A court ruling allowing televised coverage of the preliminary hearing in the Tyler Robinson case has prompted renewed commentary over transparency in the proceedings following the 2025 killing of Charlie Kirk. Human Events Daily host Jack Posobiec addressed the decision on-air on Monday, noting that the ruling permits the preliminary hearing to proceed with cameras in the courtroom after a contested legal fight over public access.
“This was a huge fight. They're already trying to appeal this. They're already trying to get this off the books,” said Posobiec. Robinson, who is charged with the September 2025 murder of Charlie Kirk, is at the center of a case that has drawn national attention. Posobiec slammed the efforts by the defense to limit what the public can and can't see as the case moves forward.
"Tyler Robinson's lawyers do not want you to see the courtroom. They don't want you to see their client. They don't want you to see the evidence. They don't want you to see the exhibits. They don't want you to see anything. They want you in the dark. They want a conspiracy of silence, a conspiracy of censorship. We ain't about it.”
The ruling allowing televised coverage is expected to face additional legal challenges, with further filings anticipated ahead of the preliminary hearing currently set to take place in July. Posobiec said Human Events had been an early advocate for public access to the proceedings and referenced the outlet’s involvement in the broader debate over coverage of the case.
“Human Events was the very first organization to call for full transparency in this case. Human Events Daily, this show, this organization, was named in court by Tyler Robinson's lawyers. And you know something? You went down. You went down. You came after Human Events, and you got put down. All right? How'd that work out for you? How did that go? Not the way you wanted. No, I don't think so. No, you went down. You went down in flames.” He also argued that the nature of the crime justifies full public visibility of the proceedings.
“It’s really simple, folks. This is about the public having the ability to see what happened. Why are you so worried about the public being able to see the truth? Why are you so worried about the public being able to see for themselves the evidence in this case, the murder case of Charlie Kirk, that you wanted to put it behind closed doors, you wanted to turn the cameras off, you wanted the exhibits to be hidden from the public? No. Charlie's murder was public for the entire world to see. And Charlie didn't get a choice in that. He didn't have a say in that. No. His kids are going to have to watch that one day. It's just the way these things go. And so, if that's to be the case, then the trial should be fully public as well. Fully public.”
“He lived his life, Charlie lived his life in the public eye. Charlie's death was in the public eye. The least, the very least that is owed, and it doesn't cover it, but the very least that is owed, that all of this is done in public as well.”
He also questioned efforts to restrict courtroom access: “So why are they trying to hide it? Why are they trying to do it behind closed doors? Why are they trying to pull the curtain over this, trying to put up a smoke screen? Yeah, I think we all know why.”
“It’s because their client keeps smirking and smiling and giggling in court. Because he's not remorseful. He hasn't shown any remorse. Not one time have we seen a letter or anything. 'I'm so sorry for what happened to the family. I'm so sorry that they're going through this.' Not one sign of it. Not one sign at all. They can't control him. Because he's not sad. He's proud of what he did. And that is why he will face justice for what he did.”
“This was a huge fight. They're already trying to appeal this. They're already trying to get this off the books,” said Posobiec. Robinson, who is charged with the September 2025 murder of Charlie Kirk, is at the center of a case that has drawn national attention. Posobiec slammed the efforts by the defense to limit what the public can and can't see as the case moves forward.
"Tyler Robinson's lawyers do not want you to see the courtroom. They don't want you to see their client. They don't want you to see the evidence. They don't want you to see the exhibits. They don't want you to see anything. They want you in the dark. They want a conspiracy of silence, a conspiracy of censorship. We ain't about it.”
The ruling allowing televised coverage is expected to face additional legal challenges, with further filings anticipated ahead of the preliminary hearing currently set to take place in July. Posobiec said Human Events had been an early advocate for public access to the proceedings and referenced the outlet’s involvement in the broader debate over coverage of the case.
“Human Events was the very first organization to call for full transparency in this case. Human Events Daily, this show, this organization, was named in court by Tyler Robinson's lawyers. And you know something? You went down. You went down. You came after Human Events, and you got put down. All right? How'd that work out for you? How did that go? Not the way you wanted. No, I don't think so. No, you went down. You went down in flames.” He also argued that the nature of the crime justifies full public visibility of the proceedings.
“It’s really simple, folks. This is about the public having the ability to see what happened. Why are you so worried about the public being able to see the truth? Why are you so worried about the public being able to see for themselves the evidence in this case, the murder case of Charlie Kirk, that you wanted to put it behind closed doors, you wanted to turn the cameras off, you wanted the exhibits to be hidden from the public? No. Charlie's murder was public for the entire world to see. And Charlie didn't get a choice in that. He didn't have a say in that. No. His kids are going to have to watch that one day. It's just the way these things go. And so, if that's to be the case, then the trial should be fully public as well. Fully public.”
“He lived his life, Charlie lived his life in the public eye. Charlie's death was in the public eye. The least, the very least that is owed, and it doesn't cover it, but the very least that is owed, that all of this is done in public as well.”
He also questioned efforts to restrict courtroom access: “So why are they trying to hide it? Why are they trying to do it behind closed doors? Why are they trying to pull the curtain over this, trying to put up a smoke screen? Yeah, I think we all know why.”
“It’s because their client keeps smirking and smiling and giggling in court. Because he's not remorseful. He hasn't shown any remorse. Not one time have we seen a letter or anything. 'I'm so sorry for what happened to the family. I'm so sorry that they're going through this.' Not one sign of it. Not one sign at all. They can't control him. Because he's not sad. He's proud of what he did. And that is why he will face justice for what he did.”
