Donald Trump Arraignment: No Cameras, No Cellphones And No Electronic Devices Will Be Allowed In Courthouse As Networks Grapple With How To Cover Historic Proceeding — Update
13.06.2023 - 03:29
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UPDATE: The judge who will oversee Donald Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday says that cameras are a no-no in the courtroom and the courthouse.
In fact, reporters won’t even be allowed to use their cellphones and other electronic equipment inside the courthouse, per an order from the chief district judge of the Florida federal court.
Meanwhile, Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman, who will preside over the arraignment, has rejected a media coalition request for limited camera access before the proceedings, as well as to make audio available afterward. There will be an overflow room with a video feed, but reporters will have to run outside the courthouse to provide any updates on what is happening inside.
Goodman wrote that “allowing photographs would undermine the massive security arrangements put in place.”
That will be a big change from Trump’s arraignment in April on New York state charges. The judge allowed cameras to take photos for a brief period at the start of the proceedings, and reporters could step outside an overflow room to provide on air updates.
PREVIOUSLY: Broadcast and cable networks already have teams on the ground in Miami for former President Donald Trump’s arraignment Tuesday, but a key question is just what kind of visuals viewers even will get inside the courtroom.
Trump is facing a 37-count indictment over his handling of classified materials after he left the White House. Prosecutors accuse him of trying to conceal the documents even after a subpoena was issued.
On Monday, a coalition of media outlets asked the Miami federal court for “a limited number of photographs and video recordings in the courtroom and/or the outside corridor” before the arraignment, set to begin at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT,