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‘Breakdown’ S10 Episode 12: ‘Lights, Camera, Action’

The AJC’s ‘Breakdown’ podcast asks if cameras in the courtroom guarantee that the Fulton County election interference trials will be a media circus.
Former President Donald Trump faces a mob of cameras at the New York Supreme Court earlier this month. In the latest episode of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast, we look at whether having cameras in the courtroom during the Fulton County election interference trials guarantees a media circus. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Credit: Seth Wenig

Credit: Seth Wenig

Former President Donald Trump faces a mob of cameras at the New York Supreme Court earlier this month. In the latest episode of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast, we look at whether having cameras in the courtroom during the Fulton County election interference trials guarantees a media circus. (Seth Wenig/AP)
Oct 13, 2023

When Donald Trump and his co-defendants stand trial for allegedly trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election, the public will be able to watch. Fulton County is the only jurisdiction that’s indicted the former president on criminal charges where cameras are allowed in the courtroom.

Episode 12 of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Breakdown” podcast — “The Trump Indictment” — features a lively debate between two lawyers who disagree on whether that’s a good idea.

Steve Brill founded Court TV and has been a vocal proponent of public access to judicial proceedings. Nick Ackerman is a former Watergate prosecutor who’s an attorney in New York and wrote an essay in the New York Times arguing why cameras in the courtroom could lead to juror and witness intimidation.

The episode will also catch listeners up on the latest developments in the case - from Republicans seeking sanctions against Fulton DA Fani Willis to a peek at the witness list for the upcoming trial of Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell.

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