Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 3/27

[SVPete]

Joe Kent Reportedly Wanted to Testify in the Trial of Charlie Kirk’s Assassin. This Story Is Nuts.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/03/25/joe-kent-reportedly-wanted-to-testify-in-the-trial-of-charlie-kirks-assassin-this-story-is-nuts-n2673385#google_vignette

This story is wild. I’ll leave this here for y’all to comment below, but apparently, former National Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent offered to testify in the trial of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, for the defense. Michael Shellenberger of Public wrote a post about these allegations, specifically that Kent felt the FBI didn’t properly investigate the crime, believed there was a “foreign nexus,” and yes, Israel was part of this crazy story, although Kent couldn’t provide anything conclusive. He also claimed he was blocked from investigating this matter further, which is reportedly bunk since his agency had no authority to analyze what had been collected (via Public):

Kent said he knew that he might be called as a witness before he made his statements that a “foreign nexus” may have been involved in Kirk’s assassination. “I was definitely warned of that over and over again,” said Kent. “If I end up having to play that role, then I’ll do it. It’s not something I’m seeking.”
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Kent said that the FBI’s behavior suggested a wider effort. “Obviously, if I was wrong,” said Kent, “then they would’ve let us run down all these leads, and they’d be like, ‘Well, there’s nothing there, man. It was just a crazy furry… Had we not been so forcefully blocked from running down leads, I would 100% be right there with you. But the more that we found, the more aggressively that we are blocked.”

In response to the question of whether there is evidence that Robinson had accomplices, Kent replied, “There’s not, from my vantage point…. Nothing specific on the state of Israel.”

JOOOOOOOOoooooooooooos!!!

WRT the rifle:

1. The rifle is his grandfather's; Robinson has probably shot it - target and game - scores or hundreds of times;

2. The FBI has it "under lock and key"? It's evidence in a criminal case! Of course the FBI is being diligent about chain of custody regarding the rifle. An FBI agent thinks this diligence in a high-visibility case is anything other than normal?