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[News] Trump's court appearances should be nationally televised, Adam Schiff says (www.cnbc.com)

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WASHINGTON — A campaign to televise former President Donald Trump’s federal criminal trials was launched late Thursday by congressional Democrats, led by California Rep. Adam Schiff.

“Given the historic nature of the charges brought forth in these cases, it is hard to imagine a more powerful circumstance for televised proceedings,” wrote Schiff and 37 members of his caucus in a letter to Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, who leads the administrative office of U.S. Cours.

“If the public is to fully accept the outcome, it will be vitally important for it to witness, as directly as possible, how the trials are conducted, the strength of the evidence adduced and the credibility of witnesses,” the lawmakers wrote.

The letter was released within hours of Trump’s arraignment in Washington, D.C., where the former president pleaded not guilty to four charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Thursday’s court proceedings marked the third time this year that the former president has been hit with criminal charges, but his first time before a judge in the nation’s capital. Trump has pleaded not guilty in the two other criminal cases.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I’m concerned it would turn into a circus, and work to his benefit. Alt-right news outlets and talking heads will have a field day, and define the narrative.

I mean did anyone pay attention to how the Muller probe changed Trump supporters’ minds overall? Because that didn’t happen at all.

Giving Trump any additional platform is a bad idea.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hell, charge PPV and we could probably make a dent in the national debt.

[–] desmosthenes 1 points 1 year ago

absolutely

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If his fans are so concerned about a "two-tiered justice system" (which we very much have, just in the opposite way that they're meaning it), then they should not want it to be televised because that would be outside of the norm.