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Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin wants to see the entire county’s prosecutorial team dismissed and the case moved to another location due to alleged bias.
The defense team for Tyler Robinson argues prosecutors must be dismissed because a daughter of one of the state’s attorneys was at the September 10, 2025 event at Utah Valley State University.
“Defense attorneys argue that personal connection creates a risk the prosecution could be influenced by emotion rather than impartial judgment,” KUTV reported on Jan. 13.
The issue came up again during a hearing on Friday, January 16.
“Prosecutors have argued that this is not a conflict of interest, asserting that there is no legal or ethical conflict that would require the attorneys or the team’s disqualification,” according to News Channel 9. “They added that the child did not see the shooting itself or see the accused shooter.”
One of Robinson’s attorneys, Robert Novak, argued the prosecutor’s office should have kept the official off the case due to potential bias.
“There was no effort to screen off that prosecutor, and that has now created a problem for the whole office,” Novak said, as reported by Reuters.
The outlet reported further:
Much of Friday’s hearing dealt with a defense request that the Utah Attorney General’s office respond to its disqualification motion, rather than the Utah County Attorney’s Office.
The next hearing in the case is on February 3.
Robinson is charged with seven criminal counts, including aggravated murder, obstruction of justice for disposing of evidence, and witness tampering for asking his roommate to delete incriminating texts.
Meanwhile, Erika Kirk, the widow of the slain conservative leader, has called for cameras in the courtroom.
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), backed this request.
“She has made an emotional appeal to have cameras in the courtroom at the trial of her husband’s [alleged] murderer,” Sen. Grassley said in November of last year. “I commend her for this brave plea, because it fits in with a stand I’ve been taking for the last couple of decades,” he said. Grassley has long called for cameras in federal courtrooms as well.
