Defense Attorneys Question Bullet Evidence in Charlie Kirk Assassination Case Involving Tyler Robinson

[00:00] : This is a fascinating  

[00:01] update. There's been a fascinating update in the  Tyler Robinson case. Now Tyler Robinson is the man  

[00:08] suspected of assassinating Charlie Kirk. And the  defense attorneys for Tyler Robinson have made a  

[00:15] new filing that uh questions whether the bullet  that killed Charlie Kirk actually came from the  

[00:22] weapon that Tyler Robinson had his DNA all over,  okay. So the defense attorneys involved say,  

[00:31] well, the bullet, there's no evidence that  the bullet matches that weapon. Now, based  

[00:38] on the forensic evidence that they're pointing  to, didn't conclusively, it didn't conclude,  

[00:46] okay? It couldn't conclude that the fragment of  the bullet that they managed to obtain for testing  

[00:53] matched the weapon. So let me give you the exact  details. I don't want to mess this up because  

[00:58] it's a nuanced story and I don't want people to  think like, it's definitive, the bullet definitely  

[01:02] doesn't match. Tyler Robinson is definitely  innocent. I will say this though, I am seeing more  

[01:07] and more things come out that I do think will make  the prosecution's case a little more difficult.  

[01:14] Because remember the burden of proof when it comes  to murder and the prosecutors are seeking the  

[01:18] death penalty for Tyler Robinson. The burden of  proof is incredibly high, right? So You basically  

[01:25] have to prove without any doubt that Tyler  Robinson carried out this assassination without  

[01:35] a shadow of a doubt. So prosecutors have said  DNA consistent with Robinson's was found on the  

[01:42] trigger of this rifle, the fired cartridge casing  and two unfired cartridges. So that's where they  

[01:50] say they found his DNA evidence. Defense attorneys  note that forensic reports indicate multiple  

[01:56] people's DNA was found on some items, which they  say requires a more complex analysis. And that's  

[02:03] fair, I think a complex analysis should be done,  obviously, because you don't want to convict the  

[02:07] wrong person. But what the defense team wants  to review uh is the bullet that was recovered  

[02:14] during Charlie Kirk's autopsy. So Robinson's  attorney said in a recent court filing that they  

[02:19] have received a summary report. from the Bureau  of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,  

[02:26] ATF. um Which indicates that the ATF was unable  to identify the bullet recovered at autopsy to  

[02:35] the rifle allegedly tied to Mr. Robinson. So by  the way, mean, the prosecutors have to prove that  

[02:42] the rifle is tied to Tyler Robinson. They also  have to prove that the bullet fragment that was  

[02:50] obtained through the Charlie Kirk autopsy came  from the rifle that they discovered. the rifle  

[02:58] was discovered close to the scene of the crime.  And to be clear, they're talking specifically  

[03:03] about a bullet fragment recovered that could not  conclusively be connected to Robinson's gun. Now  

[03:10] prosecutors, by the way, are saying, look,  this isn't going to kill our case because we  

[03:15] have plenty of other evidence that we're going to  present. And they might be Telling the truth about  

[03:20] that, I have no idea what kind of evidence they're  going to present, obviously. But the success of a  

[03:25] forensic ballistics analysis largely depends on  the size and condition of the bullet fragments,  

[03:32] according to an AP correspondent and the  independent. So experts are looking for unique  

[03:38] microscopic markings that are left on a bullet as  it passes through the gun's barrel. The scratches  

[03:45] are like fingerprints in that no to firearms make  identical markings. So, interestingly enough,  

[03:53] the ATF's full report uh is being kept private. uh  But Robinson's attorneys used snippets and other  

[04:01] public documents to confirm the agency was unable  to conclude that the bullet fragment was tied  

[04:08] to Tyler Robinson's alleged weapon. Robinson's  attorneys say that the FBI is conducting a second  

[04:16] comparative bullet analysis and that the bullet  uh analysis and the bullet led or lead analysis  

[04:23] that hasn't been completed yet. So I don't know if  I really trust the FBI under Cash Patel's watch,  

[04:29] he's a total clown. But that analysis I think is  important in addition to other evidence. You have  

[04:36] to prove that he is the person who did this. This  is not a joke, they are seeking the death penalty.  

[04:42] So the defense did ask the judge Tony Gratt to  delay the preliminary hearing scheduled for May,  

[04:49] in part because the team has not yet gotten the  case files and protocols related to these analyses  

[04:54] and other evidence from prosecutors. So basically,  right now, the prosecutors want to go. They want  

[05:00] to go, go, go, go, go. The defense is asking for  a little more time in order to get that analysis.  

[05:06] And I think that waiting is probably the best  thing to do because if you can get more evidence  

[05:11] and more analysis in this case, that would be a  better path forward. You don't want to pursue a  

[05:18] case when there could be evidence that either  exonerates Tyler Robinson or could bolster the  

[05:24] case against him. So they wrote in their filing  until the defense receives the case files and  

[05:31] protocols relating to these analyses and has  had them independently evaluated by its expert.  

