BIG NEWS! Erika To File A Wrongful Death Lawsuit. For Charlie Or For PR? | Ep 388

September 17, 2026

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The Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against UVU: PR Strategy or Genuine Justice?

Candace opens the episode with a blunt assessment: "Turning Point USA just makes me sick." She argues that the pending wrongful death lawsuit filed by Erika Kirk against Utah Valley University and its police department is not about justice for Charlie Kirk, but rather a preemptive public relations strike designed to distract from an upcoming independent review that she claims will be "devastating" to Turning Point USA's own security failures.

The Timing and Motivation

The notice of claim—a mandatory prerequisite before suing a government entity—was filed over a year after Charlie Kirk's death. Candace reveals she has known since approximately December that Charlie Kirk's parents were encouraging Erika to file such a lawsuit, but that "it was not something that Erika herself was keen to do." She questions why the filing suddenly materialized now, pointing to the imminent release of an independent review commissioned by UVU in September 2025, just twelve days after the shooting. That review, which Candace says was expected on Friday, examines the security failures at UVU that may have contributed to Charlie's death.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:31) **Episode Introduction & Thesis** - Candace frames the pending wrongful death lawsuit as a preemptive PR move by Turning Point USA to distract from an upcoming independent review that will expose their own security failures.
2 (02:35) **The Timing: A Preemptive PR Strike** - Candace explains the legal purpose of a "notice of claim" and argues the lawsuit is timed to distract from the imminent release of an independent report on UVU's security failures.
3 (07:34) **The Sloppy Filing & Turning Point's Overqualified Security** - Candace argues the lawsuit is rushed and lackluster, especially given they had a year to prepare, and highlights the absurdity of blaming the university when Charlie brought 12 highly trained security members.
4 (10:09) **How Security Liaising Actually Works** - Candace draws on her own experience with Turning Point USA to explain that the private security team, not the university, is responsible for assessing and demanding security measures.
5 (14:57) **The Filing's Hubris: Blaming UVU for Granting Their Demand** - Candace dissects the lawsuit's claim that UVU is at fault for allowing the event in the amphitheater, which Turning Point USA had demanded against the university's advice.
6 (20:29) **The Police Staffing Argument Debunked** - Candace refutes the claim that UVU was negligent for only providing six police officers, using math to show the event was actually oversupplied relative to the rest of the campus.
7 (23:56) **The "No First Responders" Claim is False** - Candace points out that first responders were present, but Charlie's team chose to transport him in a private vehicle instead of an ambulance.

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Show Notes

There is wall to wall coverage regarding a wrongful death lawsuit that the Kirk family intends to file against UVU and the typical orbit of influencers is attempting to quickly spin this to the public as an aggrieved widow’s fight to find justice for “her Charlie”. Also, we take a look back at the bodycam footage that was released of Tyler Robinson when he was involved in a car crash in 2022 and ask where that actually came from.

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