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Harvard Law professor spreads debunked rumor about Charlie Kirk assassination suspecthttps://www.foxnews.com/us/harvard-law-professor-spreads-debunked-rumor-about-charlie-kirk-assassination-suspectA distinguished Harvard Law professor and legal scholar was hammered on social media after spreading a debunked rumor that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination was "ultra-MAGA" and that Republicans were trying to "blame" liberals for the tragedy.Laurence Tribe made the comment in a post on X that shared a lengthy post from an account called Occupy Democrats, which attempted to paint a picture of suspect Tyler Robinson’s political ideology."Kirk’s apparent assassin seems to have been ultra-MAGA, exploding the GOP/MAGA attempt to pin the blame for this tragedy on liberals," wrote Tribe, a professor at Harvard Law School from 1968 until his retirement in 2020. He is currently the Carl M. Loeb University Professor Emeritus at the school."Nothing to see here— just a longtime Harvard Law prof— arguably the most prominent legal academic of his generation— spewing absolute lies about Kirk’s assassin from one of the most notorious fake news sites out there," Carl wrote.Tribe, who taught at Harvard for 30 years, has been involved with multiple presidential administrations. Most recently, President Joe Biden chose him in 2021 to serve on his Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, Tribe's Harvard bio notes. In 2010, President Barack Obama selected Tribe to be the first Senior Counselor for Access to Justice.Jeremy Carl, a senior fellow at Claremont Institute, responded to Tribe’s post on X, accusing the professor of spreading "pure" disinformation by sharing the claim that Robinson was a supporter of President Donald Trump.Tribe, who taught at Harvard for 30 years, has been involved with multiple presidential administrations. Most recently, President Joe Biden chose him in 2021 to serve on his Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, Tribe's Harvard bio notes. In 2010, President Barack Obama selected Tribe to be the first Senior Counselor for Access to Justice.