TV cameras won't be allowed during Trump's arraignment hearing: SC Judge

News outlets will not be allowed to broadcast former US President Donald Trumps historic arraignment on Tuesday in a Manhattan state court New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan has ruledTrump 76 the first former president to face a criminal charge will appear before Judge Merchan at 215 pm EST 1145 pm IST on Tuesday amid tight security He was indicted last Thursday by a federal grand jury in connection with USD 130000 hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels before the US presidential election in 2016 to cover up an alleged affairNew York Supreme Court Judge Merchan rejected a request by several media organisations for permission to broadcast the proceedings Five still photographers will be allowed to take pictures of Trump and the courtroom before the hearing begins howeverTrumps arraignment is a public proceeding but news cameras are not usually allowed to broadcast from inside the courtroom CNN reportedIn rejecting the request to broadcast the arraignment Judge Merchan nonetheless wrote about the historical significance of the proceeding in stark termsThat this indictment involves a matter of monumental significance cannot possibly be disputed Never in the history of the United States has a sitting or past President been indicted on criminal charges Mr Trumps arraignment has generated unparalleled public interest and media attention he wroteThe populace rightly hungers for the most accurate and current information available To suggest otherwise would be disingenuous he wroteMerchan said that while the medias request was understandable the news organisations interests in providing the broadest possible access to the proceedings must be weighed against competing interestsEarlier on Monday Trumps lawyers urged the judge to reject the medias request for cameras in the courtroom The Manhattan district attorneys office told the judge it didnt have a position The media outlets that tried to get cameras into the courtroom had argued that the gravity of this proceeding and consequently the need for the broadest possible public access cannot be overstatedAlso read Donald Trump raises USD 4 mn post indictmentTrump is now staying at the Trump Tower on 5th Avenue in Manhattan ahead of the arraignment A grand jury indicted the former president last weekTrump has denied all wrongdoings in connection with the payments made to Daniels 44 His lawyers said last week that theyll fight to get the charges droppedTrumps attorney said there is no scenario in which the Manhattan judge presiding over his arraignment would impose a gag orderCant be wont happen I dont believe anyones even looking for that Joe Tacopina told Fox News host Sean Hannity when asked about the possibility of a gag orderThat would really set ablaze the passions and the tempers that already have been inflamed by this case Tacopina said of a judicial order that would limit what Trump who is running for president in 2024 could say publicly about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Braggs case against himTheres no scenario where thats going to happen Im sure of that I dont think thats going to be requested he added arguing that a gag order would directly interfere with the electionTrump called on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to be IMMEDIATELY INDICTED over what the 45th president claimed were illegal leaks tied to his indictmentWow District Attorney Bragg just illegally LEAKED the various points and complete information on the pathetic Indictment against me Trump wroteI know the reporter and so unfortunately does he This means that he MUST BE IMMEDIATELY INDICTED Now if he wants to really clean up his reputation he will do the honourable thing and as District Attorney INDICT HIMSELFThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever