‘There’s nothing to hide. I know there’s not, because I’ve seen what the case is built on,’ the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk said.
Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, said she rejects the idea of barring cameras from the courtroom in the trial of her husband’s alleged killer. Defense attorneys have sought to ban recordings in court.
A judge this past week ruled that suspected assassin Tyler Robinson can wear street clothing during pretrial hearings but must be restrained. Robinson’s attorneys had pushed to bar news camera recordings inside the courthouse.
Judge Tony Graf ruled that media outlets are prohibited from taking certain video footage and photos of the suspect, namely as he is entering or exiting the courtroom, or when he is standing up, or when he is seen in shackles. However, the judge said that he wasn’t yet ready to rule on what limits he would place on cameras in the courtroom.
“There were cameras all over my husband when he was murdered,” Kirk told Fox News on Monday. “There have been cameras all over my friends and family mourning. There have been cameras all over me, analyzing my every move, analyzing my every smile, my every tear. We deserve to have cameras in there.”
Kirk, who is the current head of Turning Point USA, said, “Why not be transparent? There’s nothing to hide. I know there’s not because I’ve seen what the case is built on.
“Let everyone see what true evil is. This is something that could impact a generation and generations to come,” she added in the interview, which is slated to air in full on Fox News on Wednesday evening.
Her husband was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. Authorities announced the arrest of Robinson more than a day after the shooting. Prosecutors allege that the suspect had admitted guilt to his family members.
