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    Should Trump's trial be televised?

    There would need to be an exception to a rule barring cameras and microphones in federal courtrooms to make it happen, but House Democrats and Trump's own lawyer are pushing for a televised trial.
    by Scott Neuman Aug 05, 2023 3 minutes
    Former President Donald Trump gestures as he enters the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pa., for a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination on July 29.

    The trial of former President Donald Trump on charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election would likely prove among the biggest television events in history.

    But a federal rule forbids "the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom."

    House Democrats, led by Rep. Adam Schiff of California, are hoping to change that.

    on Thursday signed by Schiff

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