Ex-US attorney: No ‘easy path’ for prosecutors in Charlie Kirk murder trial

A former American lawyer turned into a member of congress in the first period warning that prosecutors may face several obstacles in the case against the accused Charlie Kerk killer, and warned that the trial would be unclear.

Representative Brad Note, RN.C, is the legislator for the new home resigned from the US lawyer’s office for the Eastern Region of North Carolina in late 2023 to run for Congress.

Looking at the case of Tyler Robinson from an external perspective, Note said he believed that law enforcement officials “walk appropriately”, but they indicated from his previous experience that prominent issues such as these were “never and dry” as they appeared to some members of the public.

“In some respects, I pity the claim because there are a lot of unique angles here,” Note told Fox News Digital. “The most difficult part of these types of cases is to start the process without conclusion. This is especially difficult when you look at the case of Tyler Robinson.”

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He expected that there will be “many in the media” and “some, even in law enforcement” who have come to a very soon conclusion that the case would be already resolved.

“And go ahead when this issue is general as it is, when it is widely displayed and reviewed, while maintaining all this noise outside your jurisdiction like an investigator, as a public prosecutor, as a criminal analyst, as a hue of evidence … move forward as if the conclusion is not at hand, this is the most difficult part here,” he said.

Note noted that it is not even possible that Robinson committed the killing until it is determined in a legal court – stressing that there are many moving parts.

“We know that there are talks with other individuals who lead to this criminal act, killing. We know that there are many individuals who were surrounding the suspect,” he said. “We know that there are many people who have an interest in resolving this issue who are not in the field of law enforcement. I mean, continue to X, continue on social media. All of this could make it difficult to obtain an objective sample of evidence, right?”

Robinson faces multiple charges in Utah, including strict killing. The officials there said they are planning to search for the death penalty.

Charlie Kerk at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 speaks in Urim, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point Usa, was speaking on his “American tour” when he was shot in the neck and killed. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

The 22 -year -old is accused of killing Kirk, the founder of Turning Point Usa and conservative activist, while he spoke at a university campus event in Utah earlier this month. Kirk was shot in the neck and soon announced his death.

In addition to the general pressure on the public prosecutors, Note indicated that there will be a “intense check” on the people surrounding Properton.

“Whenever this type of audit is imposed on someone, whether his former colleagues, his colleague, friends, social circles, and his family – what you want is just a direct account without conclusions at all.”

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If Robinson is not guilty, Note expected a full wheat attempt to defend his lawyer.

Representative Brad Note, RN.C, the American Capitol, leaves the American after the last weekends on Thursday, September 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“If Mr. Robinson is actually guilty of the charges against him, then there will be a severe defense if he does not plead. Whenever there is a very strong defense, it is never clear,” he said.

“Winning defense may be the defeat of one of the tight murder charges, or the defeat of the death penalty may be – whatever the case. There is never a straight path when he advances for defense just as Mr. Robinson had fights

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Note said he expects a set of challenges from the defense team, as well as an attempt to raise a kind of sympathy for their client.

“What I expect is that every inspection note will be challenged. Each type of digital evidence will be challenged. Acceptable will be challenged for the most damned evidence. The jury will be challenged. Everything will be resisted,” he said. “So I don’t expect that there will be a very easy path forward.”