From Fox News: The man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is set to make his first in-person court appearance Thursday, nearly three months after he was taken into custody.
The hearing marks the most significant step in the case so far and comes amid growing concerns from media outlets and from Kirk’s widow about the increasing secrecy surrounding the proceedings.
Tyler Robinson, charged with aggravated murder and multiple related felonies in Kirk’s fatal shooting during a Sept. 10 event at Utah Valley University, has appeared via video or audio from jail in previous court hearings. Since then, much of the case has unfolded behind closed doors, prompting a coalition of media organizations, including Fox News, to demand greater transparency.
That coalition requested that prosecutors and defense attorneys be required to give advance notice whenever they seek to seal filings or restrict public access so that those limits can be challenged before taking effect.
The judge has still not ruled on whether cameras will be allowed in the courtroom, or whether the trial will be closed to the public.
During a Fox News interview Wednesday, Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, unleashed her fury against those who are pushing wild conspiracy theories about Charlie’s murder and even trying to cast blame against his loyal team at Turning Point USA.
Conservative commentator Jack Posobiec posed a question to the conspiracy theorists on Wednesday, saying if they don’t think Tyler Robinson is the one who assassinated Charlie, then why did his own parents turn him in, and why haven’t they voiced any doubt?
I have a question for people who don’t think Tyler Robinson killed Charlie Kirk pic.twitter.com/GRkhdkEqXR
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) December 10, 2025
In a post on X, Posobiec wrote: “The case against Tyler Robinson is straightforward. They pulled his DNA off the actual Mauser 98 itself (trigger, bolt handle, everywhere you’d touch if you were working the action), plus the towel he used as a cheek rest, the screwdriver he left behind, and even inside the spent casing that popped out after he pulled the trigger.
“We’re talking a one-in-billions-of-trillions match, the kind of number that makes “wrong guy” mathematically impossible. On top of that, the state crime lab will need to confirm in court the bullet that killed Charlie has the exact same rifling marks as test rounds fired through that specific Mauser.
“So unless someone wants to claim the Utah prosecutors are dumb enough to fake world-class DNA and ballistics evidence in the most watched case of the decade (knowing any decent defense team can send it all to an independent lab and blow the whole thing up in five minutes flat, getting them disbarred and the case tossed), yeah, Tyler Robinson is the guy who climbed on that roof and shot Charlie Kirk.”
The case against Tyler Robinson is straightforward. They pulled his DNA off the actual Mauser 98 itself (trigger, bolt handle, everywhere you’d touch if you were working the action), plus the towel he used as a cheek rest, the screwdriver he left behind, and even inside the spent…
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) December 10, 2025
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