John Yoo Says Tyler Robinson's Defense Is Using Delay Tactics in Charlie Kirk Case
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A Fox News panel discusses Tyler Robinson's latest court appearance in the case over Charlie Kirk's killing, where his defense team is seeking to disqualify the entire Utah County Attorney's Office after a prosecutor's daughter was present at the shooting, a move prosecutors are calling an ambush tactic. Assistant Deputy Attorney General John Yoo, who says he personally knew Kirk and appeared on his podcast just two days before the shooting, argues the defense has little realistic chance of winning given video evidence of the shooting and the suspect's attempts to hide the weapon and flee, and frames the disqualification motion as an effort to buy time rather than a genuine legal strategy. Anchor Rachel raises a separate point, citing two former military snipers who told her the rifle reportedly used wouldn't have produced the injury seen in footage of Kirk's shooting, suggesting it as a possible avenue for the defense. Yoo pushes back on broader conspiracy concerns, arguing a fully public trial will let the evidence speak for itself.
Tyler Robinson's Defense Seeks to Disqualify the Entire Prosecution Team
A Fox News panel covers the latest court hearing in the case against Tyler Robinson, the man charged in Charlie Kirk's killing, where his defense argued that members of the Utah County Attorney's Office face a conflict in both prosecuting the case and defending their own office's role in the proceedings.
"We're very concerned that even going forward with an evidentiary hearing where members of the Utah County Attorney's Office are both litigating as representatives of the state and prosecution, and essentially defending their own propriety of this proceeding, is problematic," Robinson's defense argued in court. Prosecutors pushed back sharply, with one calling it "ambush and another stalling tactic to delay these proceedings."
John Yoo: This Is a Delay Tactic
Assistant Deputy Attorney General John Yoo joins the panel and argues the defense's broader strategy is simply to buy time.
"I think the defense is just trying to delay the trial, trying to throw up any procedural issue it can so it has more time," Yoo says, pointing to video evidence of the shooting along with evidence about the suspect hiding the weapon and fleeing. "I don't think there's any way they have a chance of winning, so what they want to do is try to delay this as long as possible."
Yoo also argues the defense is overreaching by seeking to disqualify the entire prosecutor's office rather than just the individual prosecutor whose child was reportedly present at the shooting. "What the defense wants to do is disqualify the entire office, making it really difficult for anyone to prosecute Tyler Robinson," Yoo says.
The Judge Pushes Back on Last-Minute Motions
The panel notes that the judge appeared visibly frustrated with the defense during the hearing, signaling that late-filed motions would not be tolerated.
"The judge here wants to send a message that he's not going to tolerate any kind of shenanigans, last-minute witnesses, like the kind of things you see on television trials," Yoo says, adding that the defense's best realistic outcomes are slowing the case down, turning it into a media spectacle, or securing a favorable plea deal. "The judge, being aware that this is what the defense's best hope is, is trying to shut that down as early as possible."
A Question About the Weapon and the Injury
Anchor Rachel raises a separate point drawn from her own reporting.
"I spoke to two former military snipers who told me that the type of gun that was used would not have created the injury that we saw with Charlie Kirk. They said it would have created a much bigger explosion when it hit him, and they were very confused by this," Rachel says, suggesting that additional time to investigate the weapon and injury could work in the defense's favor.
John Yoo on Knowing Charlie Kirk Personally
Yoo responds by sharing his own personal connection to Kirk.
"I knew Charlie, too. I was on his podcast talking to him two days before he was shot, and of course I would want full justice, too," Yoo says, arguing in favor of a fully public trial. "That's why we want a public trial. Everyone can see the evidence, see what the prosecution has, see what the defense has, and we can be confident as the public there are no conspiracies and that the government here is acting properly." Despite that, Yoo maintains his view of the case: "Based on what I've seen on the video clips and all the evidence the government has produced, I don't think that the defense has much, if any, chance of winning this case."
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