Megyn Kelly said she believes testimony involving Tyler Robinson’s transgender partner, Lance Twiggs, may have seriously damaged Robinson’s defense after video of Twiggs’s police interview was shown during the accused murder suspect’s pretrial hearing on Thursday.
Robinson, 23, is accused of fatally shooting conservative influencer Charlie Kirk in September.
According to messages dated September 10, the day Kirk was killed, Robinson allegedly texted Twiggs shortly after authorities say the shooting took place at Utah Valley University, saying his grandfather’s hunting rifle worked “just fine.”
Speaking on her SiriusXM program, Kelly suggested the evidence could significantly undermine Robinson’s claims of innocence.
Kelly said she was struck by the fact that Robinson had to sit in court and watch Twiggs, on video, provide what she described as damaging information to investigators.
“Talk about the text messages, the letter that was found under the keyboard, the conversation the day after, an extraordinary conversation the day after,” Kelly said.
She described the recording of Twiggs’s interview with police as “helpful” to prosecutors as they continue building their case against Robinson.
In the interview, Twiggs said Robinson “had enough of [Kirk’s] hatred,” adding, “Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”
Megyn Kelly believes Tyler Robinson’s transgender lover has doomed his case after Lance Twiggs’ police interview was played at the alleged murder suspect’s pretrial hearing Thursday
Tyler Robinson’s former roommate Lance Twiggs (above) told police the alleged assassin returned to their shared apartment after allegedly shooting Charlie Kirk and admitted he ‘wished he hadn’t done it’
However, she described Twiggs as ‘a hot mess’ and said his testimony may not answer anything about the murder case.
Twiggs at one point claimed Robinson returned to his shared apartment after allegedly assassinating Kirk and admitted he ‘wished he hadn’t done it.’
Twiggs said Robinson texted him to check under his computer keyboard after Kirk was shot dead on September 10, 2025, which prosecutors say read, ‘I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.’
Twiggs said the note panicked him, and when Robinson returned home the next day, the alleged assassin began pacing around their home and avoiding questions.
Twiggs claimed Robinson eventually admitted to the assassination, and said Robinson began crying and told him he wished he ‘had not done it,’ before conceding that he was going to turn himself in.
The moment came as Twiggs’s police interview from April 2026 was played in Robinson’s hearing with some redactions.
Twiggs said in the interview that he and Robinson first met in 2023 and moved into a shared apartment in St George, Utah.
He and Robinson began a romantic relationship around two months later, Twiggs told investigators.
After Twiggs’ video statement to the police was played, prosecutors presented text messages allegedly sent between Robinson and Twiggs after Kirk was killed
In texts presented in court, Robinson allegedly discussed trying to get rid of the rifle used to shoot Kirk
Robinson allegedly then discussed trying to get rid of the rifle used to shoot Kirk, writing: ‘If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence’
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He said on the morning Kirk was assassinated, Robinson left early in the morning and claimed he had to work a long shift.
Twiggs did not hear from him again until 11pm that night when he received a message about the note under the keyboard.
After Twiggs’s video statement to the police was played, prosecutors presented text messages allegedly sent between Robinson and Twiggs after Kirk was killed.
The first message shows Robinson telling Twiggs to ‘drop what you’re doing, look under my keyboard.’
Twiggs replied, ‘What? You’re joking right?… You weren’t the one who did it right?’
To which Robinson allegedly replied, ‘I am, I’m sorry.’
Robinson’s message continued, ‘I had planned to grab my rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of that side of town got locked down.
‘It’s quiet, almost enough to get but, there’s one vehicle lingering.’
Robinson allegedly then discussed trying to get rid of the rifle used to shoot Kirk, writing: ‘If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence.
‘Going to attempt to retrieve it again, hopefully they haven’t moved on. I haven’t seen anything in the news about them finding it. Will update you by midnight.’
Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo
Erika Kirk was heard crying in court during the playing of the video
Twiggs then asked Robinson how long he had been planning the shooting, to which he replied: ‘A bit over a week, I believe.’
Kirk’s widow, Erika, and his parents, Robert and Kathryn, have been in the courtroom every day for the evidence hearing.
Erika Kirk was heard crying in court during the playing of the video.
Authorities said Twiggs quickly cooperated with investigators and offered his DNA for testing, and this week prosecutors said both Twiggs’s and Robinson’s DNA were found on a towel wrapped around the murder weapon.
In his police interview shown at Thursday’s hearing, Twiggs said he was not especially interested in politics, and said he and Robinson never previously discussed Charlie Kirk before the shooting.
He said Robinson would occasionally rant about Donald Trump, but said the extent of their discussions about LGBTQ rights was about legislation the President was pushing.
When asked about engravings found on bullets at the shooting scene, Twiggs said Robinson had told him he was going on a hunting trip and asked for an engraving tool for the expedition.
Twiggs said Robinson had talked about the hunting trip in general for months, then about a month before the shooting started talking about engraving bullets.
Charlie Kirk seen moments before he was shot dead in front of a huge crowd at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025
Tyler Robinson’s parents, Matt and Amber Robinson and his brothers are pictured leaving the courthouse after the fourth day of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing
Investigators have claimed to have found bullet casings engraved with political messages in the gun, including one reading: ‘Hey fascist! Catch!’
In the alleged confession note, which Twiggs confirmed finding in his interview with police, Robinson referred to him by his chosen name ‘Luna,’ instead of Lance.
‘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,’ the note read, per the court filings.
‘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.’
A dramatic weeklong evidence hearing has been underway for Robinson, 23, who faces the death penalty if he is convicted of murdering Kirk in front of thousands of people at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.
Robinson has not entered a plea in the case. His attorneys have not commented on his guilt or innocence.
