Trump's Plan To Use Charlie Kirk As A Pretext For Crackdown On The Left Is Falling Apart
Law enforcement says that there is no evidence that Charlie Kirk's killer was tied to any left-wing groups, which is bad news for the president's plan to crack down on the left.
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The Trump administration vowed to crack down on left-wing groups after the killing of Charlie Kirk. However, the administration has run into a problem.
Law enforcement has found no evidence of any connection between Kirk’s shooter and left-wing groups.
The federal investigation into the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has yet to find a link between the alleged shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, and left-wing groups on which President Donald Trump and his administration have pledged to crack down after the killing, three sources familiar with the probe told NBC News.
One person familiar with the federal investigation said that “thus far, there is no evidence connecting the suspect with any left-wing groups.”
“Every indication so far is that this was one guy who did one really bad thing because he found Kirk’s ideology personally …
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