Well, this trial just went from ugly to absolutely devastating for the defense.
Tyler Robinson's former roommate and lover, Lance Twiggs, gave a recorded police interview that was finally played in open court after days of legal wrangling between prosecutors and defense attorneys over whether jurors and the public would get to see it. As Trending Politics reported, what Twiggs had to say is the kind of testimony that makes a defense lawyer want to crawl under the table.
According to the footage, Robinson asked Twiggs about a month before the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk where he could find a Dremel tool so he could engrave messages onto bullets. Let that sink in for a moment. This man allegedly wanted to arts and crafts his ammunition. Twiggs, apparently not connecting any dots at the time, simply pointed him toward the tool and told him not to accidentally set off a round in the house. Which, to be fair, is a reasonable concern when your roommate starts doing DIY projects on live ammunition.
"I don't remember exactly when, but, he had said he was planning to go hunting with his family. And he asked me … if we had, like, a Dremel to it because he said he wanted to create messages on bullets. and I just told him where Dremel was and, told him to make sure he doesn't, like, set off a bullet on accident in the house. But I didn't really think about it until then," Twiggs told investigators.
The hunting excuse. Classic. Nothing says casual family outing like personalized ammunition.
But that was not even the biggest revelation. Twiggs also confirmed that he found a note Robinson left on his desk on September 10th. The note, which was obtained via subpoena, is essentially a written confession addressed to Twiggs using the nickname "Luna."
The note read: "Luna (referring to Twiggs), If you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry. I left the house this morning on a mission, and set an auto text. I am likely dead, or facing a lengthy prison sentence. I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it. I don't know if I will/have succeeded, but I had hoped to make it home to you. I wish we could have lived in a world where this did not feel necessary. I wish I could have stayed for you and lived our lives together."
So just to recap: the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk allegedly engraved messages on bullets, told his roommate he was going "hunting," left behind a handwritten note confessing to the plan, and set up an auto text to make sure someone found it. That is not exactly the behavior of someone who expects reasonable doubt to save them at trial.
The fact that it took days of legal battles just to get this footage into the courtroom tells you how damaging both sides knew it would be. The defense clearly understood what was coming and fought like cornered animals to keep it out. They lost that fight, and now the jury has seen it all.
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