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The Plan to Turn Charlie Kirk's Murder Into a Crackdown on the Left

The Plan to Turn Charlie Kirk's Murder Into a Crackdown on the Left

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On Tuesday, prosecutors charged the man suspected of killing
Charlie Kirk with aggravated murder, vowed to seek the death
penalty and released a mountain of new evidence against him.

Jack Healy, who has been covering the killing of Mr. Kirk for The
New York Times, explains what the police have uncovered about his
motives. Kenneth P. Vogel, an investigative reporter, discusses
the emerging White House plan to use the federal government to
crack down on the left-wing groups that it believes inspire
political violence.

Guest:

Jack Healy, a reporter for The New York Times
who writes about the changing Western United States and its
political divisions.

Kenneth P. Vogel, a reporter based in the
Washington bureau of The New York Times who investigates the
intersection of money, politics and influence.

Background reading:

The suspect in Mr. Kirk’s killing faces an aggravated murder
charge, and the death penalty.

President Trump has invoked Mr. Kirk’s killing in justifying
measures to silence his opponents.

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