Judge bans broadcast of Trump court appearance

Former US President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower on April 3 (Photo: Reuters).

Manhattan District Court Judge Juan Merchan on April 3 denied several media outlets’ requests to broadcast former US President Donald Trump’s court appearance. However, some photographers were still allowed inside before the appearance began.

Mr Trump's case proceeded according to other normal court procedures, but media cameras are not usually allowed inside the courtroom.

"There is no denying that the decision to prosecute (Trump) is significant. In the history of the United States, no president or former president has ever been criminally prosecuted, so the allegations against Trump have attracted special attention from the public and the media. People are hungry for the most accurate and up-to-date information available," Judge Juan Merchan commented. He said the media's proposal was understandable, but that competing interests needed to be considered.

Mr. Trump's lawyers had previously asked Judge Merchan to deny the media's request for airing.

On March 30, a spokesman for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York confirmed that a grand jury had decided to indict former US President Donald Trump. Sources said that the decision was related to the suspicion that Mr. Trump paid $130,000 in exchange for silence from porn star Stormy Daniels in the final days of the 2016 election campaign.

Trump's lawyers said he would deny the charges in a Manhattan court. The former White House chief arrived in New York on the afternoon of April 3 local time and will spend the night at Trump Tower before appearing before a judge on the afternoon of April 4.

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