SALT LAKE CITY — Defense attorneys say President Donald Trump and Governor Spencer Cox may have hurt their own case, if they truly believe the man accused of murdering Charlie Kirk should receive the death penalty.

Governor Cox brought up the topic for the first time on Wednesday, long before 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson was identified or arrested.

"To whoever did this, we will find you," Cox said. "We will try you, and we will hold you accountable to the furthest extent of the law. I just want to remind people that we still have the death penalty in the state of Utah."

On Thursday, he doubled down.

"We are going to catch this person," Cox said. "We are working with our attorneys, getting affidavits, so we can pursue the death penalty in this case, and that will happen."

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