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Tyler Robinson, accused in Charlie Kirk killing, smirks and chuckles during first in-person court appearance, with family in tow
New York Post ^ | Dec. 11, 2025 Updated Dec. 11, 2025, 5:32 p.m. ET | Alex Oliveira and Priscilla DeGregory

Posted on 12/11/2025 2:38:22 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Lawyers representing the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk argued Thursday during his first in-person court appearance that cameras not be used during his trial, despite Erika Kirk insisting all hearings be broadcast for transparency.

Tyler Robinson, 22, was brought into the Provo courtroom wearing a simple blue button down and argyl tie as his lawyers prepared to argue that media shouldn’t be allowed to film his hearings by claiming they could potentially taint a jury.

Judge Tony Graf allowed cameras to film for part of Thursday’s proceedings, but more than two hours of the hearing was carried on behind closed doors. 

Robinson’s mother, father and brother were originally in the gallery but barred from the secret hearing, despite his lawyers’ request that the kin be allowed to stay.

Robinson looked calm behind the defendant’s table flanked by his attorneys, and even smiled as he appeared to whisper joking comments to one before the hearing began.

His father, mother and brother all joined him in the courtroom for the hearing.

When the hearing was reopened to the public, Robinson’s lawyer, Staci Visser, groused to the judge that the media had “violated” his broadcasting order by showing Robinson in shackles and by including audio from the defense table before the hearing began.

“We believe this threatened my client’s right to a fair trial,” Visser said of the alleged violation. Visser asked that the cameras be kicked out for the rest of the day.

“It’s our understanding that the shackles are visible and some audio from the counsel table was heard,” Visser said.

“There has been some filming of computers and materials at counsel’s desk … That’s entirely inappropriate,” she said, complaining that she was still getting “notes” that the shackles were visible. The camera was focused only on the...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: courtappearance; freaksversusnormals; kirk; lgbt; lgbtq; trantifa; tylerrobinson

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1 posted on 12/11/2025 2:38:22 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Shackles ate visible??? Too bad.


2 posted on 12/11/2025 2:41:27 PM PST by vivenne (7Come to think of it. Fact)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; lightman

He has a “trans” lover!

The freaks continue their attacks against normal, civilized humanity!


3 posted on 12/11/2025 2:54:10 PM PST by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Honorary Serb

Lance Twiggs is not his lover
He’s just a guy who claims that he is a chick
But the dude still has a ****
He says, “I am a chick”
But the dude still has a ****


4 posted on 12/11/2025 2:58:27 PM PST by Rastus
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

the smirking face of evil


5 posted on 12/11/2025 3:01:21 PM PST by xp38
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To: Rastus
.......The freaks continue their attacks against normal, civilized humanity!.....
7 posted on 12/11/2025 3:22:40 PM PST by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He knows he’s the patsy?


8 posted on 12/11/2025 3:24:28 PM PST by bicyclerepair
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To: vivenne

Does his lawyer have feelers?

Like MY FAVORITE MARTIAN


9 posted on 12/11/2025 3:26:13 PM PST by Chickensoup
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To: bicyclerepair
He knows he did it and lunatic "conservatives" are following the blue print put out by a lefty that there is some vast right wing conspiracy to kill Charlie Kirk for some reason.

He is betting on you helping him to get reasonable doubt.

10 posted on 12/11/2025 3:31:14 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (It's like somebody just put the Constitution up on a wall …. and shot the First Amendment -Mike Rowe)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Lunatic is right.


11 posted on 12/11/2025 3:49:48 PM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: bicyclerepair

More like he knows Candace is working to make him look innocent.


12 posted on 12/11/2025 3:55:01 PM PST by madison10 ("...the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty." Psalm 74:20b [NKJV])
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To: vivenne

Why is he shackled at all? He’s a standard issue soy boy. They think he’s some sort of ninja commando that can take on the courtroom? A couple of deputies, Marshals or prison chasers should be able to easily handle him if he gets out of control.


13 posted on 12/11/2025 4:00:48 PM PST by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: madison10

Bingo! Candace is praying no cameras are allowed. This way she can continue her grand conspiracy schtick


15 posted on 12/11/2025 4:18:01 PM PST by Jarhead9297
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The face of the Democrat Party

16 posted on 12/11/2025 4:21:05 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Starboard

Yep, they’ve got an army of liberal judges defending
them so why worry?

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Ain’t life grand these days........But the world and
it’s inhabitants are changing as time moves on.


17 posted on 12/11/2025 4:23:17 PM PST by deport
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To: DesertRhino

Mentally unstable people have unpredictable behavior and unexpected strength. Underestimating the crazy is a bad idea.


18 posted on 12/11/2025 4:54:02 PM PST by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Is he going for an insanity defense?


19 posted on 12/11/2025 5:17:06 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Always spay or neuter your liberal.)
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To: OrangeHoof

Maybe the evil little * thinks it’s funny.


20 posted on 12/11/2025 5:18:22 PM PST by OKSooner (We are all mortal... But Jim and his website have made a significant difference in my life. RIP)
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