I think it was people scrambling believing they would be implicated and probably have plenty of terrible looking dirt in their world.
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Cox also said the suspect's partner was transgender but that he was unsure if it was relevant to the case.
"The roommate was a romantic partner, a male transitioning to female," Cox said. "I can say that he has been incredibly cooperative, this partner has been very cooperative, had no idea that this was happening."
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/utah-governor-cox-charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect-authorities/