“Left-wing radicals” killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and “they are going to be held accountable,” Lawyer Common Pam Bondi claimed to ABC Information in an interview on Monday.
“Who killed Charlie? Left-wing radicals, and they are going to be held accountable,” Bondi instructed ABC Information Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas. “So will anybody on this nation who commits a violent crime in opposition to anybody. And the dying penalty, because of Donald Trump, is on the desk once more.”
The lawyer normal, nonetheless, didn’t supply a motive as to why the alleged suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, killed Kirk final Wednesday whereas he was talking at an occasion on a college campus in Utah.
Pressed on whether or not Robinson acted alone, she stated it’s an ongoing investigation.
“Proper now, he’s in custody and charged with the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I am not going to get into extra particulars about different individuals in any respect, however we’ve got him in custody for assassinating Charlie,” she stated.
Bondi stated that federal costs within the case are anticipated to be filed, however didn’t say when, and did say they’re working along with the state of Utah.
The president and different prime administration officers have stated they’ll use all the instruments of presidency to go after the “festering violence” on the “far left.”
The lawyer normal stated that anybody who commits a violent act “might be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the regulation.”
ABC Information’ Pierre Thomas interviews Lawyer Common Pam Bondi in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2025.
ABC Information
“Look what virtually occurred to Governor Shapiro within the governor’s mansion, his spouse, his household, they had been asleep upstairs, and somebody tried to mild his home on fireplace,” she stated. “You recognize, there are such a lot of crimes of violence all through this nation. Does not matter who it’s, we will come after you in the event you commit a violent crime.”
Bondi is referring to an incident in April, when a person tried to mild Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s house on fire.
Bondi additionally stated they are going to proceed to function “on the details and the regulation.”
FBI Director Kash Patel has obtained criticism for the way he has dealt with some parts of the investigation, together with posting that there was a topic in custody earlier than asserting that the topic had been launched within the early hours after the assassination.
“The FBI director has been working tirelessly,” she stated. “They acquired this picture out. You recognize, that is nice police work, by the FBI, by the locals, working collectively. They acquired this {photograph} out, you realize, we figured somebody would determine him primarily based on that, and positive sufficient, they did.”
The AG added that Patel has her “full confidence.”
Bondi stated that when Kirk was shot, she was on a flight with Secretary of Well being and Human Companies Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose father, former Lawyer Common Robert Kennedy, was killed by an murderer.
“I feel we had been all in shock,” Bondi stated of studying concerning the assassination of Kirk. “We had been all praying, all praying, and I stated to Bobby, I stated, ‘Bobby, how outdated had been you when your dad was assassinated?’ He stated, ‘I used to be 14,’ and Bobby was with him when he died.”
Bondi stated this was so private to her as a result of he was her pal.
She urged the nation to “unite and are available collectively” within the wake of the capturing.
“We have to come back collectively as a rustic, or we’re misplaced.”
