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Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee calls for alleged Charlie Kirk killer to be publicly executed
Utah prosecutors seek death penalty for Tyler Robinson accused of killing Charlie Kirk; Senator Mike Lee urges public execution amid trial delay accusations.
- On Monday night, Sen. Mike Lee, R‑Utah, publicly called for Tyler Robinson to be executed, repeating a suggestion he first made Friday.
- Charlie Kirk was killed on Sep. 10, 2025 at Utah Valley University, and Erika Kirk has pressed for a faster trial while Utah prosecutors seek the death penalty.
- On Jan. 16, Lee posted on X that he called for Robinson to be executed and repeated the demand a few days later.
- Utah Attorney Clayton Simms warned pre-trial statements like this can taint the jury and stressed constitutional rights, while reactions are split and reporters, who sought a response, heard nothing from Lee's office.
- Court filings described Charlie Kirk, conservative activist, as deeply committed to the Constitution and prominent, a view echoed by President Donald Trump, while commentators noted his campus activism spurred divided public opinion.
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A bill to create a Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance in Florida advanced through a committee in the Florida Senate on Wednesday. The proposed commemoration would fall yearly on October 14th – Kirk’s birthday. Kirk, a controversial conservative activist, was shot and killed last September at a Utah university. Republican Senator Johnathan Martin is the sponsor of Senate Bill 194. “Charlie Kirk was gunned down engaging in his First Amendment rig…
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Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, U.S., December 11, 2025. Rick Egan/Pool via Reuters(Salt Lake City, Utah) – Utah
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