{"id":2240843,"date":"2024-05-09T11:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photography-no-longer-allowed-at-trump-hush-money-trial-judge\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T11:20:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:20:44","slug":"photography-no-longer-allowed-at-trump-hush-money-trial-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photography-no-longer-allowed-at-trump-hush-money-trial-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge prohibits photography at Trump hush money trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphotography-no-longer-allowed-at-trump-hush-money-trial-judge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2240843&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Trump is barred from being photographed in the New York City courtroom for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trumps-criminal-hush-money-trial-set-for-march-25\/\" title=\"Trump's hush money trial scheduled for March 25\">hush money trial<\/a> after a photographer violated a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-michigan-house-member-files-to-impeach-governor-gretchen-whitmer\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Michigan House Member Files to Impeach Governor Gretchen Whitmer\">court order<\/a>. \u200cJudge Merchan has banned photography \u200cfor the trial, already prohibited video coverage. Court \u2064drawings are now crucial visual sources, as concerns \u2063arise over the quality of these sketches. Multiple photos of\u2062 Trump\u2063 in court have already been taken.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> will no longer be able to pose for cameras in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> City courtroom at the center of his hush money trial.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a photographer violating a court order preventing photos from being taken of Trump from the aisle, Judge Juan Merchan has banned photography in court for the rest of the trial.<\/p>\n<p>Outside video coverage inside the courtroom is already banned, as is custom for many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-other-rust-movie-producers-could-face-tremendous-legal-fallout-experts-say\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin, Other 'Rust' Movie Producers Could Face 'Tremendous Legal Fallout' Experts Say\">high-profile trials<\/a>, so there will not be any direct visual source inside the courtroom, other than secondhand accounts and drawings.<\/p>\n<p>Some aren\u2019t fans of the court drawings, which have now become crucial visual sources, released so far.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who the heck is the sketch artist for the first pic?? That looks like a disheveled woman in her 60s that ran a marathon this morning. Pic 2 depicts somewhat of Stormy Daniels&#8217; actual looks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dDN0yzN4pu\">pic.twitter.com\/dDN0yzN4pu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Evie CG (@cg_evie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cg_evie\/status\/1787936934150463695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There have already been several photos taken of Trump and others in this trial.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Charly Triballeau\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Charly Triballeau\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump attends trial at Manhattan criminal court on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York. (Steven Hirsch \/New York Post via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Victor J. Blue\/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump and his attorney Susan Necheles, left, attend his trial at Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York. (Win McNamee\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York on Thursday, May 2, 2024. (Charly Triballeau\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Historic photos were also taken of Trump during his arraignment last year and were among the first ever taken of him in the Manhattan courtroom.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some don\u2019t agree with the lack of live media coverage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re the media capital of the world, we like to think, and the fact that cameras aren\u2019t permitted in one of our three branches of government is unacceptable,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-court-new-york-cameras-d2b8b34aedbdce0aab5bbbf492fdc83a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> Democratic New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, who sponsored a bill to try to change that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of the most consequential trials of our modern age,\u201d the senator said. \u201cI think the public has a right to see exactly what happens in that courtroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s hush money trial continues on Thursday with more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">trump<\/a>-da-fani-willis-snaps-at-judge-throws-a-fit-when-she-takes-the-stand\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Watch: DA Fani Willis clashes with judge, loses composure on the stand&#8221;>critical testimony<\/a> from porn star Stormy Daniels \u2014 testimony that left Trump fuming on Tuesday and causing him to curse in court.<\/p>\n<p>Those remarks were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/05\/07\/stormy-daniels-testimony-trump-hush-money-trial\/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzE1MDU0NDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzE2NDM2Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTUwNTQ0MDAsImp0aSI6IjM4OWNlYjhmLWIzNzktNDJhNi1hZWVlLTE2YTViZTdiZjUxZiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI0LzA1LzA3L3N0b3JteS1kYW5pZWxzLXRlc3RpbW9ueS10cnVtcC1odXNoLW1vbmV5LXRyaWFsLyJ9.uc6iz6_UlJV-vRsXrgcjtMDzLAUvJ38auo6WTv0YGA0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pointed<\/a> out by Merchan, and he labeled them \u201ccontemptuous,\u201d given they could intimidate those in the court.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Trump banned from posing for cameras in the New York City courtroom during his hush money trial. 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