Charlie Kirk, a right-wing influencer known for his gun rights advocacy and anti-LGBTQ+ views, was killed at Utah Valley University, in Orem, on Wednesday (10 September) while holding one of his 'Prove Me Wrong' debating events. He was discussing the conservative conspiracy theory about trans shooters when a single shot hit him in the neck. He died later in hospital.
Calls rang out on Thursday for President Donald Trump to fire his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, after a Wall Street Journal report found she posted the name of an undercover CIA agent working on Russia to social media without informing the CIA. Last week, Gabbard posted a list of 37 names of former and current intelligence officers to X who she stripped of their security clearances and accused of betraying their oath to the Constitution.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed a U.S. Federal prosecutor to present evidence to a grand jury concerning an alleged conspiracy to link Donald Trump to Russia.
In a presser at the White House yesterday, Tulsi presented the contents of the HPSCI report without context, focusing closely on a section that cites a cherrypicked selection of Russian intelligence reports purportedly based on documents stolen from Democrats.
Gabbard stated that she has not seen any evidence suggesting Jeffrey Epstein was connected to intelligence agencies, asking to see credible evidence if it arises.
The classified version includes more discussion of the confidence levels. 'We have high confidence in this assessment [that both SVR and GRU hacked political targets]...' This indicates a strong basis for the assessment, differing from public release nuances.