House Democrats Urge Court to Televise Trump’s ‘Historic’ 2020 Election Trial

Lawmakers cited the need for Americans to be accurately informed with “reliable” information about the case.

House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) prepares to question special counsel John Durham during a break in a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 21, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Democratic lawmakers have called on the Judicial Conference of the United States to televise the upcoming trial of former President Donald Trump, citing the need for Americans to be accurately informed with “reliable” information about the case.

The Judicial Conference of the United States, formerly known as the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, serves as the policy-making body for issues affecting the federal courts. Currently, the policy of the Judicial Conference allows judges to authorize broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing for certain criminal proceedings.