented second state visit.

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  Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Trump has invited him back to the White House on September 29. The trip will be the fourth time Netanyahu, a vocal support of Trump’s, has visited the White House since Trump’s second term began in January.

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  Trump filed a $15b defamation lawsuit against the New York Times and publishing firm Penguin Random House today. The lawsuit is one of a string the president has filed against media outlets, including a $10b defamation case he filed against the Wall Street Journal in July.

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  California governor Gavin Newsom joined a host of Democratic influencers and officials for a virtual rally in support of Proposition 50, also known as the Election Rigging Response Act. The act seeks to redraw California’s political map, in response to efforts by politicians in Republican-led states to do the same.

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The next hearing in Tyler Robinson’s case is scheduled for September 29, and will be conducted virtually.

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A lawyer must be appointed to represent Robinson by then.

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Today’s hearing has concluded.

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Tyler Robinson is now appearing for his first, virtual court appearance from the Utah jail where he is being held.

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A Utah judge has ruled Robinson indigent, saying he qualifies for a court-appointed attorney.

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The judge has also granted a pre-trial protective order for Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk.

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A Utah state prosecutor has also shared that the state intends to pursue the death penalty.

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Tyler Robinson, the Utah man accused of murdering far-right political activist Charlie Kirk last week, is expected to appear in court at 5pm ET, according to the Utah County Attorney’s Office.

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The hearing will be conducted online and will be Robinson’s first court appearance in the murder case.

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We’ll bring you the latest when it begins.

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The suspect in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, has been charged with aggravated murder and weapon and obstruction offenses, and the state of Utah will be pursuing the death penalty. He continues to be held without bail and is due to appear in court for the first time – via video link – at 5pm ET.

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DNA “consistent with” Robinson was also found on the trigger of the bolt-action rifle believed to have been used in Kirk’s shooting, as well as on other parts of the rifle, the fired cartridge casing, two of the three unfired cartridges, and the towel the rifle was found wrapped in.

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According to charging documents filed today, Robinson allegedly planned the shooting for a little over a week and confessed to his roommate/partner.

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His roommate told authorities that Robinson texted on 10 September and told them to look under a keyboard. A note was under the keyboard that stated: “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I’m going to take it.”

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The roommate then texted Robinson and asked if he was joking. Robinson responded: “I am still OK, my love. … Shouldn’t be long till I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest, I had hoped to keep this secret until I died of old age.”

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In further messages, Robinson said he was the one who shot Kirk. Roommate: you weren’t the one who did it right???? Robinson: I am, I’m sorry

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When the roommate asked why he did it, Robinson responded: “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

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In further text messages, Robinson told his roommate that the rifle belonged to his grandfather and sent several messages about how he might retrieve it while police were searching for him. He appeared to consider whether it could be traced back to him.

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Authorities said the suspect might have concealed the murder weapon in his pants as he walked on campus, tipping off authorities with his “unusual gait”. The suspect walked “with very little bending in his right leg, consistent with a rifle being hidden in his pants,” the charging documents read.

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Robinson then instructed the roommate to delete “incriminating” text messages and to not speak to police or media, according to the documents.

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We’ve also learned that the suspect’s mother identified him in a photo released by authorities. His mother told the police that her son had “become more political and started to move more to the left” over the last year or so and had become “more pro-gay and trans-rights oriented”.

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In one conversation with his parents before the shooting, Robinson mentioned that Kirk would be holding an event at UVU, which Robinson said was a “stupid venue” for the event. Robinson accused Kirk of spreading hate.

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While talking to his parents at their home after the shooting, Robinson allegedly implied that he shot Kirk, “and stated that he couldn’t go to jail, and just wanted to end it”, alluding to suicide. He allegedly told his parents when they asked why he did it: “There’s too much evil in the guy.”

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My colleagues Anna Betts and Ramon Antonio Vargas have the full report on the news conference:

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Utah state prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting the far-right activist Charlie Kirk, on Tuesday with aggravated murder, meaning the 22-year-old could face the death penalty if convicted.

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Jeff Gray, the top prosecutor in Utah county, said Robinson also ordered his roommate to delete incriminating text messages and stay silent if police questioned him in the aftermath of the Turning Point USA executive director’s killing on 10 September.

