Straight from You: Why isn't Kirk's suspected killer charged with terrorism?
Sep 19, 2025
SAN has seen your comments on this week’s news. Now, we're answering them with straight facts and clear context.
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We're taking a look at what you had to say on some of the biggest stories of the week
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This is straight from you. Your questions, your comments from YouTube, fact-checked and answered
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First up, one viewer wants to know why the suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing is not facing terrorism or hate crime charges
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All right, so here's the deal. Under federal law, there's no specific domestic terrorism crime, even if officials call it that
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Politico notes that to trigger federal charges, a case usually has to involve federal property
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a federal official, or a hate crime based on race, religion, gender, not political beliefs
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In this case, Utah prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson in state court with aggravated murder
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which makes him eligible for the death penalty, plus he's facing other felonies
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A former DOJ official told Politico there is no clear federal crime yet, but if evidence of protective bias emerges, that could change
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Hope that helps. A viewer wanted to know why Egypt does not just take in Gazans by just ceding land to the refugees
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Egypt's answer is a firm no. President el says forcing Gazans into Sinai which is in northeast Egypt would erase Palestinian claims to a future state The Rafa crossing into Egypt remains aid only not relocation
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Egypt and Jordan have both rejected resettlement proposals, warning it would destabilize their countries and undermine a two-state solution
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So while Egypt does have territory, the political red line remains clear
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No permanent resettlement of throngs of people outside Gaza. And finally, we see your questions about that story we brought you yesterday on bringing back the dodo
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This viewer asked, what's the benefit, and could it be dangerous? Colossal Biosciences says it's one step closer, growing pigeon germ cells to eventually create a dodo-like bird
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The plan involves using gene-edited chickens as surrogates and eventually reintroducing the offspring into protected reserves in Mauritius, the bird's native habitat in the Indian Ocean
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But experts warn this won't be a true dodo, just a generic lookalike
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And some scientists argue the buzz around de-extinction may divert money from protecting actual endangered species
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The company says dodo chicks could hatch within five to seven years
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