Trump May Have Pulled One Over On Jack Smith With Decision To Televise Trial

Donald Trump recently told Judge Tanya Chutkan that he wants his trial televised next year, and special prosecutor Jack Smith is not happy about it. Smith says that televising the trial could intimidate potential witnesses who fear both Trump and his allies, but with both the defendant and the media demanding a televised trial, Smith and the prosecutors might be out of luck on that front - and if they are successful, then Trump looks even better, as Farron Cousins explains.

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Special prosecutor Jack Smith is still trying to get the judge, judge Tanya Chut, to not allow cameras in the courtroom for Donald Trump's trial, for his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. And Smith has been very clear about his reasoning for not wanting the cameras in there. He has basically said, listen, camera's in there. Donald Trump is gonna turn this into a circus, right? It's going to be exactly what Trump wants it to be, which would be the Trump show. And it puts a giant target on every single witness that comes into this courtroom. And with the witnesses knowing that information, it could make them less li less likely to testify. So he's worried that cameras in the courtroom are going to result in a, uh, you know, witness intimidation type thing. But that brings me to a question from one of our viewers, uh, viewer.

Nothing better to do. 70 asked. I would like for you to speak about Trump's DC trial being televised or not being televised. Trump is going to try to play it every different way. Now, here's the thing about Jack Smith's request, and this, you know, goes to that question. If Smith is successful and prevents the trial from being televised, you have just handed Donald Trump the best ammunition that that man has ever had in his life, because he will go out there every single day claiming that the trial is rigged, knowing that we're not in there to see it. You know? So he'll make up these fantasies about what's happening in court, claim that he is the victim, all this persecution, I mean, they're doing it in New York right now. That's how we know it's what he'll do. And his base will believe it. And he'll say, I wanted the whole thing to be out in the open.

I told the judge to put it on tv, but Jack Smith wanted it hidden because he's up to no good. Trump will say that, and unfortunately, millions of people in this country will believe it. That is assuming, of course, that Smith is successful in not getting the trial televised. I personally happen to think that this trial should in fact be televised a hundred percent. Like without a doubt, without hesitation, this thing should be televised. And I understand the risks that come along with that for the potential witnesses, but televised or not, those witnesses are going to be just as attacked by Trump's followers. You know, no matter what, put 'em on tv, they'll be attacked. Don't put 'em on tv, and reporters will report on what they said that day in that evening's news, and they'll still be attacked. Like there's literally no way to stop that. It doesn't matter TV or not. So I, I, I am sorry in this particular instance, I don't follow Jack Smith's line of reasoning. Okay? Trump's gonna attack these people, maybe not with the gag order, but his followers will, his allies

Will. So again, you may as well put the whole thing on TV so that there is the transparency, and it's pretty easy to allow this to not become the Donald Trump show. What we have in this trial, the evidence that we already know exists, which is just, you know, the tip of the iceberg on what is actually going to be presented is vital to the American public. Like we deserve to know these things. The man, basically, according to the charges, committed fraud against the government, the government's funded with our tax dollars we're all affected by this. Let us see what's happening. And I think that's what should happen. I do not think there are great, uh, risks to the witnesses being on TV or being not on tv. The risks I think, are gonna remain the same, uh, either way. So at least give us the transparency. Don't allow Donald Trump to capture the narrative and spin it every evening on truth social. That's not gonna help anybody. If we can see what's happening, we can see through his BSS and everybody benefits from that. Hey everyone, this is Aspen. And did you know that for the low, low cost of $0 per day, you can subscribe to the Fair and Balanced YouTube channel. We also encourage you to like, comment and share, but again, click that subscribe button and help Aspen Oh, not be so grumpy.