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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Brown and Hannah Schoenbaum

Defense seeks to block Charlie Kirk videos at hearing

Graphic videos showing the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk while he addressed a crowd on a Utah college campus quickly went viral, amassing millions of views.

Now, attorneys for the man charged in Kirk’s death are asking a state judge to block these videos from being shown during a hearing scheduled for Tuesday. The defense also seeks to remove TV and still cameras from the courtroom, arguing that coverage by “highly biased” news outlets could prejudice the case.

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