Utah prosecutors plan to play audio clips in open court of law enforcement officials interviewing the roommate of the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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Utah prosecutors plan to play audio clips in open court of law enforcement officials interviewing the roommate of the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Utah prosecutors plan to play audio clips in open court of law enforcement officials interviewing the roommate of the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Prosecutors plan to play audio clips of an interview with the roommate of Charlie Kirk's accused killer during a preliminary hearing on Thursday. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi has more details.
THE roommate of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson was given immunity in exchange for recorded statements set to be played in court. The bombshell detail emerged Wednesday as prosecutors pushed to move the death penalty case toward trial.
PBS NewsHour reported the story as "Prosecutors plan to play redacted statements from roommate of defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing." The Sun US reported the story as "Roommate of Charlie Kirk 'assassin' Tyler Robinson given immunity in exchange for recordings to be played in court."
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4 sources have covered this story, including PBS NewsHour, CBS News, The Sun US and Daily Mail US. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 hours ago.
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