Federal officials announced Monday that investigators had found DNA evidence linking Tyler Robinson to the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk and also uncovered a text message where Robinson talked about killing the conservative activist — revelations that come as FBI Director Kash Patel faces increasing scrutiny over his leadership during the probe.

On the television program Fox & Friends, Patel said Robinson had sent a text before the shooting, saying he had an opportunity to “take out” Kirk and “he was going to do it because of his hatred for what Charlie stood for.” It is unclear who Robinson sent the text to, or whether that person alerted law enforcement. A similar message had allegedly been contained in a note that was destroyed, but recovered by law enforcement, Patel said.

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