"Didn’t even try with the text messages": Candace Owens dismisses FBI director’s assurance of “pursuing every lead” in Charlie Kirk assassination

Right-wing political commentator Candace Owens has reacted to FBI Director Kash Patel's post about the Charlie Kirk murder investigation. On September 21, ahead of the late activist's memorial service, Kash Patel shared a lengthy X post, assuring his commitment to a "thorough and exhaustive" investigation into Kirk's assassination.

"As the Director of the FBI, I am committed to ensuring the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination is thorough and exhaustive, pursuing every lead to its conclusion... We are meticulously investigating theories and questions... Some details are known today, while others are still being pursued to ensure every possibility is considered... We will not rest until justice is served, and our investigation into this assassination will continue until every question is answered," Kash Patel posted.

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As the Director of the FBI, I am committed to ensuring the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination is thorough and exhaustive, pursuing every lead to its conclusion.​The full weight of America’s law enforcement agencies are actively following the evidence that has emerged, but our efforts extend beyond initial findings. We are examining every facet of this assassination.​We are meticulously investigating theories and questions, including the location from where the shot was taken, the possibility of accomplices, the text message confession and related conversations, Discord chats, the angle of the shot and bullet impact, how the weapon was transported, hand gestures observed as potential “signals” near Charlie at the time of his assassination, and visitors to the alleged shooter’s residence in the hours and days leading up to September 10, 2025.​Some details are known today, while others are still being pursued to ensure every possibility is considered. Our primary focus is to complete this investigation and deliver justice. To protect the integrity of the investigation and subsequent prosecution, we cannot release every piece of information we have to the public right now. We will ensure every question is addressed at the appropriate moment.​Regarding specific details, such as questions about the plane that allegedly turned off its transponder after departing from an airport near the assassination site, we can share updates when answers are confirmed. After interviews with the pilot and consultation with the FAA, we determined the transponder was not turned off. Incomplete flight data in rural areas caused the apparent gap.​The entire FBI mourns the loss of Charlie Kirk. We will not rest until justice is served, and our investigation into this assassination will continue until every question is answered.

On September 16, authorities indicted Kirk's shooting suspect, Tyler Robinson, and released his chat with his roommate. In the text messages, Robinson seemingly divulged the details of the shooting. Candace Owens raised eyebrows at the text exchange and called it "doctored" in her September 16 YouTube video.

Now on Sunday, as the FBI Director shared the post about the ongoing murder investigation, the conservative influencer questioned the FBI's commitment. In response to Kash Patel's post, Owen wrote,

"You guys didn’t even try with the text messages. We deserve an apology for that one."

Candace Owens suspects more people were involved in Charlie Kirk's murder

The media personality had raised questions about federal authorities regarding the ongoing murder investigation of TPUSA's founder. During the September 12 news conference, the Utah governor shared with the media that Tyler Robinson changed his clothes, and hence he was seen in different clothes in footage released by authorities. Later in the released text exchange between Robinson and his roommate, he mentioned the outfit change.

In one of her September 17 tweets, Owens accused federal authorities of "lying," suspecting the involvement of more people.

"With everything I’ve plotted onto a timeline and with the my source on the inside: it seems the Feds are lying about the outfit switch which never made sense to begin with. Hence the laughably fake messages. There are (at least) two people involved, in my view," Candace Owens stated.

Earlier, on September 12, Candace Owens reacted to a post about Tyler Robinson's alleged communication about the shooting on Discord and raised suspicion about more involvement in Charlie Kirk's murder.

"More people were involved and we need to know whom. A lot of school shootings are related to discord chats so there is an underground emerging and we need to know who the directors of it are," Owens wrote.

On Sunday, the FBI Director, however, claimed in his post that authorities have been "meticulously investigating theories and questions" related to Charlie Kirk's murder, including "Discord chats." However, he added that all details couldn't be made public to protect the "integrity" of the investigation.

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