Trump’s Federal Trials Won’t Be Televised Under New Rules

Former President Donald Trump’s two federal criminal trials will not be broadcasted under new federal rules that were released on Tuesday.
Trump’s Federal Trials Won’t Be Televised Under New Rules
Former President Donald Trump appears in court at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on April 4, 2023. Steven Hirsch/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Former President Donald Trump’s two federal criminal trials will not be broadcasted under new federal rules that were released on Tuesday.

A rules-making body behind the U.S. federal court system, the Judicial Conference, issued a new rules on Tuesday saying that it will allow “judges presiding over civil and bankruptcy cases to provide the public live audio access to non-trial proceedings that do not involve witness testimony,” according to a news release from the conference. However, it said that “the change approved Tuesday does not extend to criminal proceedings.”

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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