Cameras are banned from federal courtrooms, but media organizations are fighting the rule.
Americans likely won’t be able to watch Donald Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday given that cameras are banned from federal courtrooms, but media organizations are currently trying to change that rule.
Trump who was indicted on Thursday is facing 37 counts ranging from willful retention of classified documents to obstruction charges in connection to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation into whether he mishandled classified documents after leaving office in January 2021. Federal prosecutors are accusing the former president of mishandling sensitive presidential records and obstructing government efforts to retrieve them. Trump, however, has maintained his innocence, accusing prosecutors of investigating him for political reasons.
Cameras are banned from federal courtrooms, preventing Americans from watching the high-profile arraignment that is slated for Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Miami. However, media organizations known collectively as the Press Coalition are fighting this rule in a motion filed with the courts on Monday.
