Should Donald Trump’s what promises to be a historic trial be televised, as the media demands? The former president must rule on the matter even if the final decision does not rest with him, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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Judge Tanya Chutkan, who will preside over the federal trial in Washington starting March 4, 2024, gave Mr. Trump’s lawyers until November 10 to submit their response.
In the United States, video streaming of hearings in some state courts is possible, but federal hearings are generally not televised.
Mr. Trump is facing trial over his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a major event just months before the presidential election.
The American press group NBCUniversal Media demands in its application to the court that if direct broadcasting is banned, cameras could still be given access to the courtroom to record and then broadcast images of the trial.
Even if Donald Trump’s defense were to grant such a request, it is not certain that Judge Chutkan would be willing or even able to agree to such a measure.
Previously, cameras were not allowed during preliminary hearings in the case, which took place in federal court in Washington.
NBCUniversal Media emphasized the extraordinary nature of this legal session: “If any trial had to be televised, this should be it, for the benefit of Americans.”
One of Donald Trump’s lawyers, John Lauro, has advocated in the past for cameras to follow this case so that “Americans can see what is happening in our criminal justice system.”
The Republican candidate for the White House in 2024 was arrested by the federal judiciary for his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and in particular for his role in the attack on the Capitol, which his supporters invaded on January 6, 2021. accused.
This trial in Washington will be the first criminal trial of Donald Trump, a heavy favorite in the Republican primary who is also facing charges in New York state over suspicious payments to a former porn actress and in Florida over his negligent handling of documents. confidentially after his departure from the White House.
Along with several of his children, the Republican billionaire is currently facing a civil lawsuit in New York state court over alleged financial fraud in the management of his real estate empire.