President Trump also wants to know why Bryan Kohberger did it.
On Monday, the commander-in-chief weighed in on the controversial plea deal that will spare Kohberger from facing a firing squad for slaughtering four University of Idaho students in 2022.
“These were vicious murders, with so many questions left unanswered,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday afternoon.
“While Life Imprisonment is tough, it’s certainly better than receiving the Death Penalty but before Sentencing, I hope the Judge makes Kohberger, at a minimum, explain why he did these horrible murders.”
Trump cites “so many questions left unanswered” in the Kohberger case. Andrew Leyden/ZUMA / SplashNews.com
Brian Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. AP
Donald Trump’s Truth Social post commenting on the Bryan Kohberger Idaho murder case. Truth SocialKohberger, who was a criminology student, pleaded guilty earlier this month to the quadruple slaying of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20.
The guilty plea allowed Kohberger, 30, to avoid the death penalty, though a clear-cut motive for the murders remains unknown.
“There are no explanations, there is no NOTHING,” Trump raged. “People were shocked that he was able to plea bargain, but the Judge should make him explain what happened.”
The families of the victims are divided on the plea deal that will keep Kohberger behind bars for the rest of his life.
Kohberger, who admitted to breaking into the off-campus house and killing the four students in November 2022, is set to be sentenced Wednesday.
