The owner of the company that provided personal security for Charlie Kirk asked a federal judge in Tennessee to order Candace Owens to preserve records of her conversations with Mitch Snow, who claimed on her podcast that he witnessed Harpole, Erika Kirk, and others meet at a military base in New Mexico one day before Tyler Robinson allegedly assassinated Charlie Kirk in Utah last year.
Harpole’s attorneys asked U.S. District Judge William Campbell last Thursday to issue an order requiring Owens and Snow to preserve “documents, cellular telephones, and other electronic devices” related to the case.
The filing noted, “Defendants have indicated they will oppose this motion,” which it argued, “is reason enough to grant it.”
It specifically requests the judge to order Owens and Snow to preserve every electronic device and phone used since September 1, 2025, as well as all data stored on those devices. That data includes text messages, call logs, and data sent via the encrypted applications Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp, as well as their photos, screenshots, and digital metadata from this period.
According to the motion, Owens was first served with notice of a potential lawsuit by Harpole on December 16, 2025. This was followed by a pre-suit demand letter on April 22, which preceded the April 30 lawsuit.
Harpole’s motion states that the evidence will be necessary to prove his claim that Snow “fed” Owens “a fabricated story” in which Harpole “conspired with military officials at Fort Huachuca to assassinate Charlie Kirk,” which Owens “published to her millions of followers.”
The filing states, “The communications prove the conspiracy and establish Defendants’ state of mind reside, in substantial part, on the Defendants’ cellular telephones and electronic devices.”
It specifically highlights phone calls between Snow and Owens that purportedly occurred on December 8-9, 2025, and messages exchanged later to coordinate Snow’s appearance on Owens’ podcast about a week later.
While the filing states that Owens indicated she will oppose the preservation order, Snow has yet to be served with the lawsuit, even after a federal magistrate judge authorized the U.S. Marshals to deliver the paperwork. The court was informed on June 26 that Marshals were unable to reach Snow.
Despite not being served, the filing highlights two posts by Snow to social media.
In a January post to X, Snow wrote, “They are Mrs. Owens’ to do what she will with them. The phones are locked up in safety deposit.” He wrote for another post in April, “I gave everything to Candace Owens.”
Harpole’s filing states, “Whatever ‘everything’ means and whatever ‘phones’ he is talking about need to be completely and immediately preserved.”
Owens recently requested permission to file a motion to dismiss exceeding 25 pages. She also received an extension from the court until August 8 to submit the motion.
While the civil litigation unfolds in Tennessee, a preliminary hearing for Robinson’s trial over the murder of Charlie Kirk began this week in Utah.
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Tom Pappert is a 2025 recipient of the Dao Prize and the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star. He also reports for the Star News Network. Follow Tom on X. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Candace Owens” by Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0.
