A judge in Georgia has ruled that cameras will be allowed into the courtroom if former President Trump is indicted, paving the way for a leftist media frenzy.

(Video Credit: Atlanta News First)

Although it won’t be the first time in court for Trump on ginned up charges, it will be the first time it will play out on live TV as leftists attempt to drag Trump through the political mud, accusing him of election interference in 2020.

Georgia law requires cameras be allowed into a courtroom for the sake of transparency with a judge’s approval, barring a compelling reason not to.

The Georgia Supreme Court noted in 2018 the importance of transparency via an order amending the law to include smartphones that stated, “Open courtrooms are an indispensable element of an effective and respected judicial system. It is the policy of Georgia’s courts to promote access to and understanding of court proceedings not only by the participants in them but also by the general public and by news media who will report on the proceedings to the public.”

Georgia also mandates that indictments be made public immediately.

BREAKING – A Georgia judge has just ruled cameras WILL be allowed in court for the @realDonaldTrump indictment, and therefore, any trial that may ensue.

This would be Trump’s 4th indictment this year ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The Fulton County DA has begun… pic.twitter.com/ONCa5Bg7hL

— ERIC BOLLING (@ericbolling) August 14, 2023

Georgia prosecutors claim to have texts, emails linking Trump’s legal team to voting system breach https://t.co/B7KIqjw8u4 via @BIZPACReview

— BPR based (@DumpstrFireNews) August 14, 2023

The judge has the final say on whether cameras get into the court or not. Media organizations have to file a formal request for the judge’s consideration to gain access to the courtroom. Requests are almost always granted.

“This means that if the former president is indicted and required to travel to Atlanta for an in-person arraignment, the world would likely see him on camera for the first time as a defendant, standing before a judge and entering a plea. Up until now, there have been only a handful of photos allowed in the New York City courtroom before his arraignments. And there has been no video of Trump — or his lawyers — uttering the words ‘not guilty,'” NBC News reported.

The left is simply salivating now that the entire trial will be televised.

“Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has spent more than two years investigating whether Trump and his allies broke the law in Georgia in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. As that process unfolded in Fulton County Superior Court, it also played out in front of television cameras,” NBC News continued.

 

“Cameras captured the seating of the special grand jury impaneled to investigate election interference. Earlier this year, Judge Robert McBurney also allowed cameras inside a contentious hearing to determine if the Special Purpose Grand Jury’s report would be released to the public. And last month, cameras were present for the seating of the grand jury that will hear Willis’ case against Trump and his associates, likely next week,” the media outlet continued.

“Under Georgia law, judges can weigh several factors when deciding whether to allow cameras, including the consent of the parties involved, concerns over safety of those participating in proceedings and the impact on due process,” NBC News concluded.

That particular judge seems to love media and has overseen most of the proceedings related to Willis’ investigation into Trump’s alleged election interference. He has streamed many of the hearings on YouTube.

Unsurprisingly, the judge has officially approved that cameras will be allowed in the courtroom, according to The Messenger.

Georgia has allowed cameras in courtrooms since the 1980s. Former DeKalb County prosecutor J. Tom Morgan tried the first ever case to be televised on camera there. He says it’s an important element of transparency.

“It’s a great way to educate the public about what’s going on in the third branch of government,” he said, according to Atlanta News First. “When a witness is on the witness stand, sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, knowing that not only a jury, a judge, and lawyers are watching but the entire public is watching, my experience has been they are more prone to do the best they can to give accurate statements in court.”

“The public needs to see this trial,” Morgan asserted. “Not only should a jury decide the guilt or innocence of these defendants, but the court of public opinion.”

“If a grand jury presents an indictment, that’s usually in the afternoon, and you can film and photograph that,” McBurney told reporters and members of the public, according to The Messenger.

“A block away, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has begun her closed-door presentation of her case to a grand jury that’s deciding whether to indict the former president and a number of co-conspirators in the effort to subvert the 2020 election in Georgia,” the media outlet noted.

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