"In a Discord chatroom including at least one guy he knew from high school who had recognized Tyler Robinson in the pictures released by Charlie Kirk murder investigators, the accused murderer offered up the now-discredited report about trans bullets, but treated it with irony, just like he ironically claimed to be Kirk himself. "I heard the ammo had somethin about trans stuff on it, but they aren't releasing photos or exact quotes," he wrote."
"A few minutes later, he joked: "I'm actually Charlie Kirk, wanted to get outta politics so I faked my death, now I can live out my dream life in kansas." The comment is deliberately non-committal, like all the others described in the NYT story on the Discord chat. But it is far more reliable evidence than a growing story, sourced to the White House, that one of two Robinson roommates cooperating with the FBI is trans and may even be Robinson's lover."
Discord chatroom messages include the accused sharing and ironically mocking a now-discredited report about 'trans bullets' and joking that he was Charlie Kirk. The accused wrote that ammo supposedly had 'trans stuff' but that photos and exact quotes were not being released, and noted the claim lacked FBI backing. Those Discord comments are presented as more reliable evidence than a separate narrative claiming one Robinson roommate cooperating with the FBI is transgender and possibly Robinson's partner. That narrative originated with White House-aligned reporters and spread through conservative outlets, citing unnamed FBI cooperation and alleged communications and devices taken from the apartment for review.
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