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Cooke: Transparency Should Not Be Sacrificed in Charlie Kirk Court Proceedings
Mehek Cooke, the Daily Signal’s senior national security and legal analyst, argued that transparency must remain a central priority in the Charlie Kirk assassination case, following a ruling by a Utah judge that an upcoming hearing in the case must remain open to the public.
Judge Tony Graf ruled Monday that the upcoming preliminary hearing in the case involving alleged assassin Tyler Robinson should remain open to the public and the media. The defense had asked the court to close portions of the hearing and seal certain evidence, arguing that extensive publicity in the case could taint the future jury pool.
Appearing on Newsmax Monday, Cooke acknowledged the concern but said the defense faces a high legal bar when seeking to limit public access to court proceedings.
“The defense is just arguing that any prejudicial information can immediately taint a jury pool,” Cooke said. “But this is where the bar is so high, because there is already Supreme Court precedent that the defense has a........