PROVO, Utah — The former lover of Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin told Utah prosecutors that the suspected killer "wishes he hadn't done it," according to a video played in court Thursday."I just asked him in person if what he said was true the night before, and he said it was, started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn't done it," Lance Twiggs told investigators in a video interview.The night before, according to text messages prosecutors displayed later, Robinson allegedly took credit for Kirk's shooting in a conversation with Twiggs.TYLER ROBINSON PRELIMINARY HEARING: JUDGE ORDERS REDACTIONS TO EX-LOVER’S VIDEO TESTIMONYItems are displayed in the makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk outside the headquarters of Turning Point USA on Sept.18, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on Sept.10 while speaking at an event for his "American Comeback Tour" at Utah Valley University.
(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)The video was played on the fourth day of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing — a procedural step to determine whether the case can go to trial.Prosecutors had attempted to play it Wednesday, but the defense asked the judge to order redactions.A video interview with Lance Twiggs, Tyler Robinson's roommate and reported romantic partner, is shown during a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, who is accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, at the Fourth District Courthouse in Provo, Utah, Thursday, July 9, 2026.(Spenser Heaps/AP via Pool)After some back and forth over what could and couldn’t be included, it was shown in court Thursday morning, and Robinson appeared to watch it closely.TYLER ROBINSON'S AND LANCE TWIGGS' DNA BOTH ALLEGEDLY FOUND ON KEY EVIDENCE IN CHARLIE KIRK'S ASSASSINATIONCharlie Kirk was a conservative activist who led Turning Point USA.
(Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)Twiggs, who is cooperating with investigators and hasn’t been charged with a crime...