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PROVO, Utah — Video testimony from Lance Twiggs, the former lover of suspected Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson, will be played in court Thursday morning as a week-long preliminary hearing nears its end. Prosecutors intended to play it Wednesday, but after a series of objections from the defense, Judge Tony Graf Jr.called for redactions, and prosecutors said they’d rather wait until the morning to ensure they could comply with the court order before playing it. Charlie’s widow, Erika Kirk, shared several emotional embraces with her mother-in-law, Kathy Kirk, and was also wiping tears when the family attorney, Jeff Neiman, asked the court to play the unredacted video for "all the world to see."From the gallery, she appeared to urge the lawyer to approach the podium for the first time since the hearing began Monday. ERIKA KIRK COMFORTS A STRANGER IN TEARS DURING HEARING FOR HUSBAND'S ACCUSED ASSASSIN TYLER ROBINSONErika Kirk departs court in Provo, Utah, Monday, July 6, 2026.
The widow of Charlie Kirk was attending the first day of a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk.(Alec Thornock for Fox News Digital)Playing only a redacted version would create "doubt and distrust in the judicial system," Neiman argued. "The Kirk family believes strongly that if the evidence is being admitted in this preliminary hearing, it should be made public for the world to see no redactions," he told the judge.
"This court has tools at its disposal to make sure the defendant receives a fair trial.You'll use them if you find that you need to."DONALD TRUMP JR SAYS EVIDENCE IN TYLER ROBINSON PRELIMINARY HEARING 'MORE CUT AND DRY' THAN HE THOUGHTCharlie Kirk assassination suspect Tyler Robinson and Lance Twiggs.
(Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool and Lance Twiggs/TikTok)Graf, however, agreed to redactions of about 16 minutes of the roughly 37-minute video statement from Twiggs, as suggested by the defense, after Robinson...