Opinion by Jennifer Rubin: Media outlets should not accept “business as normal” in the federal courts (or state courts) where Trump goes on trial. They must vigorously push for transparency.
, that the Constitution guarantees the right of the press and the public — not just a few scattered observers, but the public as a whole, through the press as intermediary — to observe directly, and not just to learn about after the fact, the process of justice either being done or being subverted,” constitutional scholar Laurence H. Tribe told me.
As Tribe pointed out, everyone affected by a criminal trial, including any victims , have a right to see for themselves whether justice is being done. “The fact that federal courts don’t routinely allow live coverage isn’t a sufficient excuse for this trial, possibly the most significant criminal trial in our history, to be conducted without as much public scrutiny as possible,” Tribe observed.
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