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National Recognizes Legal Expert Cully Stimson: An Update on the Charlie Kirk Murder Trial
National Recognizes Legal Expert Cully Stimson: An Update on the Charlie Kirk Murder Trial

There has been a flurry of pretrial activity in Utah for the early part of the Charlie Kirk Murder Case. What are we seeing early into the process?

The defense has made a unique motion to recuse the entire Utah County Attorney’s Office from handling the prosecution. What does that mean for the progression of the case, and is there any validity to the motion?

Cully Stimson joins us to provide important insight into the early parts of this extremely important case (link to Cully’s article).

Cully is a widely recognized expert in national security, homeland security, crime control, drug policy, and immigration. Cully is an accomplished trial lawyer, prosecutor in San Diego, Maryland, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs (please check out his full bio and incredible service to our nation)

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