The Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote Sunday that Democrats wanted televised Donald Trump trials to "dominate media attention" as he campaigns for 2024. Simpson-style trial that consumes public and political attention, especially if it takes place before Election Day in 2024," the editorial board wrote. Trump was recently indicted on four federal charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. "The trials of Donald Trump are going to be traumatic enough without their various participants playing to the cameras and watching their reviews on nightly cable news," the WSJ continued. Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff, along with 38 House Democrats, demanded Trump’s federal criminal trials be televised for the public in a letter to federal officials on Friday.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 07, 2023 19:16 UTC