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“I do not take this decision lightly,” Gray said. “And it is a decision I have made independently as county attorney based solely on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime.”

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Robinson confessed to his roommate in a series of messages after the incident, according to the charging documents filed today.

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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.

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In another part of the exchange, Robinson’s roommate asked why he did it. “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out,” Robinson replied, according to the documents.

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Robinson also told his roommate that the rifle he allegedly used belonged to his grandfather. He sent several messages about how he might retrieve it while police were searching for him in the hours after the shooting.

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“I’m worried what my old man would do if I didn’t bring back grandpas rifle,” Robinson said in the messages, and appeared to consider whether it could be traced back to him.

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“I might have to abandon it and hope they don’t find prints. how the f*ck will I explain losing it to my old man,” he said, according to the documents.

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Robinson also told his roommate to delete the messages and not to speak to police or the media.

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According to charging documents, Tyler Robinson’s roommate and romantic partner appears to have discovered that Robinson carried out the Kirk shooting when Robinson sent a text saying: “Drop what you are doing, look under my keyboard.”

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That’s where the partner found a note that said, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it,” according to the charges.

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After reading the note, the roommate asked Robinson if he was joking. Robinson responded: “I am still OK, my love. … Shouldn’t be long till I can home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest, I had hoped to keep this secret until I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you.”

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The roommate then asked Robinson if he was involved in the shooting. Robinson confirmed that he was and said he intended to grab his rifle, but the area was on lockdown.

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When the roommate asked why he did it, Robinson responded: “I had enough of his hate. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

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Robinson instructed the roommate to delete their text conversation, Gray said.

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Gray says: “Robinson’s mother saw the photo of the shooter in the news and thought the shooter looked like her son.”

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“Robinson’s mother called her son and asked him where he was. He said he was at home sick and had been home sick on September 10,” he adds.

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The suspect might have concealed the murder weapon in his pants as he walked on campus, tipping off authorities with his “unusual gait”, Gray says.

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“As he proceeds across the campus, he is seen walking with an unusual gait … The suspect walks with very little bending in his right leg, consistent with a rifle being hidden in his pants,” he adds.

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Gray also confirms that he will be seeking the death penalty.

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“I do not take this decision lightly, and it is a decision I have made independently,” Gray says.

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As a result, the defendant will continue to be held without bail in the Utah county jail.

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Gray announced he is filing charges on these counts:

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1. Aggravated murder,

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2. Felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury,

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3. Obstruction of justice for moving and concealing the rifle used in the shooting,

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4. Obstruction of justice for disposing the clothing he wore during the shooting,

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5. Witness tampering for directing his roommate to delete his incriminating text,

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6. Witness tampering for directing his roommate to stay silent if police questioned him,

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7. Commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child.

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FBI director Kash Patel’s testimony before the Senate judiciary committee has finally wrapped after more than four hours.

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The appearance twice exploded into a shouting match between Kash Patel and Democratic senator Cory Booker and later Adam Schiff. Patel defended his leadership of the FBI, denying that he has politicized the agency and ordered firings of agents and personnel over their work on cases related to Donald Trump or the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. “No one at the FBI is terminated for case assignments alone,” Patel said, in careful wording picked apart by Democrats.

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He also defended his actions over prematurely posting on social media that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing had been found, only for that person to be released. Democratic senator Dick Durbin and others said Patel’s actions pointed to his lack of experience and “sparked mass confusion” during the investigation.

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Schiff then challenges Patel over the administration’s handling of questions related to Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

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In particular, Schiff expresses outrage at Patel’s claim he had no knowledge of why Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sex-trafficking sentence related to the Epstein investigation, was moved to a minimum-security facility after speaking with deputy attorney general Todd Blanche.

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“You are the biggest fraud to ever sit in the United States Senate,” Patel yells. “You are disgrace to this institution and an utter coward.”

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Grassley bangs his gavel to try to restore order as the two continue arguing.

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“You are a political buffoon, at best,” Patel tells Schiff.

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“You can make an internet troll the FBI director, but will always be nothing more than an internet troll,” Schiff tries to yell over him.

