The trial for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is already spiraling and it hasn’t even started.
Tyler Robinson appeared in court for the first time yesterday, only for the hearing to derail after his lawyers claimed a courtroom livestream showed his shackles and sensitive legal documents, violating his rights and threatening the fairness of the trial.
Judge Tony Graf admitted the stream broke court decorum rules but stopped short of banning cameras.
Instead, he paused the hearing to reposition the lens.
Robinson is allowed to wear street clothes in court, but he’s still shackled for security reasons.
His lawyers say those images could bias jurors, especially with the case drawing national attention and even comments from Trump himself.
Robinson has pleaded not guilty to capital murder in the September shooting of Kirk, who was gunned down in front of a live audience at Utah Valley University.
Kirk’s widow, Erika, says the cameras should stay for the sake of transparency.
But Robinson’s team argues the livestream blunder proves the media spotlight could poison the jury pool.
The trial hasn’t begun and it’s already hanging by a thread.
Source: Daily Mail
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