The former Director of the FBI is calling the FBI press conference about Kirk "disjointed"

[senseandsensibility]

on Ari's show. He also pointed out that there were conflicting stories given during the same press conference. No wonder I'm confused. Is there a suspect in custody or not?

[ImNotGod]

1. I trust no one in the fascist regime, I trust nothing coming out of the fascist regime. nt

[leftstreet]

2. I think people have been detained for questioning

That's the gist on X and Reddit, etc

Possibly the person in the crowd who was asking questions of Kirk at the time of the shooting

But no statement on detaining the actual shooter

[underpants]

5. The kid questioning has to be ...questioned

It could be an incredible coincidence and it’s more likely (if this planned out) was letting it get going but not sticking around long enough for someone to notice them.

[BoRaGard]

3. "Round up the usual suspects." - Krasnov & Krewe

[Irish_Dem]

4. FBI used to be the finest law enforcement agency in the world.

Now it cannot even give a coherent press conference and communicate with local police.

[underpants]

10. The CDC was too

[Irish_Dem]

12. Yes. Finest scientists in the world.

[RockRaven]

6. Probably unwilling to admit what they do not know or have control over.

Blowhard bosses make underlings behave likewise.

[yourout]

7. Thought they had a patsy then his aliby turned out to be fool proof

[spanone]

8. The FBI been hollowed out by Kash Patel...trmp sycophant.

[Raven123]

9. This administration is so corrupt and violent

They could easily arrest and harm (if not kill) some innocent person on some false notion of guilt. We have seen it enough

[underpants]

14. The RW lost a prodigal son

They are going quite mad - in every sense.

He was only 31. He’s been around for pre-Trump which is 10 years now. Kirk was infused with Koch Brother money if memory serves. He was their youth outreach and, at least with the bros, it was effective. I hate to say it because he was a POS. I’m not happy he’s dead though. Quite sad.

[struggle4progress]

11. God's Gonna Cut You Down

[markodochartaigh]

13. What a cirkkkus

This is how screwed this country is: There are three possibilities.

A) Patel just really has no clue that the old guy first arrested has already been cleared.

B) There is someone in custody because the whole thing was a false flag and they have a patsy.

C) The FBI actually apprehended the suspect but haven't even informed local police.

All of these possibilities should be able to be dismissed instantly in a well-functioning country.

[C_U_L8R]

15. Give em a break

they're trying to figure out how to blame it on Biden.

[GreenWave]

16. I will give them a brake when they are falling over a cliff.

air brake that is.

[Strelnikov_]

17. Why is the FBI involved?

Did the bullet cross state lines?

Was he kidnapped first?

Was there a bank robbery involved?

Was he a Trump bootlicker? Oops, think I got it.

[Johonny]

18. This better bot be like Minnesota

Where the shooter was all over the Internet broadcasting their intentions while the FBI poo poo the threat of domestic terrorists to focus on Trump's war on immigrants. A war that did nothing to save the poor girl from NC either.

Trumps law and order is a fucking slaughterfeast at the moment.

[mnhtnbb]

19. The head of the FBI field office in SLC

was summarily fired three weeks ago, as reported on Nicolle Wallace's show this afternoon. She was well respected and well known in the FBI community, especially for her work in antiterrorism. The retired FBI agent who was discussing this indicated she was part of the purge of FBI leadership by Trump, and her recent removal would probably be felt in this particular effort to track and bring to justice the shooter.

Huh. So it goes. Incompetence of Trumpists comes home to roost?

[mnhtnbb]

21. Just heard on Chris Hayes

that the woman who was head of the Salt Lake City FBI office who was summarily fired three weeks ago was Pakistani American. Had been with the FBI since 9/11, well respected, and well known for anti terrorism work.

[UTUSN]

20. K&R

[malaise]

22. It was incompetence on steroids. N/t

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

23. Another Uvalde level of chaos?