NBC News asked a Washington federal judge to allow live broadcasting of court hearings on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for election obstruction.
Arguments about whether Trump is shielded from charges that he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election “may be some of the most important arguments ever made before any United States court,” NBCUniversal News Group said in a Monday night filing.
Longstanding federal court rules prohibit the broadcasting of criminal cases. Still, the American public has “an extraordinary interest” in watching these proceedings, and without authorization to broadcast them, only a ...
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