The taped testimony of Tyler Robinson’s former roommate and lover is set to be played in court on Thursday during Robinson’s preliminary hearing, after his lawyers fought against playing it in the public courtroom earlier this week.Robinson is accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and he has so far faced several days of preliminary hearings in which prosecutors have shown some of their evidence against him as the judge weighs whether there is enough probable cause to advance to the murder trial. One of the key pieces of evidence that the prosecution fought to include was the taped testimony of Lance Twiggs, Robinson’s former roommate. Despite efforts to close public access to the video testimony, Judge Tony Graf said Wednesday that the video was allowed to be presented publicly but will have some portions removed or redacted.Twiggs was granted immunity for his statements to prosecutors, which they say include Twiggs relaying that Robinson told him about how he killed Kirk. Robinson’s lawyers argued the prosecution would portray the testimony as a confession and endanger Robinson’s right to a fair trial. Lawyers for both media organizations and the Kirk family urged Graf to allow the testimony and all evidence being presented in the hearing to be publicly released.
Tyler Robinson's ex-lover's testimony to play in court after fight over its admission
The testimony of Tyler Robinson's former roommate and lover is expected to be played in court, despite protests by Robinson's lawyers.