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Durbin urges Grassley to take control of the hearing, prompting Grassley to bang his gavel and say: “Both of you, be quiet.”

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Democratic senator Adam Schiff asks Patel again whether FBI employees were fired for political retribution.

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“Are you testifying today that you never terminated anyone at the FBI in whole or in part because of a prior case assignment?” Schiff asks.

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Patel says: “No one at the FBI is terminated for case assignments alone.”

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Schiff highlights that Patel used the word alone. “Mr Patel, did you in whole or in part terminate anyone at the FBI because they worked on the Trump investigation, or because they worked on January 6?”

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Patel repeats: “No one at the FBI has been terminated for case assignments alone.”

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Schiff asks: “Does that mean they were terminated in part because they were assigned to a January 6 case, or assigned to the Mar-a-Lago case? You’re being very precise here, Mr Patel, you’re saying alone. That means they were fired in part because they were assigned those cases. Is that your testimony?”

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“Absolutely not,” Patel said.

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Attention will switch to Utah shortly, where county attorney Jeff Gray is due to file formal charges against Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer Tyler Robinson at 2pm ET.

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Gray will hold a news conference in around 30 minutes, where we should learn much more about the suspect and the case laid against him.

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Robinson is then due to appear in court for the first time – via video link – at 5pm ET.

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Patel posted in the hours after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk that “the subject” was in custody even though the actual suspect was still at large.

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“I don’t see it as a mistake. I see it as something – working with the public to identify that there was a subject in custody,” Patel told senators.

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He said he wanted to inform the public that a subject had been taken into custody, even though that person did not end up being the suspect in the shooting.

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Could I have been more careful in my verbiage and said we had a subject instead of the subject? Sure.

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Democratic senator Peter Welch pushed back, saying it caused confusion by making it sound like authorities had caught the person suspected of killing Kirk.

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Patel shot back: “That’s not what I said.”

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Pennsylvania’s governor Josh Shapiro has said the US must “turn the tide” against political violence and the belief that government can’t solve problems while also rejecting vengeance, the AP reports.

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Shapiro, a Democrat, delivered the remarks at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Pittsburgh. Shapiro said leaders must condemn all forms of political violence and shouldn’t use violence as a pretext for more violence or to prosecute constitutionally protected speech.

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Shapiro also criticized Donald Trump, saying some people “in the dark corners of the internet, all the way to the Oval Office, want to cherry-pick which instances of political violence they want to condemn”.

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Trump and his allies have come under fire for blaming political violence squarely on the left, condemning violent acts committed against Republicans, and ignoring acts of violence against Democrats.

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In April, Shapiro and his family fled the governor’s official residence in the middle of the night after an alleged arsonist set it on fire in an attempt to kill Shapiro.

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Booker says Trump promised to make the country safer, but says Patel’s actions at the FBI have led to the opposite.

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“You have pushed out senior FBI agents with decades of knowledge and experience,” Booker says. “In fact, this is the first time in FBI history that neither the director nor the deputy director have any experience with the FBI. You’ve shifted the agency’s priorities primarily to pursuing Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda.

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“I believe you have made our country weaker and less safe,” Booker says, “by gutting the agency of knowledge and expertise” and having agents “do low-level immigration enforcement instead of their mission-critical work”.

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“You don’t get to say that America is not safer under this leadership,” Patel says. “America is safer because of the FBI.”

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Booker says he believes the US is more vulnerable to a domestic or foreign attack because of Patel’s “failing as a leader”.

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In just eight months you have assaulted the institutional integrity of the FBI.

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He then predicts that Patel won’t hold the job as director for much longer.

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Here’s the thing, Mr Patel, I think you’re not going to be around long … I think this might be your last oversight hearing.

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“Sir, that rant of false information does not bring this country together,” Patel responds.

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The exchange then descends into a yelling match, with Chuck Grassley having to pound his gavel to struggle to contain them, bringing the questioning to a halt.

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Cory Booker then revisits Patel’s testimony that Donald Trump had declassified the documents at issue in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.

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Booker asks Patel if he testified before the grand jury that Trump declassified the documents.

