


Former President Donald Trump's federal criminal trials won't be televised under new rules released Tuesday regarding remote access to federal courtrooms.
The Judicial Conference, the policymaking body behind U.S. federal courts, effectively rejected calls by nearly 40 House Democrats on Tuesday after they asked it to consider allowing live broadcasts of Trump's two upcoming federal criminal trials.
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The new rules will "permit judges presiding over civil and bankruptcy cases to provide the public live audio access to non-trial proceedings that do not involve witness testimony," according to a press release. It furthered that "The change approved Tuesday does not extend to criminal proceedings."
Democrats and some Republicans have called on the body to make limited exceptions for cameras in the federal district court surrounding Trump's criminal cases over alleged attempts to subvert the 2020 election results and alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Although Trump's federal criminal trials will not be live-streamed, Trump could face the cameras during his Fulton County racketeering trial over alleged attempts to subvert the election in Georgia. The former president is currently weighing whether to seek removal of that case to federal court, which would shield the case from cameras if a judge approved his request.
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The 26-member administrative body known as the Judicial Conference convened at an undisclosed room in the high court at a time when its members have expressed "deep concern" about pending congressional appropriations legislation over funding for the Judicial Branch. The chair of the Executive Committee, Chief Judge Lavenski Smith, answered reporters' questions remotely about the contents of Tuesday's meeting during an afternoon press briefing.
This is a developing story and will be updated.