Candace Owens Stumps Andrew Wilson Live on Tyler Robinson's Charges at The Great Debate
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Candace Owens Stumps Andrew Wilson Live on Tyler Robinson's Charges at The Great Debate
During a live debate, Andrew Wilson claims the evidence against Tyler Robinson is overwhelming, prompting Candace Owens to ask him to name even one of the seven charges Robinson is actually facing. When Wilson struggles and incorrectly guesses murder, Owens lists all seven charges correctly herself, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering, and a violent offense in the presence of a minor child. She stresses the legal distinction between murder and aggravated murder, arguing it matters because aggravated murder is what makes Robinson eligible for the death penalty. After Wilson suggests she may have been secretly texted the question, Owens has moderator Patrick Bet-David check her phone live on camera to prove she received no outside help, turning the moment into one of the most widely shared clips from the debate.
After Andrew Wilson states that the evidence against Tyler Robinson is overwhelming, Candace Owens presses him to name one of the seven charges Robinson is actually facing. Wilson struggles to answer directly and eventually guesses that Robinson has been charged with murder.
Owens Corrects the Record
Owens points out that the correct charge is aggravated murder, not murder, and explains that the distinction matters because aggravated murder is narrowly defined and carries the possibility of a death sentence in Utah. She goes on to list all seven charges herself: aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering, and a violent offense committed in the presence of a minor child.
An Accusation and a Phone Check
After Owens pulls out her phone during the exchange, Wilson suggests she may have received the question via text. Owens denies any outside communication and hands her phone to moderator Patrick Bet-David to check on camera, who confirms nothing related to the debate appears in her recent messages.