FBI Director Kash Patel returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, where he told members of Congress that a sprawling network of individuals may have conspired to have Charlie Kirk killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patel\u2019s latest comments before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee built on his Fox News interview on Monday, <\/a>when he alleged that more than 20 individuals may have participated in an online Discord chat where Tyler Robinson, 22, admitted to shooting Kirk. He told Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that the FBI is now investigating connections between Robinson and some of those individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Discord users and their families were contacted \u201cimmediately,\u201d Patel explained, thereby preventing a chance for communiques or other evidence to be destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve conducted investigations and interrogations with local law enforcement, and we\u2019re continuing to do that because those closest to the suspect are going to hopefully know the most about the suspect, his beliefs, and his ideology,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A leak within law enforcement revealed the existence of the Discord chat where Robinson\u00a0allegedly confirmed he shot Kirk, 31, about two hours before surrendering to Utah authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey guys, I have bad news for you all,\u201d read a message from an account on Discord that authorities believe belongs to Robinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Patel told \u201cFox & Friends\u201d on Monday that he believes others who listened to Robinson\u2019s nefarious planning and did nothing may also be charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s more than 20 individuals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n