Televise the Trump Trials

The Issue

DONALD TRUMP’S FEDERAL TRIALS WILL NOT BE TELEVISED…

…unless we demand that Chief Justice Roberts changes the rules and lets cameras into the courtrooms.

CAMERAS ARE CURRENTLY NOT ALLOWED IN FEDERAL COURTROOMS. WE DEMAND AN EXCEPTION BE MADE FOR TRUMP’S TRIALS!

Justice Roberts,

It is CRITICAL that the American public be able to see the Federal trials of former President Trump. Their historic nature demands that change be made to the rule that bans cameras from Federal trials. 

For many, trust in the American system of justice and, indeed, in our democracy depends on believing that Trump’s trials are fair and impartial. LET US SEE THEM!

Americans and people around the world have a clear need to see for themselves how justice is administered. They need to hear directly from the judge, prosecutors, defense attorneys and witnesses. They need to see the evidence shown to the jury. They need to see and hear the verdict rendered at the same moment it is delivered.

At a time when our country is bitterly divided, perhaps the experience of watching Trump’s trials together, as one country, can help us agree on a shared set of facts and help us heal. As Justice Louis Brandeis observed, “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”

Please act NOW to make sure that Americans can watch these trials on television. Allow cameras into the Federal trials of former President Trump.

 

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The Issue

DONALD TRUMP’S FEDERAL TRIALS WILL NOT BE TELEVISED…

…unless we demand that Chief Justice Roberts changes the rules and lets cameras into the courtrooms.

CAMERAS ARE CURRENTLY NOT ALLOWED IN FEDERAL COURTROOMS. WE DEMAND AN EXCEPTION BE MADE FOR TRUMP’S TRIALS!

Justice Roberts,

It is CRITICAL that the American public be able to see the Federal trials of former President Trump. Their historic nature demands that change be made to the rule that bans cameras from Federal trials. 

For many, trust in the American system of justice and, indeed, in our democracy depends on believing that Trump’s trials are fair and impartial. LET US SEE THEM!

Americans and people around the world have a clear need to see for themselves how justice is administered. They need to hear directly from the judge, prosecutors, defense attorneys and witnesses. They need to see the evidence shown to the jury. They need to see and hear the verdict rendered at the same moment it is delivered.

At a time when our country is bitterly divided, perhaps the experience of watching Trump’s trials together, as one country, can help us agree on a shared set of facts and help us heal. As Justice Louis Brandeis observed, “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”

Please act NOW to make sure that Americans can watch these trials on television. Allow cameras into the Federal trials of former President Trump.

 

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Petition created on August 1, 2023