Judges in Tennessee district mysteriously recuse from lawsuit against MAGA influencer

The lawsuit by late conservative activist Charlie Kirk's chief bodyguard against MAGA influencer Candace Owens just took a bizarre turn.

In a new order by Chief U.S. District Judge William Campbell, it was revealed that the case cannot move forward in the Middle District of Tennessee for now — because very judge who could hear the matter has recused from it.

"As all District Judges and Magistrate Judges of the Middle District of Tennessee have recused in this matter, a District Judge from outside the District will be designated by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals," wrote Campbell. "When the designation is made, the case will be reassigned."

It was unclear at press time why every district and magistrate judge in the district is conflicted from hearing the case.

Harpole's lawsuit accuses Owens, a notorious conspiracy theorist, of defamation for her repeated claims he might have been in on a conspiracy to orchestrate the murder of Kirk, who was sniped from a nearby building during an event for his Turning Point USA organization at Utah Valley University last year. Owens has also lobbed accusations at Kirk's wife Erika, all without any evidence.

The actual alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, is currently on trial, though that trial has also taken several turns as a state prosecutor was sanctioned for talking about the case to the media.