A key witness to the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has come forward with an explosive claim — that FBI agents under Kash Patel’s leadership ordered him to delete footage of the shooting just hours after he turned it over.
Ryne Simmons, who says he recorded the incident on his phone, told reporters he initially believed he was doing the right thing by cooperating. But instead of preserving his evidence, Simmons says agents instructed him to erase the primary evidence, allegedly claiming the video could “trigger PTSD.”
“They said it would be better for me mentally if I deleted it,” Simmons explained. “Then one of them called me later to confirm I’d actually done it. That’s when it started to feel wrong.”
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BREAKING, FBI DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE: Ryne Simmons says the FBI tried to get him to DELETE his Charlie Kirk assassination video. Is this why we've gotten so little footage from witnesses?! How many witnesses followed these FBI instructions? Outrageous. Cover-up confirmed? pic.twitter.com/yQRwdr5o8z
— Sam Parker 🇺🇸🧯 (@BasedSamParker) October 25, 2025
The FBI’s official account of the shooting has already come under fire for major inconsistencies — conflicting timelines, missing surveillance angles, and unexplained witness silences.
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Judge Erik Graf has placed more than 3,000 people including eyewitnesses under gag orders.
Now, if Simmons’ story holds up, it could point to a deliberate effort to destroy primary evidence and shape the narrative from inside the bureau itself.
He says that photos and videos are being deleted from his phone. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/W1joTdqQN0
— Jammles (@jammles9) October 25, 2025
Simmons says he has since recovered and archived videos on an external hard drive “for safekeeping,” though he’s reportedly wary of releasing it publicly amid concerns for his security.
The FBI has not responded to requests for comment on whether agents were authorized to order a witness to delete potential evidence in a homicide investigation, nor whether they are hacking phones to erase files.
For now, questions are mounting: Why would federal agents want critical footage erased? What does the missing video show that contradicts the official line? And how deep does this cover-up go?
The official narrative is already collapsing under scrutiny — and this latest revelation may be the final crack that brings it down.
