Since Donald Trump was first indicted, his growing legal issues have largely only been visible to the public from outside the courtroom.
But that's about to change, John. In Georgia, where Trump was indicted for his alleged actions in attempting to overturn the 2020 election, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee granted a request from four local media outlets to broadcast and livestream the upcoming trial.
This may be the only chance the public will get to witness what might be the “trial of the century.” But more is needed. For transparency and the health of our democracy, all of Trump’s trials must be televised.
Televising these trials is the only solution to combat the inevitable right-wing misinformation campaigns that will follow these proceedings, and will provide voters with an unfiltered view of the unprecedented crimes Trump is alleged to have committed.
That’s why Courier is keeping the pressure on federal and New York state courtrooms to broadcast his other trials. If you have time, you can read more about our push for transparency in Trump’s trials below. John, if you don't have the time and still want to make an impact, add your name to our petition calling for Trump's trials to be televised.
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From: Trump Trial Alert ⚖️ (via Courier Newsroom) [[email protected]]
Date: Fri, Sept 1, 2023 at 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: Sign the petition ✍️: Televise Trump's Trials
To: John [[email protected]]
This week, it was announced that the first of Donald Trump's pending criminal trials will begin on March 4th, 2024, for his alleged actions in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
Trial dates have additionally been set for March 24th and May 20th over Trump’s purported hush money payments to adult film actor Stormi Daniels and for Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case for Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents.
John, we know that Trump and his allies at Fox News and other conservative-friendly outlets are going to do everything they can to push out a steady stream of disinformation in a blatant attempt to undermine the judicial system and the criminal cases against him.
But there’s one solution that would cut through the right-wing’s lies and false spins and give the public a transparent look into an unprecedented criminal trial — televising Trump’s trials live.
We’re not the only ones calling for Trump’s trials to be televised. Earlier this month, a group of 38 House members sent a letter asking for an exception to be made to both the D.C.-based 2020 election case and Florida-based case involving Trump’s improper handling of classified documents given the extraordinary importance to our democratic institutions and the need for transparency.
Currently, cameras are not allowed in federal courtrooms or in New York state courtrooms, where Trump’s hush money payment trial is taking place. Georgia is a different story however — earlier this week, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee granted a request from four local Atlanta news stations to allow cameras in the courtroom.
For the sake of transparency and for our democracy, Trump’s trials must be televised in full to allow the public to witness these historic proceedings. This will not only serve to uphold the rule of law but also reaffirm faith in the process of finding out the truth.
The dangers of choosing not to televise these trials cannot be understated, John. Outlets like Fox News and bad actors like Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson are engines of misinformation for right-wing propaganda and we cannot allow their narratives to become dominant.
At a moment when our democracy’s future is at stake, we must fight to demand the truth.
Thank you for taking action today.
More to come,
— Courier Newsroom
