{"id":31737,"date":"2025-07-23T20:54:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=31737"},"modified":"2025-07-23T20:54:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:54:29","slug":"donald-trump-would-have-made-kohberger-explain-motive-white-house-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=31737","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Would Have Made Kohberger Explain Motive, White House Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article article--permalink \"><!--\/.article__header--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\"><!--\/#cb-7da565ad8dfab09c0f689d252a5d116c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f7304570ecdaa693db28cefa9ddc179e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> would&#8217;ve used his lasso of truth to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bryan-kohberger\/\"><strong>Bryan Kohberger<\/strong><\/a> spill on the motive for his heinous crimes &#8230; so says the White House Press Secretary.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f7304570ecdaa693db28cefa9ddc179e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c504900b5a9190d9beef30db1b2a81cc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><strong>Karoline Leavitt<\/strong> spoke from the White House Briefing Room Wednesday &#8230; and, she kicked it off by addressing the families of Kohberger&#8217;s victims &#8212; telling them the administration is so sorry for the grief and pain caused by the murderous Kohberger.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c504900b5a9190d9beef30db1b2a81cc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-de06d4e684fd8c4dd25ee049d16b39fc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-19a99c85-4e8b-4dcc-acf7-25fb1f6f786f-2004368515-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-19a99c85-4e8b-4dcc-acf7-25fb1f6f786f-2004368515-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/72\/16by9\/2025\/07\/23\/7292a805f2894417b958fc2b5ad7b05d_md.jpg\" alt=\"072325_bryan_kohberger_sentenced_kal\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-19a99c85-4e8b-4dcc-acf7-25fb1f6f786f-2004368515\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:19a99c85-4e8b-4dcc-acf7-25fb1f6f786f\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-de06d4e684fd8c4dd25ee049d16b39fc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0f2e66bc60aaba2c8e1f99ef1e2c44ca\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Leavitt then added, &#8220;If it were up to the President, he would have forced this monster to publicly explain why he chose to steal these innocent souls.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0f2e66bc60aaba2c8e1f99ef1e2c44ca--> <a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7cc7b1cd81d32b571290e0ec82023127\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Of course, it&#8217; not up to President Trump &#8230; just like it wasn&#8217;t up to Idaho Judge <strong>Steven Hippler,<\/strong> who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/23\/bryan-kohberger-sentencing-live-stream\/\"><strong>sentenced Kohberger<\/strong><\/a> to four consecutive life sentences &#8212; and acknowledged during the sentencing process that he cannot compel a defendant to testify even when they&#8217;ve pled guilty.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7cc7b1cd81d32b571290e0ec82023127--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e54a19b1d499132afa0b977dfa139b70\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-d60b0b19-9013-448e-98db-cb86e9792344-721034361-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-d60b0b19-9013-448e-98db-cb86e9792344-721034361-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2e\/16by9\/2025\/07\/23\/2e74fbd7c2a54a2894916f13de3fa9c9_md.jpg\" alt=\"072325_bryan_kohberger_kristi_goncalves_kal\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-d60b0b19-9013-448e-98db-cb86e9792344-721034361\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:d60b0b19-9013-448e-98db-cb86e9792344\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e54a19b1d499132afa0b977dfa139b70--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3449db7cd4c7f280f36d54d9f2f450e1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">As you know &#8230; family of the victims read statements before the court Wednesday &#8212; some bawling through their words, others cracking<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/23\/kaylee-goncalves-sister-bryan-kohberger-getting-big-d-in-prison\/\"><strong> macabre jokes<\/strong><\/a> about the kind of treatment they hope Kohberger receives in prison. Some of the families vigorously objected to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/02\/bryan-kohberger-in-court-for-plea-deal-hearing\/\"><strong>controversial plea deal<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3449db7cd4c7f280f36d54d9f2f450e1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4ecc01b61f63c17b85f8ef49b08c27b9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-14444e4b-a804-4e46-a330-b6447f6eed82-1234869896-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-14444e4b-a804-4e46-a330-b6447f6eed82-1234869896-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a7\/16by9\/2025\/07\/23\/a775bc2b90994b3896ed9b83e2c15b2c_md.jpg\" alt=\"072325_tmz_live_kohberger_kal_v2\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-14444e4b-a804-4e46-a330-b6447f6eed82-1234869896\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:14444e4b-a804-4e46-a330-b6447f6eed82\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4ecc01b61f63c17b85f8ef49b08c27b9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3850f162d412687b6fbbef915c113d71\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Kohberger declined to speak in court &#8230; and, Judge Hippler said it was probably for the best &#8212; because who knows if anything he would&#8217;ve said would be the truth anyway.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3850f162d412687b6fbbef915c113d71--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9d04c1336b7967d3615e80084da4b9ab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f5\/4by3\/2025\/07\/21\/f5ec7ed56ee64bde9794427050457373_md.jpg\" alt=\"donald-trump-bryan-kohberger-truthsocial-1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9d04c1336b7967d3615e80084da4b9ab--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-294139041dd45fc719d3bd6b20529965\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/21\/president-donald-trump-idaho-murder-bryan-kohberger\/\"><strong>been adamant<\/strong><\/a> about wanting Kohberger to address his crimes &#8230; adding the judge should make him speak about his motive. As previously mentioned, the judge said he&#8217;s not allowed to do that.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-294139041dd45fc719d3bd6b20529965--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-97653951867c39969415443d292cd893\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Kohberger may choose to speak out one day &#8230; but, it seems more likely it&#8217;ll come out in the press than in court.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><!-- end: promotion-slot desktop-news-permalink --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Donald Trump would&#8217;ve used his lasso of truth to make Bryan Kohberger spill on the motive for his heinous crimes &#8230; so says the White House Press Secretary. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31737"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31739,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31737\/revisions\/31739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}