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Patel says he should read the transcript.

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“Why are you refusing to answer that simple yes or no question right now?” asks Booker, as the exchange becomes tense.

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Patel insists the premise of the question is “inaccurate” and asks Booker how he knows what was said before the grand jury if he wasn’t there.

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“Mr Patel, this is a mockery you’re making of this hearing,” says Booker, as Patel shrugs.

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Patel told Republican senator Josh Hawley that the Discord chat in which the Kirk shooting suspect allegedly confessed to the murder was “leaked”.

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Asked by Hawley whether the Kirk shooting is being treated as part of a broader trend of violence against religious groups, Patel responded: “We are investigating Charlie’s assassination fully and completely and running out every lead related to any allegation of broader violence.”

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Patel also said that the FBI is investigating “anyone and everyone” who was involved in an online gaming chatroom on Discord with the alleged shooter. That chatroom involved “a lot more” than 20 people, Patel said, adding: “We’re running them all down.”

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Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse puts it to Patel that there have been “adverse actions of various kinds taken against” 20 out of 60 people on his so-called enemies list.

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“You’ve been in office for seven months. At that rate, you’ve got 14 months until you’ve hit all 60,” Whitehouse said.

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“That is an entirely inaccurate presupposition,” Patel replied. “I do not have an enemies list. You can continue to characterize it as you wish. The only actions we take, generally speaking, for personnel of the FBI, are ones based on merit and qualification and your ability to uphold your constitutional duty. You fall short, you don’t work there anymore.”

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Patel identified 60 alleged “deep state” actors in his 2023 book “Government Gangsters”. He has rejected the idea that it’s an enemies list.

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Questioned by Durbin on the recent firings of FBI agents, Patel said he would not get into personnel decisions and accused him of unfairly attacking FBI leadership.

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Earlier in the hearing, Patel called it “absolutely disgraceful” to cite what he described as a “one-sided story” about the firings.

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“Your attack on the current leadership of the men and women of the FBI is equally disgraceful,” Patel told Durbin.

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The AP notes he is facing a lawsuit from three high-ranking FBI officials who have accused him of illegally firing them in a “campaign of retribution”.

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Durbin asked Patel about unfounded statements from Dan Bongino before he became deputy FBI director that the bombs found at the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee on 6 January 2021 were an “inside job”.

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Patel declined to comment on Bongino’s comments, but called Durbin’s criticism of Bongino “disgusting”.

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“So you have no evidence?” asked Durbin.

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“I got a lot of evidence, and I’ll give it to you when I can,” Patel said.

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The person who placed the bombs just before the attack on the US Capitol that day has never been identified.

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The Senate hearing quickly became tense, with the FBI director repeatedly avoiding answering questions from Durbin on how the bureau has administered polygraph tests to staff.

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Patel told Durbin, the top Democrat on the judiciary committee, that he wouldn’t discuss the specifics of how polygraph tests are administered or what questions come up.

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Durbin responded: “You have to have a decent memory when you come before a committee.”

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The Associated Press has previously reported that agents and senior executives alike have been subjected to polygraph exams aimed at ferreting out disclosures of information related to Patel.

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Patel starts off defending his actions during the Charlie Kirk shooting investigation.

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He tells the Senate panel that his agency – “at my direction” – successfully brought the suspect into custody.

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While he tells lawmakers that his order to release “never-before-seen video of the suspect” played a crucial role in the arrest, the New York Times notes that local authorities have said the routine release of the images might have played a role but the key break came when a family member identified the suspect, Tyler Robinson.

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Durbin says Patel “sparked mass confusion” by announcing too early that the suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk had been caught.

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“At critical stages of an investigation, shut up and let professionals do their job,” says Durbin.

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Democratic senator Dick Durbin has just called Kash Patel “arguably the most partisan FBI director ever” and said “he came to the FBI with a political mission” and “attacked the FBI with a vengeance”.

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Under-fire FBI director Kash Patel will confront Senate Democrats at a congressional hearing at 9am ET, likely to be dominated by questions about the investigation into the killing of Charlie Kirk, as well as the agency’s role in reviewing the files related to the Epstein case, and recent firings of senior officials who have accused Patel of illegal political retribution.

