It won’t be….
Federal criminal trials aren’t….
Trump has joined the media looking for another Donald Trump ‘Live Show’ for ratings…..
The ALL Time Entertainer HAS been trying since he knew criminal charges where coming his way to mount a defense of political ‘entertainment’ to counter the systems legal haymakers thrown at him….
The Justice Dept. Special Counsel has fired back at Trump’s efforts to make the trail ‘his’ next ;legal TV show after the New York State Civil trial he’s been appearing …..
Donald Trump is endorsing an effort by news organizations to provide live television coverage of his trial on federal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
In a bombastic legal filing submitted late Friday to the judge who’s scheduled that trial to begin in March, Trump’s attorneys argued he’s the victim of political persecution by President Joe Biden’s administration and should be allowed to use the platform of TV to showcase the proceedings’ unfairness.
“The prosecution wishes to continue this travesty in darkness. President Trump calls for sunlight,” defense attorneys John Lauro and Todd Blanche wrote. “Every person in America, and beyond, should have the opportunity to study this case firsthand and watch as, if there is a trial, President Trump exonerates himself of these baseless and politically motivated charges.”
The five-page submission to U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan makes no mention of a federal court rule that has been in place for decades prohibiting broadcasting of criminal court proceedings.
Prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith’s team cited that rule last week in opposing the effort by an array of news outlets, including POLITICO, to win permission to offer video and audio coverage of the historic trial of a former — or current — president on criminal charges. Smith’s team also said TV coverage would present risks to the trial, potentially intimidating witnesses and jurors…..
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