A video interview with the roommate of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is expected to be played in a Utah court on Thursday as part of a preliminary hearing into the September 2025 assassination of Kirk.

Case Details

Robinson’s attorneys on Wednesday failed to prevent prosecutors from playing audio of Lance Twiggs’ interview, in which they say he discusses how Robinson allegedly told him he killed Kirk. The video will be played on day four of the preliminary hearing, where prosecutors are trying to convince Utah District Court Judge Tony Graf they have sufficient evidence against Robinson to warrant a trial.

Investigators allege Robinson shot Kirk, 31, in front of thousands of people as the prominent ally of President Donald Trump debated with students at Utah Valley University. An attorney for Erika Kirk, Kirk’s widow, called on Wednesday for the video to be played in full “to let the world see what happened.”

Prosecution Evidence

Prosecutors have said they plan to present as evidence text messages between Robinson and Twiggs and messages in a Discord group chat. Some of that material has already been made public in court filings, but Robinson’s defense team said televising it presented a serious threat to his constitutional rights.

In alleged text messages after the shooting, prosecutors say Twiggs asked Robinson if he shot Kirk and Robinson said he did. Asked why he shot Kirk, he replied to Twiggs: “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out,” according to the texts made public in court filings.

Prosecutors contend the messages indicate Robinson targeted Kirk because of his conservative political views. The defense disputes the prosecution’s characterization and has sought to limit the use of evidence he had a political motive, which could be used in arguments for the death penalty.

Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.