Commentary: Our country needs cameras in the courtroom during Donald Trump’s federal trial
by Victor Shi, Chicago Tribune
Jun 16, 2023
3 minutes
The country is living through history with the first-ever federal indictment of a former president. A grand jury of Miami residents charged Donald Trump with 37 federal counts, ranging from the willful retention of national defense information to obstruction of justice. Given the unprecedented situation the nation is witnessing, it only reinforces why we must cover it in the right way.
At its core, what the federal indictment shows is that a former president thought he was above the law. Recorded conversations between Trump and his lawyers reveal that he knowingly
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