/ 04 April 2023

Trump prepares for court date

Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Arizona, southeast of Phoenix, on January 15, 2022, - Thousands of Donald Trump supporters gathered in Arizona on Saturday to hear a raft of speakers claim the 2020 US election was stolen, with the former president expected to take to the stage as the headline act. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Arizona, southeast of Phoenix, on January 15, 2022, - Thousands of Donald Trump supporters gathered in Arizona on Saturday to hear a raft of speakers claim the 2020 US election was stolen, with the former president expected to take to the stage as the headline act. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

As former president Donald Trump touches down in New York, US media outlets are pushing for Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan to unseal the indictment documents lodged against. In a co-signed letter, they say “the right of access is at its zenith when applied to the first ever indictment of a former US president” – that is, they believe the details of Trump’s indictment are in the public interest. Top of their list is the request to broadcast his court appearance on Tuesday (scheduled for 4.15am eastern time tomorrow morning for us). Trump’s lawyers oppose the move saying it would “create a circus-like atmosphere at the arraignment, raise unique security concerns, and is inconsistent with President Trump’s presumption of innocence.” It’s up to the judge to decide how best to manage his courtroom, prosecutors say. If things to to plan, by this time tomorrow Trump will have been booked, fingerprinted, and had his mugshot taken at a Manhattan courthouse. Our plan: stay hydrated and alert. It could be a big couple of days…  

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