Former President Donald Trump is in favor of an attempt by media outlets to have cameras in the federal courtroom for his Washington, D.C., trial in March.
Trump's lawyers, in a filing on Friday, argued in favor of allowing the media to provide live coverage from within the courtroom, in his trial on charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election, to prevent "the world to rely on biased, secondhand accounts."
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"For the first time in American history, an incumbent administration has charged its main, leading electoral opponent with a criminal offense," Trump's attorneys wrote. "Aware that its charges are meritless, the prosecution has sought to proceed in secret, forcing the nation and the world to rely on biased, secondhand accounts coming from the Biden Administration and its media allies."
"As a result, the citizens of our great country are unable to review for themselves what the facts of this case show, and how unfairly President Trump is being treated at the hands of his political opponent," Trump's attorneys continued. "As President Trump has made clear from the outset, the prosecution has repeatedly denied him his fundamental constitutional rights, including the right to prepare for trial and to present a fulsome defense."
Lawyers for the former president also argued that Trump is calling "for sunlight," while prosecutors, led by special counsel Jack Smith, want to "continue this travesty in darkness."
"The prosecution wishes to continue this travesty in darkness. President Trump calls for sunlight. Every person in America, and beyond, should have the opportunity to study this case firsthand and watch as, if there is a trial, President Trump exonerates himself of these baseless and politically motivated charges."
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Smith argued in an earlier filing that Judge Tanya Chutkan should not grant the request by media outlets, saying they have not provided sufficient reason as to why cameras should be allowed in. Typically federal courtrooms do not allow cameras inside the courtroom.
Trump was indicted by a Washington, D.C., grand jury on a four-count indictment in Washington in August. The indictment in Washington is one of four levied against Trump this year as he again runs for the Republican nomination for president.