Where to live stream Donald Trump's Georgia trial: All 18 co-defendants' trials will also be live
ATLANTA, GEORGIA: The Georgia election meddling trial involving former President Donald Trump will be streamed live on a YouTube channel run by the court for television, radio, and still photography.
Judge Scott McAfee of the Superior Court of Fulton County stated during a court proceeding on Thursday, August 31, that he would allow all of the presidential candidate's hearings and potential trials to be broadcast on the court's YouTube channel and various news outlets, as per Daily Mail.
McAfee said that journalists would be permitted to use their laptops and cellphones inside the courtroom as long as they are "silenced and [may] not be used to make phone calls."
Trump, 77, and 18 other co-defendants, including his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, are charged with 13 felonies for allegedly forcing authorities to interfere in the 2020 election before losing to Joe Biden.
Trump’s Georgia trial will mark the first time cameras in courtroom
For the first time, cameras will be present throughout one of the four criminal charges brought against former President Trump and will record his entire trial in Georgia.
In accordance with his decision, McAfee stated that he would permit broadcast news outlets to set up "pool" cameras in the court, allowing stations to pool their resources and share camera availability.
Fellow Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney live-streamed major portions of the Georgia investigation into Trump in 2020. And now, Judge McAfee claimed on Thursday that the new case will follow the same pattern.
McAfee said: "In line with the spirit of transparency here, we have followed Judge [Robert] McBurney’s model, and we have been livestreaming all of our major proceedings on a Fulton County-provided YouTube channel."
"And our plan was to do that with this case as well. So there’s going to be a YouTube feed the entire time," Judge McAfee added.
According to the judge, a larger courtroom might be required if the number of participants increases, and one will be requested in that case.
The decision was made after multiple news stations and publications asked for cameras to be there, and neither the defense nor the prosecution made an appearance in court to contest it.
Former President Trump entered a not-guilty plea to the 13 charges
The decision was made only days after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis unveiled the first specifics of her racketeering case against the embattled former head of state on Monday, August 28.
In the Georgia case, the former US President is accused of violating 13 laws, including the state's racketeering statute, soliciting a public official to break their oath, conspiring to pose as a public official, attempting to commit forgery, and conspiring to file fraudulent documents.
Moreover, Trump is accused of manipulating corporate documents in New York relating to "hush money" payments in order to hide negative information prior to the 2016 election, per CBS News.
The public would have unprecedented access to one of the most publicized trials in American history if Trump's hearings were broadcast.