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Charlie Kirk assassination aftermath

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FIRST ENTRY AUG 20
AUG 24 · Day 5

Trump remarks on assassination attempts

Trump acknowledged that he has a 'dangerous' job but said he has 'great people' looking after him.

Cohen cited Colossians 3:13 in a Substack post about his reunion with Trump.

Cohen was originally a key witness in two New York cases against Trump.

AUG 23 · Day 4

Hasan Piker performs Charlie Kirk parody song during live podcast show

Hasan Piker sang the meme song "We Are Charlie Kirk" during a stop on his "Fear& LIVE" tour.

Piker co-hosts the weekly podcast "Fear&" with three other individuals.

The song "We Are Charlie Kirk" was released on September 18, 2025.

“He’s just a trash human being. Piker was supposed to debate Charlie Kirk a few days after he was assassinated. Piker actually talked about how much the shooting shook him. Now, he’s mocking it all for the pleasure of his loser fans,”
CHUCK ROSS verbatim
AUG 23 · Day 4

Opinion: Jonathan Turley Commentary on Hasan Piker and Charlie Kirk

Will Neff, QTCinderella, and AustinShow reportedly appeared with Hasan Piker at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco on August 21.

Hasan Piker led an audience in singing the meme song "We Are Charlie Kirk" during a stop on his "Fear& LIVE" tour.

A group of pro-life teenagers was kicked out of the Wydaho Roasters coffee shop in Idaho.

“literally trying to kill us.”
ANGIE NIXON verbatim
AUG 20 · Day 1

Erika Kirk urges conservative students not to back down after Charlie's assassination

Erika Kirk took over leadership of Turning Point USA following the fatal shooting of her husband Charlie Kirk.

Charlie Kirk founded TPUSA in 2012.

Tyler Robinson, 23, is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk and has not entered a plea.

“I want to challenge you to do the same. He'd often talk about how courage is doing the right thing even when you don't know how it's going to work out. He would tell you that courage is being committed to the right course of action regardless of the cost associated with it.”
ERIKA KIRK verbatim
JUL 11 · Day -39

Evidence presented in court against Charlie Kirk murder suspect

Robinson was formally booked on 12 September.

Robinson's former roommate and romantic partner is Lance Twiggs.

Robinson faces charges including aggravated murder, a death penalty offence in Utah.

“He started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn't done it and then kept going around and just doing stuff, I think to keep himself busy or distracted or something,”
LANCE TWIGGS verbatim
JUL 09 · Day -41

Hearing resumes for alleged Charlie Kirk shooter after video and DNA evidence

Tyler Robinson, 23, faces aggravated murder and other charges over Charlie Kirk's death on 10 September 2025.

Kirk was pronounced dead in hospital.

An FBI report described DNA belonging to Robinson and Twiggs found on a rifle, screwdriver and towel recovered at the scene.

JUL 08 · Day -42

Court hearings in Charlie Kirk assassination case reveal DNA evidence and suspect actions

Robinson's defense team fought to keep video of law enforcement's interview with Lance Twiggs from being played in open court.

Erika Kirk's lawyer Jeff Neiman said the video interview with Lance Twiggs should be played in court with no redactions.

Robinson turned himself in to the Washington County Sheriff's Office on Sept. 11, 2025.

JUL 07 · Day -43

Charlie Kirk murder trial court proceedings

Kirk's family walked out of the courtroom twice on Monday when graphic videos of Kirk's shooting were introduced.

Prosecutors are trying to convince Judge Tony Graf that they have enough evidence to bring Robinson to trial on an aggravated murder charge.

The hearing was the first time Kirk's parents and widow appeared in the courtroom since the case began.

“I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it.”
TYLER ROBINSON verbatim
JUL 06 · Day -44

Prosecution of accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson

Tyler Robinson turned himself in the day after the shooting.

Prosecutors allege Robinson confessed in a note left for his roommate that read: "I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it."

The preliminary hearing is a five-day proceeding that began Monday.

“I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it.”
TYLER ROBINSON verbatim
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