Why Trials Like Trump's Must Be Televised

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20639/televise-trump-trials

...The CNN commentator reported that Daniels had done a great job holding up against the incompetent cross-examination of Trump's lawyer. The Fox News commentator reported that the extraordinarily effective Trump lawyer had totally destroyed Daniels' credibility. Who were you to believe? ...

If the trial had been televised, the dominant color would have been gray. Perry Mason cross-examinations rarely occur in real life, and witnesses like Daniels rarely emerge unscathed from cross-examinations even by mediocre lawyers.

We, the American public, however, have been denied the right to judge for ourselves how the case against the once and possibly future president is going. We cannot judge the credibility of witnesses, the fairness of the judge or the effectiveness of the lawyers. We must depend on the subjective and generally biased accounts of often partisan "reporters."

...The result of making us rely on partisan secondary sources rather than our own direct observations is inevitable distrust in the justice system. If "Sunlight is the best disinfectant," lack of visibility is a major source of distrust.

Good points.

The unintended fallout from the extreme "Trump Derangement Syndrome" of the prosecutors is that they are undermining confidence in the very legal system they are working for.

It has become more and more obvious over the last few years that every. single. social. institution. is deeply, deeply, corrupted and needs reform from the roots up.