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His appearance before the Senate judiciary committee represents the first oversight hearing of Patel’s young but tumultuous tenure. Most recently he has faced criticism for his actions and social media posts during the Kirk shooting investigation, which have raised questions about his experience and judgement, including being seen as “grandstanding” with regards to his own role, and prematurely (and wrongly) announcing on X that the suspect had been caught.

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This hearing provides a high-stakes platform for him to try to reassure wary lawmakers that he is the right person for the job at a time of internal upheaval and mounting concerns about political violence inside the US, which Donald Trump and his allies have sought to blame squarely on the left.

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We’ll bring you all the latest from the hearing when it gets underway.

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The Trump administration will appeal the court decision blocking Donald Trump’s bid to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, the White House said on Tuesday.

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“The President lawfully removed Lisa Cook for cause. The Administration will appeal this decision and looks forward to ultimate victory on the issue,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai said.

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Yesterday, a US appeals court declined to allow Trump to fire Cook, in the latest step in a legal battle that threatens the Fed’s longstanding independence.

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The decision by the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit meant that Cook could for now remain at the Fed ahead of its policy meeting today and Wednesday where it is expected to cut US interest rates to shore up a cooling labor market.

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The judge denied the justice department’s request to put on hold a judge’s order temporarily blocking Trump from removing Cook, an appointee of Joe Biden. It was the first time a president has pursued such action since the central bank’s founding in 1913. The administration was expected to appeal the ruling to the US supreme court.

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Here’s our story on that from last night:

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The president, vice-president and members of Congress have begun calling for the government to investigate progressive organizations in the wake of the Charlie Kirk murder, in terms those targeted say are reminiscent of the House Un-American Activities Committee and the “red scare” of the 1950s.

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Donald Trump, speaking to Fox & Friends on Friday, presented “vicious and horrible” radicals on the left of US politics as a roadblock to the country coming together politically after the shooting. On Sunday, he amplified his attack on political enemies by declaring that “a lot of people that you would traditionally say are on the left … [are] already under investigation”.

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The posture is being echoed by members of his administration.

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“With God as my witness, we are going to use every resource we have at the DoJ, Homeland Security, and throughout this government, to identify, disrupt, dismantle, and destroy these networks,” said Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, speaking to Vice-President JD Vance while Vance guest-hosted Kirk’s podcast Monday. “We will do it in Charlie’s name.”

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The day after Kirk’s murder, 22 members of the House freedom caucus sent a letter to the House speaker, asking for the creation of a select committee on “the money, influence, and power behind the radical left’s assault on America and the rule of law”.

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The letter, echoing commentary from the president and the right, contends that Kirk’s murder is of a pattern of “coordinated attack” by “NGOs, donors, media, public officials” and others, attempting to tie together widely distinct incidents , from the February 2024 murder of Georgia college student Laken Riley to the killing last month of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte.

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None of the organizations in the letter, nor other prominent organizations on the political left, said they had been contacted by federal law enforcement or Congress in the wake of the Kirk killing. Some, such as the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) or the Open Society Foundations – an organization closely associated with financier George Soros – have been through rounds of rightwing congressional inquiry during Trump’s first term.

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In response to a question about why he did not order flags lowered to half-staff to honor Melissa Hortman, the Democratic speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives who was assassinated alongside her husband this summer, Donald Trump initially said he was “not familiar” with the case.

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The question came up during a briefing in the Oval Office on Monday, in light of the president’s order last week to lower flags in response to the killing of rightwing activist Charlie Kirk.

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Trump was pressed on why he and Republicans continued cast blame the left for a rise in political violence when elected officials and activists from both parties have been targets.

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The exchange began when the reporter asked about the tributes paid by the White House to Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist group Turning Point USA and a close ally of the president and his family.

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“Do you think it would have been fitting to lower the flags to half-staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota house speaker, was gunned down by an assassin as well?” asked Nancy Cordes, the chief White House correspondent for CBS News.

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“I’m not familiar. The who?” Trump replied, leaning in across the Resolute Desk.

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“The Minnesota house speaker, a Democrat, who was assassinated this summer,” she said.

