“Through its Application for Audiovisual Access, the Media Coalition acts on behalf of millions of Americans who have an unprecedented interest in observing – for themselves – the prosecution of former President Donald Trump on felony charges of attempting to subvert the 2020 election.”
“Because Trump is not only a former president but also a current candidate campaigning to return to the White House, the public’s ability to monitor his trial is a basic matter of democratic self-governance. Moreover, in supporting audiovisual access, Trump has characterized this action as bearing ‘all the unfortunate badges of a trial in an authoritarian regime, lacking legitimacy or due process.’ This rhetoric, and its challenge to the very legitimacy of this proceeding, only underscores the crucial need for the public to be able to see this trial firsthand,” says a motion filed in support of the media coalition led by NBC News trying to convince DC Circuit Judge Tanya Chutkan to allow cameras in the courtroom during disgraced former President Trump’s coup attempt conspiracy trial.