NYT: Kent's Probe into Kirk Assassination 'Alarms' FBI's Kash Patel

The FBI’s handling of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk’s assassination under Director Kash Patel reeks of incompetence and cover-up, with fresh turf battles exploding over who gets to peek at the bureau’s sacred files.

Now, even allies are knifing each other in the back while the alleged lone gunman sits in a Utah cell and the public still awaits one shred of ironclad proof he pulled the trigger.

The New York Times reported Oct. 28 that Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, "examined FBI files in the last several weeks to investigate whether the man charged with assassinating Charlie Kirk had support from someone else, a foreign power or another entity, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter."

That move, the Times said, "alarmed Kash Patel, the director of the F.B.I. Mr. Patel and other senior officials believed Mr. Kent was overstepping, treading on F.B.I. responsibilities and potentially interfering with the investigation and the prosecution of the suspect, Tyler Robinson."

Patel, the Times added, "was troubled that Kent had gone through FBI material related to the case, according to the people knowledgeable on the matter."

Candace Owens, who catapulted to national prominence alongside her slain friend and colleague Kirk, has turned her daily broadcast into a one-woman crusade to expose every glaring hole in the official story.

"This article is literally about how Kash Patel is upset that Joe Kent and Tulsi Gabbard are trying to do their jobs and solve the Charlie Kirk murder case," Owens posted on X, sharing the Times headline "Official’s Access to F.B.I. Files in Charlie Kirk Case Drew Pushback."

"It’s like Kash Patel wants to be the sole point person on this—why?" she wrote. "I do not trust him at all."

On her podcast, Owens declared open warfare on anyone who dares defend the FBI’s narrative.

"So allow me to be very explicit. Okay. I want war with all of you. Okay. All of you. And there's a reason I'm going to get to that reason a little bit,” she said. “I want more with all of you. So write your articles, issue your statements, email the white house, reach out for comments. Okay. Say whatever it is you want to say about me. I want more with all of you because I know, I know this isn't right. And there is no way you are going to convince me and the rest of the world that all of this is normal. We're not just going to keep on going and jump into a succession plan. We're going to figure out what the hell happened on September 10th."

The FBI botched the probe from day one.

Agents arrested two separate suspects in the chaotic 33 hours after Kirk, 31, was shot in the neck Sept. 10 during a campus event in Utah. Both were quickly released after questioning as investigators determined they were not involved.

Only then did they settle on Tyler Robinson, 22, who now faces seven state counts, including aggravated murder.

Six weeks later, the bureau has released zero forensic, ballistic or digital evidence proving Robinson acted alone — or acted at all.

Patel and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a joint statement to the Times that sidestepped the infighting: "The FBI and intelligence community under the direction of President Trump will leave no stone unturned in the investigation of the assassination of our friend, Charlie Kirk."

Yet sources told the Times the clash over Kent’s file review surfaced at a White House meeting attended by Patel, Kent, Gabbard, Vice President JD Vance and chief of staff Susie Wiles.

While Robinson faces only state charges, administration officials worried Kent’s parallel probe could arm defense lawyers with “reasonable doubt” that others were involved, the Times reported.

From bungled arrests to sealed evidence and now interagency trench warfare, Patel’s FBI looks less like a premier law-enforcement agency and more like a Keystone Cops rerun — all while a grieving nation demands answers and gets stonewalled at every turn.