involved planning and stalking with the intent to kill or injure, through the use of interstate instrumentalities (mail and the Internet), and using a firearm in furtherance of a federal crime (stalking). https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25999169-indictment/. (The state has indicted him on murder charges as well, just in case he's declared a MAGA hero someday and Trump wants to pardon him. Doubtful but you never know.). So far there doesn't seem to be any similar evidence that Robinson used the internet to plan the crime or stalk Kirk, but in any event federal prosecution wouldn't make a difference in the outcome because Utah, unlike MN, has the death penalty.

If the Feds want to make this a Federal case, maybe they should file charges against the Republican Party, including Trump.

At least from what has been reported, he was from a Right wing, Mormon, gun loving family. I don't know how he identifies his sexual orientation, but his romantic relationship is at odds with how he was brought up.

I can't imagine being a preteen/teen realizing that being who you are means rejecting at least some of what you grew up believing and knowing your family could not really accept you for who you are. Adolescence is a tough time for many, but it has to be harder to not fit in the rigid culture he was born in.

The Utah Governor and some in his family, spoke of his leftish ideology. Yet, this is someone who did not vote. He clearly still supported gun rights. I wonder if the ONLY "leftish" value was LBGTQ+. and that was because of where he was.

gay and trans people, and only because of the relationship he seems to have had. There are, in fact, Republican or right-wing LGBTQ people (e.g., Caitlin Jenner). Years ago I knew a gay man who was very conservative, loved Reagan, expressed racist attitudes and didn't even like most other gay people. Being, or being an advocate for LGBTQ doesn't guarantee liberal opinions as to other matters. So far they have failed to connect Robinson to any left-wing or liberal organizations, or identify any other liberal opinions he might have expressed.

But I do think Patel and Bondi would like to take credit for prosecuting him, so if they can find a basis for federal jurisdiction they'll go for it. But unlike Vance Boelter, Robinson doesn't seem to have availed himself of a federal instrumentality in planning and carrying out the killing.

And heck, we have plenty of those all the time. No biggie.

The dictionary definition is "the premeditated act of killing someone suddenly or secretively, especially a prominent person." https://www.dictionary.com/browse/assassination

... there's been much, if any, follow-up on obvious links to Nick Fuentes' Groyper cult. Why? The Groyper bunch hated Kirk, and many of Robinson's statements and predilections appear to align with those of Fuentes' followers.
The absence of even a mention of the Fuentes/Kirk feud is curious in itself.

a full investigation the fascists have their desired narrative about this and they will stick to it. As I have said there are no public statements from either Robinson or the roommate and so the "narrative", including these questionable texts, are only what the fascists say it is. I don't believe them for one moment without hearing from those two themselves regarding the texts and even then we don't know how much coercion and intimidation to stick to a "desired narrative" may be happening.

EVERYTHING has to be about HIM so he'll be pissed if he's not involved

They just want the idea there are. Kind of like Trump telling Zelensky "just say you're opening an investigation against Biden".
It's all right-wing bullshit.

Does that Trump the feds?

Robinson supposedly sent messages to the "roommate". They're desperate to tie someone else to the shooting as an accomplice or whatever.

https://katv.com/news/nation-world/fbi-will-question-20-people-involved-in-discord-chat-allegedly-tied-to-tyler-robinson-charlie-kirk-utah-county-jeffrey-gray-prosecutors-kash-patel-hearing

that would make federal prosecution possible (see #7) - using the internet (interstate commerce) to plot with coconspirators. So far it looks pretty thin, but even though the outcome would be the same - the death penalty regardless whether he's convicted by Utah or the feds - Patel and Bondi would surely love to claim his head for themselves.

grown nut job.