Kathryn Nester was rumored to be on the Obama Administration’s shortlist for U.S. Attorney in Mississippi.

A former Mississippi attorney will be representing Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man who has been charged with assassinating conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, as his public defender.

Kirk was gunned down at an event sponsored by Turning Point USA on the campus of Utah Valley University on September 10.

Robinson has been charged with felony discharge of a firearm, aggravated murder and obstruction of justice. He could face the death penalty if found guilty in Utah.

Court officials confirmed Wednesday that Kathryn Nester will represent Robinson in the case against him.

Nester, who now serves as a Partner at Nester Lewis PLLC, in Salt Lake City, Utah, was rumored to be among

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