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US Federal trials cannot be broadcast, but calls grow to televise Trump's trial

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Media and protesters gather at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Washington, Aug. 3, 2023, ahead of former President Trump's arraignment on charges of having tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election in his favor. [AP Photo]

Calls are growing for Donald Trump's criminal trials to be broadcast live, as the United States grapples with the prospect of seeing a former and possibly future president in the dock.

Lawyers and politicians are lining up to urge that cameras be allowed inside the courtroom, particularly when the one-time reality TV star faces a jury on charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

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