White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt opened the press briefing on Wednesday with strong remarks on the conviction of Bryan Kohbergerwho had just received four consecutive perpetuity penalties without the possibility of parole. Leavitt extended condolences from the administration to the families of the four students of the Idaho University murdered almost three years ago and denounced Kohberger as a “vicious and evil killer”.

“If it depended on the president, he would have forced this monster to explain publicly why he chose to steal these innocent souls,” she said. Leavitt’s comments reflect the severity of a case that seized the nation since the brutal stabs in 2022.

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