[05:38] They will not be in a position to assess the  reliability of this evidence if either the state  

[05:44] or the defense decides to proffer it. Adding that  the defense team has devoted and will continue  

[05:51] to devote significant resources to processing  discovery, including identifying materials not yet  

[05:58] received to inform readiness for the preliminary  hearing. However, the defense team is realistic  

[06:04] and the comprehensive review required to determine  what is missing will take hundreds of hours.  

[06:10] So they would like to delay the case till May  until they can get these added analyses for  

[06:20] the case. So on March 12th, the defense received  two hard drives with over 600,000 files from the  

[06:26] prosecutors on top of 20,000 files that they had  received previously. which include over 31 hours  

[06:32] of audio and 700 hours of video. Obviously, it's  going to take time to go through all that. I would  

[06:37] not want to be a lawyer on this case, that sounds  awful to go through. But Robinson's attorneys  

[06:42] are arguing that reviewing all of that material  will take at least 60 days. And it doesn't seem  

[06:48] like the judge has really made a decision about  whether he's going to provide more time for the  

[06:54] defense attorneys here. But We have to wait and  see what's going to happen. I think people are  

[07:00] kind of jumping onto one side or the other of this  case of like it definitely wasn't Tyler Robinson  

[07:06] or it was, I don't know. People are innocent until  proven guilty and the prosecutors claim that they  

[07:15] have plenty of other evidence that ties him to  the assassination. But what's obviously really  

[07:20] important is that we figure out who actually  carried out this assassination. And it doesn't  

[07:27] inspire much confidence when you have former Trump  administration official Joe Kent telling Tucker  

[07:34] Carlson that his investigation, remember he worked  in the Intel field basically under Tulsi Gabbard.  

[07:47] He's the kind of person who should be allowed  to look into a case like this, potentially  

[07:53] politically motivated assassination. And he was  stopped from investigating any potential foreign  

[07:59] connections to this assassination. Why? If you're  not worried about any foreign connections, why not  

[08:06] just let him carry out that investigation? I don't  really know why that's a problem. Look, I get it,  

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[09:44] plan. Don't let them shape the narrative for you.  See the full picture for yourself. But either way,  

[09:50] uh the worst part about all of this is, Cash  Patel is such a pathetic clown and the Epstein  

[09:57] cover up was so bad and so pathetic that so many  Americans just don't trust these institutions to  

[10:04] do a good job in prosecuting these cases. So  I don't begrudge anyone who starts to get a  

[10:11] little conspiracy brained about this story.  I do urge caution because you don't want to  

[10:16] start accusing people who didn't do anything  wrong of doing things that are wrong, namely  

[10:21] assassinating someone. But if you have that high  level of that burden of proof in order to convict  

[10:29] someone of murder and potentially sentence them  to execution, I don't know these types of updates,  

[10:36] these types of filings uh might make at least one  juror question whether Tyler Robinson is guilty  

[10:47] beyond a reasonable doubt. And he could end up  getting acquitted so. We have to wait and see.  

[10:52] But I did want to give you guys that update. It's  been blowing up. A lot of people have been paying  

[10:55] close attention to it. Although when I say close  attention, I mostly mean the headline where they  

[11:01] think, it's definitive. There's no evidence that  the bullet uh was tied to Tyler Robinson's rifle.  

[11:08] It was inconclusive. So that doesn't necessarily  mean that the bullet definitely didn't come from  

[11:12] his rifle. So we're waiting to see more analyses.  We'll see what happens. That's basically the  

[11:17] story. I'm to see if you guys have any more.  Comments for me and then we'll wrap up. go to,  

[11:24] let's see. No, no more comments, I guess.  Gargoyle Dragon writes in and says,  

[11:32] so the question becomes how does a beneficial next  administration exit this war without damaging our  

[11:40] reputation more? Gargoyle Dragon, I don't know.  I really don't know. The reason why this is such  

[11:45] a terrible situation is because there are no easy  answers. is a problem that the Strait of Hormuz is  

[11:54] effectively closed. I don't want the US to invade  Karg Island. I don't want to do more damage to the  

[12:01] people of Iran. And I do want the war to end,  but it's not up to one person. It's not just up  

[12:07] to Trump. And that's why, regardless of what you  think about him, Tucker Carlson makes a really,  

[12:16] really good point when he says, it's a bad  idea to enter a war with a foreign country,  

[12:25] in this case, it's Israel. When you and that  foreign country have different objectives,  

[12:33] when you have different goals, in the case of  Israel, they want the war to keep going. And  

[12:39] so if Trump doesn't want that, mean, haven't you  guys noticed every single time Trump messages that  

[12:45] he's looking to wind it down. Israel will carry  out like an egregious strike on oil facilities,  

[12:53] things like that, right? And that escalates  the situation. So they're doing whatever they  

[12:58] can to keep this war going. And then on  top of that, Trita gave me a little bit  

[13:02] of hope that the Iranians do have an incentive  to eventually engage in some peace negotiations.  

[13:08] it's not just up to the United States and Iran  either. That's why our alliance with Israel is  

[13:15] really a detriment to our country and to the  globe. Having a military superpower cozy up  

[13:21] to a country with a belligerent government  and military, pretty devastating, so. uh