Tyler Robinson’s lawyers press for Utah prosecutors’ disqualification from murder trial

Local prosecutors in the Utah trial of accused Charlie Kirk’s killer, Tyler Robinson, faced a grilling in court on Tuesday from Robinson’s lawyers, who want them removed from the case.

Robinson’s lawyers allege that the presence of the Utah County Attorney’s chief deputy Chad Grunander’s 18-year-old daughter at the Sept. 10, 2025, murder of Kirk creates a conflict of interest, and that it therefore should be disqualified from trying the case. During a hearing in Utah court on Tuesday, Robinson’s lawyers questioned Utah County Attorney General Jeffrey Gray, Grunander, and Grunander’s daughter.

Gray told the court he relied on his past experience prosecuting crime to determine whether to pursue the death penalty in this case and if the presence of Grunander’s child poses a conflict of interest.

“The evidence