The Georgia election interference trial of former President Donald Trump should be televised because the public has both an “interest” and a “right” to see the courtroom proceedings, former New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano told Newsmax on Monday. …

“The public has an interest in knowing what is going on and a right to see what’s going on,” Napolitano said about accusations that Trump illegally interfered with the 2020 election.

The judge noted, however, “the federal courts disagree with me. You’re not going to see cameras in the federal courts.”

[No, we don’t have a “right” to it. We have a constitutional guarantee of a *public* trial for criminal prosecutions, but that’s not the same thing as televising it. It might be a good idea, but not everything that’s a good idea is a “right,” and Napolitano should know the difference. That being said, I’d bet that this gets televised, because both the prosecution and the defense (especially Trump) will see a vested interest in getting this as widely seen as possible. Assuming it even takes place, that is. — Ed]