Published November 4, 2023
Special Counsel Jack Smith is pushing to disallow cameras in former President Trump’s election interference trial.
In a Friday filing, Smith asked the court to deny applications by a group of media organizations, which he refers to as “Media Coalition,” and NBCUniversal to “record and telecast” Trump’s federal 2020 election interference trial.
Smith argued federal and local rules prohibit “the relief the Applicants seek,” to allow cameras in the courtroom during the trial. Smith also said “the policy prescription the Applicants advocate” has repeatedly been rejected, and the court should continue to deny the applications.
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SOURCE:https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4293348-smith-pushes-court-disallow-cameras-trump-election-interference-trial/
RELATED:Dirty Jack Smith Fights to Keep Cameras Out of Trump DC Trial
Published November 4, 2023
Dirty Jack Smith is fighting to ban video and audio in Trump’s DC March 2024 trial.
In August Trump was hit with 4 counts in Jack Smith’s January 6 case up in DC: Conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
A group of media organizations referred to as “Media Coalition” applied to “record and telecast” the DC trial.
Jack Smith in a Friday filing argued that audio and video should be banned. He knows he doesn’t have a case.
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SOURCE: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/dirty-jack-smith-fights-keep-cameras-trump-dc/
RELATED:Feds fight cameras for Trump’s D.C. criminal trial
Prosecutors say the former president has ‘no position’ on TV access, but one of his lawyers promises further response.
Special counsel Jack Smith arrives to speak about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Published November 3, 2023
Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal judge Friday to reject media outlets’ efforts to televise Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial in Washington, D.C. — but the former president appears to be ducking the fight over cameras in the courtroom.
The prosecutors say their opposition is rooted in a longstanding judicial rule that prohibits broadcasting federal criminal cases, a policy that applies to courthouses across the country. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan has no discretion to override the policy, they say.
Trump has not formally filed a response to the media request, although Chutkan had given them another week to do so. However, prosecutors indicated in their Friday night submission that Trump’s team asked them to convey that he “takes no position” on the matter.
That appeared to be a reversal for at least one key member of Trump’s legal team, John Lauro, who said in at least two interviews over the summer that he strongly favored putting cameras in the courtroom for the Washington, D.C., case.
“The first thing we would ask for is: Let’s have cameras in the courtroom so all Americans can see what’s happening in our criminal justice system,” Lauro said during a July 21 appearance on Fox News. “I would hope the Department of Justice would join in that effort so that we take the curtain away and all Americans get to see what’s happening.”
