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To quote ZZ Top, he’s bad, he’s nationwide: Former U.S. President Donald Trump is facing multiple criminal trials in this election year, with more likely to come.
The Trump Trial Tour: coming to a courthouse near you.
The biggest question, at least for the citizens of the Republic of CableTV.com, is, “Will the trials be on TV?”
While the tribulations of Trump won’t be as easily accessible as the recent high-profile legal battles of actors Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow, you will be able to see some courtroom action. Read on for the details.
Washington, D.C.: Federal 2020 election case
Scheduled trial date: TBD
Will it be on TV? Trump faces four federal charges in Washington, D.C., for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election — the operative word here is “federal.” Cameras aren’t allowed in courtrooms for federal cases, so all you’ll see on TV are artist sketches with ominous voice-overs.
Florida: Federal classified documents case
Scheduled trial date: TBD
Will it be on TV? Trump’s 40-charge federal case over stacks and stacks of boxes of top-secret government documents that he took from the White House and stored at his Florida Mar-a-Lago resort also won’t be on TV because … federal.
Even if he wanted to, Trump couldn’t even televise this case using his presidential mind powers.
Georgia: State 2020 election case
Scheduled trial date: TBD
Will it be on TV? Likely yes — if it ever happens.
Even though there’s no set date for the most reported-on of the Trump trials — a case in which he said he needed to “find 11,780 votes” in Georgia in 2020 — it’s a state case, not a federal one. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has granted local media requests for cameras in the courtroom.
More on the Georgia election case
In addition to Georgia TV news coverage, the trial will also be live-streamed on the State Court of Fulton County’s YouTube channel. (Fortify those servers, Google.)
Whenever it happens, expect more coverage of this Trump trial than any other courtroom event aside from 24 seasons of “Law & Order: SVU.”
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