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This won't sit well (Original Post) dcmfox Sep 19 OP
and those texts between him and his roommate sound fake as fuck SamuelTheThird Sep 19 #1
The texts Greg_In_SF Sep 19 #3
I don't want to say youre being naive SamuelTheThird Sep 19 #4
Please do Greg_In_SF Sep 19 #6
These two kick ass ladies on youtube make a compelling case Sugarcoated Sep 19 #10
Anything is possible Greg_In_SF Sep 19 #12
They are deranged Sugarcoated Sep 19 #14
Yup orangecrush Sep 19 #21
Same SickOfTheOnePct Sep 19 #15
Evidence collected by the FBI SamuelTheThird Sep 19 #20
These trumpers and trump adjacent fools are the most corrupt mfers ever to walk Washington, DC. littlemissmartypants Sep 19 #25
People who appear to be "attorneys" (bar etc.) have been sanctioned for using hallucinating AI to prepare docs. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 19 #7
I have to say Skittles Sep 19 #13
Understatement orangecrush Sep 19 #22
Are there time stamps? ok_cpu Sep 19 #16
Not proof of anything, but very interesting nonetheless Wiz Imp Sep 19 #23
I think they are reconstructed from the recipient's recollections and written down in FBI speak Bernardo de La Paz Sep 19 #27
I've read that. Wiz Imp Sep 19 #28
Oof that's gonna leave a mark! SheltieLover Sep 19 #2
Links Bernardo de La Paz Sep 19 #5
here dcmfox Sep 19 #9
Thanks. At the end it says Bloomberg, so it seems a legit copy. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 19 #11
Here ya go! LeftInTX Sep 19 #19
You know who's alias he wasn't using? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 19 #8
For one thing .... Dem_in_Nebr. Sep 19 #17
It was Trump really. The one and lonely. twodogsbarking Sep 19 #18
Nearly lost my lunch upon seeing the orange shit face. How did accepting all this weirdness Ziggysmom Sep 19 #24
"Lefty terrorist gaming site!" rubbersole Sep 19 #26

Greg_In_SF

(773 posts)
3. The texts
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 01:28 PM
Sep 19

are included in the charging documents. If they were fake, no attorney would do such a thing.

Greg_In_SF

(773 posts)
12. Anything is possible
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 02:03 PM
Sep 19

but I have a very hard time believing a DA would submit false evidence in a charging document and risk federal prison time.

Sugarcoated

(8,235 posts)
14. They are deranged
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 02:07 PM
Sep 19

and flush with hubris. They think they can get away with anything. Did K$ Patel's FBI give this evidence to the DA?

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,710 posts)
15. Same
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 02:13 PM
Sep 19

And even if I did happen to be suspicious about the texts, being on the same side as the likes of Candace Owens and Steve Bannon would bring me back to reality.

littlemissmartypants

(31,249 posts)
25. These trumpers and trump adjacent fools are the most corrupt mfers ever to walk Washington, DC.
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 03:23 PM
Sep 19

Damn right, anything is possible and they are doing their damnedest to prove it.

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
7. People who appear to be "attorneys" (bar etc.) have been sanctioned for using hallucinating AI to prepare docs. . .nt
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 01:34 PM
Sep 19

ok_cpu

(2,227 posts)
16. Are there time stamps?
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 02:25 PM
Sep 19

I agree they do not read as authentic but don't think they were fabricated either.

Seems like either he put the narrative on record to try to protect someone or maybe his law enforcement family coached him through it out of fear of being connected to the gun or to disown him to MAGA land.

Has anyone seen a version with time stamps?

Wiz Imp

(8,562 posts)
23. Not proof of anything, but very interesting nonetheless
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 03:06 PM
Sep 19



HOLY SH*T:

I put the alleged text exchange between Tyler Robinson and his transgender lover into Chat GPT and asked if it seemed real and genuine.

Chat GPT says the texts are "most likely fabricated," far too detailed, and too incriminating to be real...

Thoughts?

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
27. I think they are reconstructed from the recipient's recollections and written down in FBI speak
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 05:03 PM
Sep 19

Witness says a few sentences about one part of a text and agent writes down something like "squad car in the area." They probably very easily obtained timestamps (missing from "transcript" ) but could not decrypt the actual texts or had some other impediment.

Wiz Imp

(8,562 posts)
28. I've read that.
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 05:18 PM
Sep 19

And that means they can't be totally trusted. Unless they present proof they came directly from Discord servers or off the suspect's phone, or something like that, it's reasonable to doubt their complete validity. You would think if they had proof that they came from Discord servers, that they would have presented that already and they would almost certainly include time stamps.

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
5. Links
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 01:32 PM
Sep 19

Bloomberg (blocked for me because I deny my data (cookies) to their 141 partners (yes, that many)): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-18/suspected-kirk-shooter-s-gaming-history-probed-by-secret-service

Only Bloomberg is reporting this. Other reports reference Bloomberg.

A similar allegation against Crooks re Steam is believed fake: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/18/politics/thomas-matthew-crooks-steam/

LeftInTX

(34,013 posts)
19. Here ya go!
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 02:52 PM
Sep 19
Suspected Kirk Shooter’s Gaming History Probed by Secret Service

US law enforcement is building a profile on suspected Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson, including his use of Donald Trump's name as a pseudonym on Valve Corp.'s Steam video-game platform.

The US Secret Service has joined the investigation into the shooting, working with the FBI to study Robinson's behavior and online activity to understand how suspects form grievances and select targets.

Experts warn against making too much of the suspected shooter's interest in video games, citing a lack of evidence linking violent video-game play to violence and suggesting other factors like exposure to violence and access to weapons are more relevant.

Suspected Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson used Donald Trump’s name as a pseudonym on Valve Corp.’s Steam video-game platform, a fact that’s become part of a profile US law enforcement is building on the alleged assailant.

https://archive.ph/Fck9g

Ziggysmom

(3,997 posts)
24. Nearly lost my lunch upon seeing the orange shit face. How did accepting all this weirdness
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 03:11 PM
Sep 19

become normal? WTF?

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