Judge: All Georgia Trials Will Be Streamed On YouTube

Mediaite reports:

The Georgia trial of Donald Trump on charges he conspired to overturn the 2020 election will be televised and streamed live, according to Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee. McAfee issued an order Thursday stating that all court proceedings involving Trump and his 18 co-conspirators will be broadcast via a television pool. The Fulton Co. Courts’ YouTube channel will stream the trials live. In addition, the judge ruled that reporters will be allowed to have computers and cell phones inside the courtroom, as long as they don’t record the proceedings.

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#BREAKING Judge McAfee says there will be a live YouTube stream — operated by the court — of all Fulton County hearings & trials related to the Trump indictment, in addition to pool media coverage

— Brendan Keefe – Atlanta News First (@BrendanKeefe) August 31, 2023

Judge McAfee says he’s following Judge McBurney’s practice that follows the spirit of open courts in Georgia. This came up when the court was asked to provide an overflow courtroom with a live feed. The current pool order expires Sept. 8 & will be refiled.

— Brendan Keefe – Atlanta News First (@BrendanKeefe) August 31, 2023