FBI Director Kash Patel revealed new details about the investigation into the assassination of Charlie Kirk , saying in an appearance on Fox News that the suspect's DNA was found on items near the murder scene and that the alleged shooter said in a text message and a hand-written note that he planned to "take out" the conservative activist.

Federal agents matched 22-year-old Tyler Robinson 's DNA to a screwdriver found on a rooftop at Utah Valley University and a towel that was wrapped around the rifle police believe the suspect used to fatally shoot Kirk on Sept. 10, Patel said on "Fox & Friends."

Patel also confirmed the FBI has interviewed Robinson’s live-in partner, who Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said was transitioning from male to female. Cox, a Republican, has urged people not to

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