Georgia Judge Says Cameras Will Be Allowed To Cover Indictment As Media Awaits New Charges Against Donald Trump

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If Donald Trump is indicted this week, viewers may see something they haven’t in his three previous cases: Televised proceedings.

A judge who is presiding over grand jury deliberations in Fulton County, GA on Monday said that media will be allowed to film and photograph the moment when an indictment is handed down, according to The Messenger. “If a grand jury presents an indictment, that’s usually in the afternoon, and you can film and photograph that,” said Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney.

It’s still unclear whether cameras would be allowed in other proceedings, like Trump’s potential arraignment, but Georgia law contrasts to other jurisdictions where the president has been criminally charged.

Federal courts prohibit televising or audio recording of criminal proceedings. In New York, where Trump is facing criminal charges related to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, still cameras were allowed for a brief period during the former president’s arraignment but then were barred from the proceedings.