Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Appears In US court

Episode Transcript

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The man accused of killing a devoted political activist, Charlie Kirk,
appeared in a US court on Monday, where his lawyers
asked for more time to review the large amount of
evidence in the case. On September tenth, twenty twenty five,
Charlie Kirk was assassinated while addressing an audience on the
campus of Judah Valley University UVU in Oorum, Judah, United States.

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Tyler Robinson, twenty two, was arrested the day after the
September tenth killing. He faces the death penalty if convicted
of aggravated murder. Robinson appeared virtually from Monday's hearing from
the Udah jail where he is being held. Lawyer Catherine Nestor,
who is appointed by the state last week to defend Robinson,

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told the court he needed more time to review the
voluminous evidence the investigation has generated. It's my understanding from
our meeting today that there is massive amounts of digital
evidence that is going to be coming, she said. Judge
Tony Graff set the next hearing for October thirtieth, when
Robinson is expected to appear in person regardless of who

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is watching, whether it is the nation or a single individual.
We must fulfill our roles with integrity, civility, and diligence,
he said. Neither mister Robinson nor the people of Utah
deserve anything less than the fair and impartial administration of justice.
Authorities say Robinson shot Kirk from a rooftop across the

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campus of Judah Valley University because of his views. They
have cited text message exchanges with his roommate, whom they
described as a biological male who was transitioning genders. In
one part of the exchange, the roommate, who was not named,
asked Robinson why he had killed Kirk. I had enough

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of his hatred. Robinson is alleged to have written, some
hate can't be a negotiated out. Authorities have not provided
many details about why they think Robinson carried out the
attack on Kirk. There clearly was a leftist ideology. UDAU
Governor Spencer Cox set on NBC's Meet the Press, noting

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that family and friends described Robinson's politics as veering left
in recent years. They were counted to authorities a dinner
table conversation in which he mentioned Kirk's upcoming visit to
Udah Valley University. Kirk a father of two, used his
audiences on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to build support for

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conservative talking points, including strong criticism of the transgender rights movement.
Late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel was briefly suspended following government
pressure on broadcasters after he said Trump's MAGA movement was
trying to make political capital from the killing