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This Court possesses ample power and discretion to ensure both decorum and fairness.
The NBCU attorneys write that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan had the authority to allow video coverage.
Donald Trump speaks to reporters at his New York bank fraud trialPhoto by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Read the NBCUniversal filing.
Because the Constitution allowsindeed requiressuch access here, the Federal Rules cannot prohibit it.
Read the media coalition filing.
Trumps legal team argued for camera access, but Smith objected to it.
NBCUniversal is making a slightly different legal argument as it seeks video access to the proceedings.
Their legal team argued that the Federal Rule prohibits broadcasting only from the courtroom.
Trumps trial is scheduled to start on March 4.
Reporters who have covered pre-trial proceedings have been prohibited from using electronic devices within the D.C. federal courtroom.
But they have been allowed to do so in two overflow rooms with access to a video feed.
