Donald Trump Jr. speaks out on Charlie Kirk murder case after viewing unsealed evidence in court
Topics: Charlie Kirk, Crime, Gun Crime
Thomas Bamford
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Topics: Charlie Kirk, Crime, Gun Crime
Donald Trump Jr. has broken his silence after sitting through a courtroom hearing that saw previously unsealed evidence laid out in the case against the man accused of killing his close friend, Charlie Kirk.
Trump Jr. attended the preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old Utah man charged with fatally shooting Kirk, 31, at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. Robinson could face the death penalty if convicted, and the hearing, which began Monday, is being used by prosecutors to establish whether there's enough probable cause for the case to proceed to trial.
Speaking afterwards on Jesse Watters Primetime, Trump Jr., a longtime friend of Kirk and regular speaker at Turning Point USA events, said what he'd seen and heard in court had left little doubt in his mind about who was responsible.
According to Fox News, prosecutors presented text messages during Thursday's hearing that Robinson had allegedly sent to his roommate after the shooting, in which he admitted to the killing and said he'd "had enough of his hatred." DNA evidence was also presented in court.
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"Based on everything that I saw in that courtroom, it's very clear to me that Tyler Robinson did this," Trump Jr. said.
Trump Jr. pointed to that evidence, along with the fact Robinson later turned himself in, as reasons he now considers the case largely settled.
"This stuff is very cut-and-dry at this point," he said. "The DNA evidence, the fact that he turned himself in, to me, it puts so much of this at rest."
Trump Jr. also raised questions over the level of security at the campus event where Kirk was killed, pointing out that only six police officers were said to have been present on the day.
He said events of that size for Turning Point USA typically draw a far bigger law enforcement presence, given the scale of the crowds they attract.
"These are big events," he said. "I've done a hundred of them with Charlie Kirk on college campuses all over the place. That there wasn't an all-hands-on-deck kind of operation to prevent this very thing from happening is truly scary."
He argued that public opinion on the case had shifted dramatically since the unsealed evidence emerged, describing it as moving from a '50-50' split to '90-10', with the vast majority now believing Robinson is responsible for Kirk's death.
Trump Jr. dismissed conspiracy theories that have circulated around Kirk's death since the shooting, though he said he understood why some people remained skeptical given the nature of the case and how quickly it unfolded in the public eye.
Prosecutors are expected to present further evidence during Friday's hearing as the preliminary proceedings continue, though no trial date has yet been set for Robinson, who faces charges including aggravated murder.
UNILAD has contacted representatives of Donald Trump Jr. for additional comment