Members of Congress ask for intervention of the Judicial Conference for television coverage of the Trump case on January 6, 2021

 


Members of Congress and former President Donald Trump's lawyers want the nation's highest court to intervene as federal cases against him mount.

Democratic members of Congress sent a letter this week to the Judicial Conference of the United States, a consortium of 18 federal judges led by Chief Justice John Roberts. The letter urges the conference to take action and allow television coverage of Trump's latest case related to his alleged involvement in the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol, which occurred after his loss in the US election. 2020.

"As a  policymaking body for the federal courts, the Judicial Conference has historically supported greater transparency and public access to court activities," the letter said, according to the outlet.

“Given the historic nature of the charges brought in these cases, it is difficult to imagine a more powerful circumstance for televised proceedings.

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