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“Oh,” Trump replied. “Well, if the governor had asked me to do that, I would have done that.”

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JD Vance has assailed what he called the “far left” and its increased tolerance for violence while guest-hosting Charlie Kirk’s podcast on Monday, saying the administration would be working to dismantle groups who celebrate Kirk’s death and political violence against their opponents.

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Vance, hosting the podcast from his office next to the White House, spoke to high-profile members of the Trump administration and some of Kirk’s long-time friends in the movement, including Tucker Carlson and Trump adviser Stephen Miller.

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Vance said the administration would “work to dismantle the institutions that promote violence and terrorism in our own country”.

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The administration would be working to do that in the coming months and would “explore every option to bring real unity to our country and stop those who would kill their fellow Americans because they don’t like what they say”, Vance said.

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The political leanings of the shooter who killed Kirk are not yet clear. Bullet casings found with the shooter’s gun were inscribed with references to video games and online culture. Still, prominent figures on the right – before a shooter was apprehended – declared war on the left, claiming it was responsible for Kirk’s death.

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There is no evidence of a network supporting the shooter, and Miller did not provide substantiation of his claims that there is a “vast domestic terror movement” at play.

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Miller also detailed how the administration would use the federal government to achieve this goal.

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“With God as my witness, we are going to use every resource we have at the Department of Justice, [Department of] Homeland Security and throughout this government to identify, disrupt, dismantle and destroy these networks,” Miller said, adding that they would do this “in Charlie’s name”.

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Good morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours.

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We start with news that Donald Trump has filed a $15bn defamation lawsuit against the New York Times in his latest use of legal action targeting a major media outlet.

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The US president accused it of being a “mouthpiece” for the Democratic party and of “spreading false and defamatory content” about him.

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It comes after the New York Times said last week that it had been threatened with legal action by the White House, following articles about a crude birthday note given to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The note bears Trump’s signature, but the president has denied being its author.

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In July he launched legal action against another big US paper, the Wall Street Journal, and its proprietor Rupert Murdoch, after it first reported the existence of the note, which also featured a lewd drawing. It has since been published, but Trump continues to deny being its author.

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The filing against the NYT, the latest demonstration of the president’s willingness to use legal action against the media, was made by Trump’s lawyers to a district court in Florida on Monday night.

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It names several articles and one book written by two of the publication’s journalists and published in the lead-up to the 2024 election.

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“The Times has betrayed the journalistic ideals of honesty, objectivity, and accuracy that it once professed,” it states, also accusing the NYT of being “a leading, and unapologetic, purveyor of falsehoods against President Trump”.

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The NYT has not yet responded.

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Read the full story here:

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In other developments:

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  Donald Trump announced he will deploy the national guard to Memphis during an Oval Office ceremony attended by the Tennessee governor Bill Lee. He added that he is considering sending national guard troops to “Chicago probably next” and floated cities such as St Louis may follow.

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  A US appeals court ruled that Lisa Cook can remain on the Federal Reserve board, denying Trump’s attempt to remove Cook from the body ahead of a policy meeting scheduled later today. Trump will likely appeal the ruling to the supreme court. Meanwhile, Reuters reported that the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has “no reason to believe” that Cook broke any tax rules involving a home she declared her primary residence.

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  The Senate voted to approve Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve board in a narrow 48-47 vote largely along party lines. Miran, a Trump ally, currently serves as the White House’s chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. The vote comes just as the Fed is scheduled to gather for a two-day policy meeting where it is expected to vote on cutting interest rates.

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  JD Vance guest-hosted the late Charlie Kirk’s podcast yesterday live from his office in the White House complex. Vance was joined by key conservative voices, and members of the Trump administration, including Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of policy and architect of the administration’s hardline immigration policy, press secretary Karoline Leavitt, chief of staff Susie Wiles and health secretary RFK Jr.

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  Marco Rubio met Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem today. Rubio will travel to Qatar today.

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  Trump announced that the US military had conducted a strike on a second Venezuelan boat which he said was transporting narcotics. Trump said three men had been killed in the strike and that no US forces were harmed. Democratic lawmakers called for investigations into the legality of the strikes.

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