Donald Trump and his legal team have expressed their support for a live television broadcast of his federal election fraud trial scheduled for next year. However, this is considered a long-shot

request, as television cameras are currently prohibited in federal courtrooms. The legal petition, publicized by Trump's presidential campaign, claims that the prosecution aims to continue the trial "in darkness," while Trump calls for transparency.

A group of media companies has requested U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to make an exception for this trial, where Trump faces accusations of conspiring to steal the 2020 election from President Joe Biden. Trump's legal team filed a brief supporting the media's motion.

The trial is set to commence in March, but legal analyst Joyce Vance, a former federal prosecutor and law professor, is skeptical about Trump's genuine desire to have the trial televised. Vance suggests that Trump's motive might be more focused on attacking Special Counsel Jack Smith and other prosecutors, attempting to portray himself as a martyr facing a Soviet-style prosecution.

Vance speculates that Trump's call for a televised trial could be a strategic move, and he might reconsider if it becomes apparent that the trial will indeed be televised. The Washington, D.C. case is just one of four criminal trials Trump could face in the upcoming 2024 election year. Other charges include a grand jury indictment in Georgia related to election result challenges, state charges in New York concerning hush money payments, and a case in Florida involving mishandling classified information. Photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, Wikimedia commons.