Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, said she wants cameras in the courtroom when the man accused of killing her husband stands trial for murder.

Charlie Kirk, 31, an influential ally of President Donald Trump and cofounder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot on Sept. 10 while speaking to students at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Days later, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was charged with aggravated murder and other felonies, and prosecutors announced they would seek the death penalty.

Robinson's defense attorneys have suggested in court filings that the judge should limit media coverage, specifically photo and video coverage, of the proceedings. But Erika Kirk, who took over as CEO of Turning Point after her husband's death, told FOX News Channel "there's nothing to hide" in the case against Robinson.

"There were cameras all over my husband when he was murdered. There have been cameras all over my friends and family mourning. There have been cameras all over me analyzing my every move, analyzing my every smile, my every tear. We deserve to have cameras in there," she said during an exclusive interview with "Jesse Watters Primetime," expected to air in full on Nov. 5.

Graphic videos of Charlie Kirk's shooting spread quickly on social media, and his memorial service in Arizona was live streamed and viewed by millions.

Robinson's defense team wrote in a motion that he has also been at the center of a "content tornado" since his arrest. Thousands of instances of pretrial publicity "have relentlessly focused on Mr. Robinson’s demeanor and appearance during his jail-house court appearance and have polluted the waters of justice in this case."

The attorneys said they agree with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office that the court should limit the presence of cameras in the courtroom to lessen the focus on Robinson's appearance and give him "some chance of securing a fair and impartial jury."

At an October hearing centered on how Robinson would be allowed to appear in court, Judge Tony Graf did not make a decision about whether to issue a blanket ban on photography and video recording in the courtroom or hold certain hearings remotely. Graf, who previously pledged that the "proceedings will be open to the public," directed attorneys to file separate motions on those questions.

Graf said the court would address the matter again in January.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Cameras in the courtroom? Debate rages in Charlie Kirk murder trial.

Reporting by N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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