Judge Tanya Chutkan asks Trump for input on request to televise federal Jan. 6 trial

Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday asked former President Donald Trump for input on requests by media organizations to televise his federal election interference case. The U.S. district court judge ordered Trump’s team to weigh in on the motion to allow cameras in the court after making a similar request of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team. Chutkan gave Trump’s defense team until Nov. 10 to submit filings on the issue. Trump has previously said he supports as much transparency as possible. Federal trials are generally not permitted to be televised. A federal judicial commission recently affirmed t...