Alleged Kirk Assassin Smirks in Court

The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk looked calm and chuckled with his lawyers as he made his first in-person court appearance – as a judge named Erika Kirk as the official victim representative for her slain husband.

Tyler Robinson, 22, was brought into the Provo, Utah, courtroom wearing a simple blue button-down and argyle tie as his lawyers argued that media shouldn’t be allowed to film his hearings, claiming they could potentially taint a jury and bring “chaos” to the trial.

Judge Tony Graf was also set to decide whether parts of a transcript from a phone hearing in October — which determined Robinson could wear street clothes in court — could be made public.

But Tyler’s defense seemed determined to prove its point against media access – complaining in the middle of the hearing that the day’s live feed had been broadcasting their conversations, computer screens and documents to the world.

They also complained that the feed showed the shackles binding Robinson, which violated a prior agreement to keep them hidden from public view.

Visser asked that cameras be turned off for the rest of the hearing, but the judge ordered that they merely be moved away from the defense table.

Robinson looked unfazed by the grim charges he faces – which accused him of brutally shooting the 31-year-old Kirk on Sept. 10 during a Turning Point USA talk at Utah Valley University in front of a crowd of thousands.

But Graf said Robinson must remain shackled — citing the safety of those in court — and instructed the media not to capture images of the restraints.

Whether she gets that wish or not at Robinson’s next appearance, she at least will be able to stand for her husband during the trial – as the judge granted her request that she be deemed the official victim representative.