Donald Trump's new lawyer, John Lauro, plans to request permission for cameras to be allowed in a federal courtroom if the former president is indicted with January 6 election fraud charges by the Department of Justice.
During an appearance on Fox News, Attorney Lauro expressed his desire for the Department of Justice to support their effort in making the court proceedings transparent to all Americans. He hopes that removing the curtain of secrecy will enable everyone to witness what's happening.
From The Independent UK:
The problem for Mr Lauro is that courtroom photographing and broadcasting are banned in federal court under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
“Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom,” the rule states.
Mr Lauro also explained to Fox News why Mr Trump declined Mr Smith’s invitation to appear before the grand jury investigating him.
“There’s no need to appear in front of a grand jury right now. Because President Trump did nothing wrong. He’s done nothing criminal,” he insisted.
Any indictment, Mr Trump’s third in four months, could be handed down as soon as this week, The Independent has learned.
Good! If our justice system is going to abuse its power to pursue a political crusade, then let the American people witness it.
There's nothing wrong with transparency, and any argument against it only suggests that there's something to conceal.
