FBI Expands Kirk Assassination Probe, and Culture of Violence, with Eliana Johnson and Spencer Brown

Listen to this episode from After Party with Emily Jashinsky on Spotify. Emily Jashinsky starts the show with a look at The New York Times’ interview with Hasan Piker following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and his comments on material happiness and how it relates to the causes that became so crucial to Charlie Kirk’s life work. Then Emily is joined by Eliana Johnson, Editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon, to discuss the latest in the assassination investigation including the exclusive Washington Free Beacon reporting that the FBI is looking into social media accounts that appear to indicate foreknowledge of the attack, Stephen Miller linking the assassination of Kirk to a “vast domestic terror movement” and promising to destroy those networks, PLUS the firings of people like Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah. Next, Spencer Brown, Chief communications officer for Young America’s Foundation, joins Emily. They talk about New York Post reporting on investigators looking into whether pro-trans, online groups knew in advance about Kirk’s assassination, young people’s reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death, how Clemson found itself in a PR disaster over staffers’ anti-Kirk posts, and new polling that raises concerns about how some liberals view political violence. Emily rounds out the show addressing the dust-up over her conversation with Krystal Ball and why she believes social media algorithms must change. Cowboy Colostrum: Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code AFTERPARTY at https://www.cowboycolostrum.com/AFTERPARTY Aware House: Visit https://awarehouseshop.com/discount/PARTY & use code PARTY for 15% off your first order.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.