Donald Trump's Fulton County Trial Will Be Livestreamed on YouTube – Complex

It’s confirmed. Donald Trump’s upcoming criminal trial will be televised and livestreamed.According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee announced the decision on Thursday, just one week after the former president was taken into custody and booked into Fulton County Jail. The arrest stemmed from Trump’s alleged “fake electors” scheme, which aimed to change Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results in his favor. He and his 18 co-defendants—including Rudy Guiliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and attorney Sidney Powell—are facing a wide range of criminal counts, including racketeering and conspiracy charges.McAfee ruled that Trump’s Georgia trial will be streamed on the Fulton County Court’s YouTube channel, following the precedent set by Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney. The AJC reports that cameras will be permitted inside the courtroom for TV coverage and still photography. Journalists will also be allowed to use computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices for non-recording purposes.“In line with the spirit of transparency here,” McAfee said Thursday, “we have followed Judge 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
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