Posted on 09/13/2025 8:12:07 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The conservative movement lost one of its brightest voices with the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, but FBI Director Kash Patel's swift and decisive response delivered justice in a remarkable 33 hours that should serve as a blueprint for law enforcement nationwide.
Unlike the bureaucratic foot-dragging we've grown accustomed to from federal agencies, Patel personally flew to Utah and took command of the investigation with the kind of hands-on leadership that actually gets results. While career FBI officials likely cringed at his unconventional approach, Patel understood something his predecessors never grasped: When American patriots are under attack, you move heaven and earth to catch the killers.
"I am very proud of the FBI," Trump told Fox News Digital. "Kash—and everyone else—they have done a great job."
The timeline tells the story. On Sept. 10, surveillance cameras captured 22-year-old Tyler Robinson casing the Utah Valley University campus that morning before returning with deadly intent. He positioned himself on a rooftop with a high-powered bolt-action rifle and waited for Kirk to take the stage. After firing the fatal shot, Robinson fled into nearby woods, likely believing he had pulled off the perfect political assassination.
He was wrong.
Patel immediately marshaled the full resources of the federal government, shipping DNA evidence, fingerprints, and the recovered murder weapon to FBI Quantico and partner labs for overnight analysis.
Patel personally directed agents as they processed evidence and prepared to send it to Quantico, ATF labs, or local labs. Sources told Fox News Digital that Patel then directed the evidence to be loaded onto a plane with initial forensics and evidence collected and sent it back to the FBI labs for processing....
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I think Kash is by far the pick that’s most divisive. I think he did everything ok except for that Valhalla weird comment.
The other one is Bondi who I haven’t seen a lot of lately, probably told to lay off the media.
Thank you for sharing this perspective. Again, prayers for Kash.
And he was friends with Charlie Kirk so this was personal for him. 😢
Sorry, no. If they had been using, say, Facebook, would you shut down Facebook?
Censorship is not the answer. It's a damn tough problem, and while shutting down one or another platform seems simple, it's the wrong approach.
For that matter, what if a plotter gets on FreeRepublic and uses the private mail messaging to communicate. Would you shut down FreeRepublic? There are a lot of people who hate conservatives who would cheer you.
The self-important haters stake out their territory and are relentless.
I just smh and ignore them.
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Sounds like there was a debate as to releasing the photo. Probably too many chiefs.
Ping, and a few cc:’s.
Thought you might could use this article.
“- Maintain control over the narrative and evidence flow
I don’t understand that part.”
I believe they omit releasing info about some of the evidence so they can eliminate the nut jobs that come in and “confess”.
Re: 23 - posters could have legitimate concerns about Patel’s actions during the initial phase of the investigation.
That doesn’t mean they are anti-US or anti-MAGA.
AMEN!! Kash is a good man and doing a pretty good job considering he has to deal with DEEP STATE SNAKES!!
You do realize Kash was not in charge of the FBI after the Butler assassination attempt don’t you? And that evidence from that day was either not collected, questionable, or destroyed? After all, we did see them hosing the roof down immediately after they removed the body to be CREMATED.
RICO Antifa.
WTF is this!!?
I thought the shooter’s dad or roommate dropped dime on the shooters identity!?? whats with this patel slobber piece!??
dont forget the fraud! ...it’s been 9 months now and not a single indictment...
Not... One... Single... Indictment...
Hopefully soon.
Law enforcement always releases pictures of the wanted to the public.
Recall that for years we heard from Chris Wray we can’t comment on an active investigation.
Patel took over a corrupt and compromised agency just six mos ago. This action is a step in the right direction.
Before Trump appointed him, Kash made his living as a Telegram influencer [AKA: grifter].
PJ Media is Telegram influencer [AKA: grifter].
Birds of a feather protect each other.
Right? Kash loves to play cops and robbers but is really dragging his feet on rooting out J6 corruption.
Did you read the article?
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