Tyler Robinson defense pushes for 2029 trial start date
Attorney Alex Swoyer joins the ‘Fox & Friends First’ to preview the pretrial hearing in the murder case of Charlie Kirk. Defendant Tyler Robinson faces several charges, including aggravated murder and felony discharge of a firearm, in Utah County. Swoyer details the prosecution and defense timelines as Erika Kirk seeks a speedy start to the trial.
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President Donald Trump criticized the judge overseeing Charlie Kirk’s assassination case in Utah on Friday, saying he’s doing a “terrible job.”
“The judge in the Charlie Kirk case is doing a terrible job! This case should be tried within a month, not three years — and it should be over with! The judge is desecrating the memory of the Great Charlie Kirk, while taking forever to ask questions that people already know the answer to. The whole Country is mocking him and our ‘Legal’ System. JUSTICE FOR CHARLIE!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
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President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at T. Ed Garrison Arena at Clemson University on October 21, 2026. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Trump’s comments come after Tyler Robinson’s defense team proposed a tentative trial start date in the third quarter of 2029.
Robinson is due in court on Friday afternoon.
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